UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Association celebrate five years of supporting NHS Blood and Transplant

The red carpet was rolled out for members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association to celebrate five years of supporting NHSBT through dedicated blood donor sessions and for RBS staff who regularly give blood when the mobile unit visits their offices in Filey Street, Bradford.

File photo: Memebrs of Ahmadiyya Muslim Association
participate in blood donor program

Ahmadiyya Times | News Watch |
Source/Credit: The Telegraph and Argus
By TTAA | June 17, 2011

Bradford Bulls players back blood donor campaign

A campaign has started to recruit more blood donors in the Bradford district. To mark National Blood Week, Bradford Bulls players were in Centenary Square yesterday to show their support and encourage people to register.

They teamed up with NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) to urge people to ‘Make a Date to Donate’ and pledge to give blood this summer.

Blood is vitally important for thousands of people each year as blood products are used to save the lives of those who have had accidents, to treat new-born babies, people with cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, sickle cell disease, other blood disorders and during surgery The aim of National Blood week to get more people to give blood and to also to pay tribute to those who donate their blood in order to save lives without expecting anything in return.


The red carpet was rolled out for members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association to celebrate five years of supporting NHSBT through dedicated blood donor sessions and for RBS staff who regularly give blood when the mobile unit visits their offices in Filey Street, Bradford.

Darren Bowen, lead donor relations manager in Yorkshire and the North East said: “The main message is ‘make a date to donate’ over the summer when we traditionally see a drop in the number of donors.

“Our aim during National Blood Week is to get 10,000 people nationally to make a date to donate.”

Melanie Firth, 42, who works for RBS in Filey Street, gave blood for the first time when she was 19 and has now given 26 units.

“I give blood about every four months,” she said. “Being a blood donor, I am doing something worthwhile – it is a pint of blood that I don’t need but someone else does.”

Fellow RBS employee and blood donor Stephen White, 42, said: “People should try to give blood. Each pint could save a life.

“You never know when you might need it yourself.”



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