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By Canadian Blood Services | Published 01/13/2008 | Community News | Unrated

Canadian Blood Services

Canadian Blood Services is a national, not-for-profit charitable organization that manages the blood supply in all provinces and territories outside of Quebec and oversees the country's Unrelated Bone Marrow Donor Registry. A dedicated team of about 4,800 staff and 17,000 volunteers enable us to operate 40 permanent collection sites and more than 20,000 donor clinics annually. Canadian Blood Services is a non-governmental organization, however the Provincial and Territorial Ministers of Health provide operational funding, and the federal government, through Health Canada, is responsible for regulating the blood system. For more information, please call 1-888-2-DONATE (1-888-236-6283).

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Make Your New Year's Resolution
to Save Lives

Canadian Blood Services asks
Canadians age 24-40
"How many lives can you save in 2008?"

Brampton - Can you spare six hours in the upcoming year? By donating blood every 56 days (six times per year), you will help up to 18 patients during 2008.

As the New Year unfolds, so does the opportunity to establish new and lasting 'good' habits. One being: saving lives through blood donation. However, for some of our most loyal donors (45-54 years old) this is changing.

This demographic is experiencing the increased need for transfusion support themselves for surgeries and illness. At the same time, as a group, they are becoming less available to donate due to age and health conditions.

As a result, Canadian Blood Services is asking younger Canadians to make blood donation a life-long commitment.

Youth donors (17-24 year old) make up 20% of our active donor base, but as they approach the ages of 24 to 40 years, they become more involved in other life-long activities such as careers and families.

"Our main challenge lies in retaining these committed donors well into their twenties and thirties. If these donors stay committed to life-long blood donations during these years, the blood supply will experience more stability," says Caryna Wilding, Clinic Recruitment Coordinator, Canadian Blood Services.

It's easy to do. It only takes about an hour of your time and you can save up to three lives with each donation.Call 1-888-2-DONATE today to make your appointment to donate in 2008 at one of the following clinic locations:

Tuesday, January 15, 2008
St. Mary's CatholicSchool
66 Main Street South
3:30 – 8:00 pm

Saturday, January 19, 2008
Chinguacousy Wellness Centre
995 Peter Robertson Blvd.
10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Monday, January 21, 2008
Bramalea Baptist Church
9050 Dixie Road
2:00 – 8:00 pm

Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Sheridan College – Main Gym
7899 McLaughlin Road South
11:00 am – 3:00 pm

Thursday, January 31, 2008
Jim Archdekin Recreation Centre
292 Conestoga Drive
2:00 – 7:30 pm

For further information contact:
Caryna Wilding
Clinic Recruitment Coordinator
(800) 901-1719 ext. 7

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