This summer month of April was one that had plenty of Sankalp events and kept volunteers on their toes through out. Here is a snapshot of what happened.
5 more blood banks joined Disha: The blood helpline of Karnataka has been making a difference in the lives of many patients. A good 40 to 50 blood equests pouring in every day. In an attempt to find the safest unit of blood at the nearest geographical location a bigger and better blood bank network is required. Disha provides that platform.
This month 5 more blood banks joined hands in the initiative. Volunteers of Sankalp visited these blood banks, met the staff and management, had a look at the facilities and decided to invite them into the network.
3 of the best blood banks from Andhere kannada are now networked to the centralized blood helpline. Pandit government hospital IMA Blood Bank (Sirsi), Shripad Hegde kadav Blood Bank (Sirsi), and adhere Karanataka Rotary Blood Bank (Kumta) are now a part of Disha. Helpline stickers and posters have also been given to other blood banks of the area. With Adhere kannada being a part of the Western Ghat which is prone to accidents, integrating blood banks from the area and ensuring blood safety to patients there is a gaint leap for sankalp.
Apart from these 3 blood banks, Mahavir Blood Bank (belgaum) and Rashtrothana Blood Bank (hubli) are also a part of the network now. Disha is now networked to 64 blood banks of the state which follow thw standard pratices in blood banking. Now when a patient calls to the helpline for blood, they will be able to reach or further to these blood banks as well, thereby making the helpline more robust.
Sankalp extends its warm welcome to these blood banks for being instrumental in taking voluntary blood banking and blood transperancy to newer heights in karnataka.
Rakta Kranti organizes 4 blood donation drives: 4 blood donation drives and one Team Red training were organized last month. All the drives were in Bangalore. The first Blood Drive was in Systech on 11th April, 2012. Good publicity was done and there was a good support from company. 43 people came forward to donate blood. A blood donation drive was organized in "DNS" on 13rg April, 2012. It was also the inaguaration day of the company. A total of 37 units were collected in the drive. SKF on 17th April, a good turn out was seen with 42 units being collected and 47 people registering themselves. . As the company's strength is less and people work in shifts 42 units is a good collection making the camp a success. The second blood donation drive at Rambus was organized on 25th April, 2012. Many posters were put through out the company to motivate donors which resulted in good turnout post lunch. A total of 87 units were collected from this drive.
A total of 209 units of blood were collected in these drives. Sankalp thanks all the organizers and the blood banks for blood stocks in bangalore city.
Apart from these a Team Red training was organized at Jain College of Engineering, Balgaum to motivate and educate the students before the up coming drive in May.