VIDEO-Fatima to host blood drive
The school has set the target of collecting 100 pints on Friday.
WITH life saving blood stocks across KwaZulu-Natal running low, Our Lady of Fatima Dominican Convent School has stepped in to lend a helping hand. The school will be hosting a blood drive on Friday, 11 October from 9am to 3pm at the church hall at the school.
Several Grade 11 learners of the school’s interact club have set a goal of 100 pints of blood to be collected on the day
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According to the South African National Blood Service (SANBS) the province has dropped to below four days supply.
Dennis Ngongoma, public relations officer at the service, appealed to the public to come out and donate blood and save a life.
“We are very excited the school approached us, especially because our blood stocks are so low. We are urging residents who can’t come on the day to donate blood to visit our donor centre in Kensington Square. We have a good relationship with schools in the north Durban area and we’d love to see as many people come out and support the Fatima blood drive on the day. “The greatest need for blood is for patients who are terminally ill and rely on daily, if not weekly transfusions for their survival. We need more donors from all blood groups and types,” he said.
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