City Blood Donors Honoured.
Rotary and Blood Bank Society Resource Centre honours tricity Blood Donors
February 25: Rotary and Blood Bank Society Resource Centre (RBBSRC) Sector 34 honoured over 1000 blood donors and institutions of the region at their annual award function today at Community Centre, sector 37 C, Chandigarh.
Chief Guest Mr. Anup Gupta Mayor Chandigarh, and guests of honour Renu Vig Vice Chancellor Panjab University, and Prof. (Dr.) Rati Ram Sharma, Head Transfusion Medicine PGI, graced the occasion.
The Mayor said that it is one of the few blood banks in the country that has been recognised by various agencies for its excellent performance. He commended the Centre for adding the much needed apheresis procedure facility in Octoberlast year to meet the need for platelets in the Tri-city
Mr. Rajendra K Saboo President of RBBSRC and Mr. Anil Kumar Nehru, Chairman Managing Committee, RBBSRC along with several other prominent personalities gave away the awards and commended the efforts of the donors for promoting voluntary blood donation and celebrating life by saving lives.
There were 46 star donors who donated blood four times and 421 others who had donated for two to three times during 2022.
Organisations who had organized blood donation camps were also felicitated at the function including Curetech Formulations Pvt. Ltd., Vishvas Foundation, Baddi University of Emerging Sciences & Technology, Punjab and Haryana High Court, Vivekanand Manav Sewa Society, Noble Charity Welfare Society, St . Johns Old Boys Association are some of them.
The Centre. Rotary and Blood Bank Society Resource Centre is a joint venture between Blood Bank Society, Chandigarh and Rotary Club of Chandigarh and was started in July 2004, and runs on completely voluntary blood donations by means of either indoor or outdoor blood donation camps.
The centre provides round-the-clock service for blood and blood components to patients in and around Chandigarh.
Later a grand carnival for the families of blood donors was also organised.
CAPTIONS:
1. RBBSRC President Arun Nehru and Secretary Neeti Sareen and Mac Sareen with some of the camp organisers
2. Dr. Manish Rai, Director of RBBSRC, also received recognition from the Mayor of Chandigarh being the highest blood donations and platelet donations.
