On 14 June, countries worldwide celebrate World Blood Donor Day with events to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products and to thank voluntary unpaid blood donors for their life-saving gifts of blood.
The theme of the 2012 World Blood Donor Day campaign, “Every blood donor is a hero” focuses on the idea that every one of us can become a hero by giving blood. While recognizing the silent and unsung heroes who save lives every day through their blood donations, the theme also strongly encourages more people all over the world to donate blood voluntarily and regularly
We at Sankalp India Foundation take this opportunity to thank the countless blood donors who come forward time and again to make a difference in so many lives. While India marches ahead to become a global superpower, silently you work behind the scene to ensure that the real difference is felt by one and all
As the world comes together to celebrate the blood donor’s day, we as an organisation and blood banking as a whole is reminded of the responsibility of ensuring that each donor who comes forward to save lives goes out of the blood bank happy and satisfied with the high quality of operations, exemplary safety and transparency of operations. At the same time, the blood donors - the real heroes - too share the responsibility of motivating, encouraging and facilitating the process of converting more and more individuals into regular blood donors.
Let us take a small pledge today. Next time we go On to donate blood, we will take at least one more person who would otherwise not have donated blood to the blood bank. Like all the good things, let us all share the feeling of satisfaction, empowerment and high purpose that we feel with more of our brethren.