Volunteers of Tong De Association Save 24 Lives with Blood Donation!!!

On 20th August, members and volunteers of the Tong De Association had their second blood donation at the Lifeblood Adelaide Donor Centre. 

We express our gratitude to Adriana Christopoulos, Chair of the South Australian Multicultural Commission, for her visit and her recognition and encouragement of all volunteers.

Until today, the total blood donated by Tong De Association volunteers to the Red Cross has saved 24 patients.

We encourage volunteers passionate about saving lives through blood donation to join us and contribute their love to the local community.

Further reading (cited from WHO, 2022): 

For 2022, the World Blood Donor Day slogan is “Donating blood is an act of solidarity. Join the effort and save lives” to draw attention to the roles that voluntary blood donations play in saving lives and enhancing solidarity within communities.

The specific objectives of this year’s campaign are to:

• thank blood donors in the world and create wider public awareness of the need for regular, unpaid blood donation;
• highlight the need for committed, year-round blood donation, to maintain adequate supplies and achieve universal and timely access to safe blood transfusion;
• recognize and promote the values of voluntary unpaid blood donation in enhancing community solidarity and social cohesion;
• raise awareness of the need for increased investment from governments to build a sustainable and resilient national blood system and increase collection from voluntary non-remunerated blood donors.

Cited from WHO, 2022： https://www.who.int/zh/news-room/events/detail/2022/06/14/default-calendar/world-blood-donor-day-2022