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Responding to the South African National Blood Service’s (SANBS) call for blood donations, these community members showed their bravery and gave the gift of life.
![Towards the beginning of his blood donating career was Xolani Ntshangase who gave his 5th unit of blood.](https://vryheidherald.co.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/66/2014/10/Blood3_545822173-423x317.jpg)
Responding to the South African National Blood Service’s (SANBS) call for blood donations, these community members showed their bravery and gave the gift of life.
![Together Saartjie and Johnny Louw have given 229 units of blood, Johnny gave his 155th and Saartjie her 74th.](https://vryheidherald.co.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/66/2014/10/Blood4_633190269-423x317.jpg)
![While Zivan Cronjé donated his 53rd unit of blood his son Zacko slept through the whole episode.](https://vryheidherald.co.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/66/2014/10/Blood2_609246624-423x317.jpg)
![Roy Sutherland attended the Blood Bank's two-day clinic on Saturday and donated his 46th unit of blood.](https://vryheidherald.co.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/66/2014/10/Blood1_626941847-423x317.jpg)
![Looking like it didn't hurt at all was Carina Pretorius who gave her 11th unit of blood, which will help to save the life of another.](https://vryheidherald.co.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/66/2014/10/Blood6_580749118-423x317.jpg)
![Many thanks to Aubrey Fynn and all the other donors who made it to the last clinic. The next one will be a one-day clinic in November.](https://vryheidherald.co.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/66/2014/10/Blood5_575425899-423x317.jpg)