Sleeves up Geelong, we’ve got work to do.
Red Cross Lifeblood have put out an urgent call to locals to donate blood, with a need for 190 donations across Geelong this week alone to meet demand.
Lifeblood says nationally there is a need for more than four thousand donations this week to make up the shortfall.
The shortfall is largely the result of cancellations, which Lifeblood says is resulting in 1000 chairs a day being left empty nationally.
Steve Eldridge, Lifeblood Director of Donor Relations, said we need to go to work.
“After months where cancellation rates due to illness were at their highest, now is the time to enjoy the warm glow that comes with giving blood and saving lives,” he said.
“As a nation we need thousands of blood and plasma donations every day. Therefore, we need more people to become regular donors. If more eligible Aussies start donating, especially when our regular donors are off sick, they too might get hooked on that positive feeling that comes from saving lives.
“If you are feeling healthy and well, step up and join the donor movement, and help us fill those empty donor chairs.”
Every week nationally 33,000 donations are required just to meet the demand for blood.
