Record attendance the first few days of a blood donation

With the best omens started the first for this year’s Week of Voluntary blood Donation and Social service… organizes every year the municipality of Neapolis-Sykies. A double record was recorded the first day of blood donation on Fig, as there has not only been a spectacular increase in the number of those who responded to the call of the municipality, but it was remarkable and the turnout of new blood donors.
It is characteristic that in a single day, last Sunday, were collected 42 units of blood more than the corresponding day last year. So, while in February of 2015, the first day of donation at the town hall on the Fig trees were collected 123 units of blood, this year this number rose to 165 units. Also, on the same day, it is promising that 30 young blood donors, in a total of 165, came to offer blood for the first time.
Increased was the interest at the time of donation was held on Saturday 27 February in the town hall in Pine, on which day were collected 96 units of blood this year, that number increased compared to last year when they had gathered 81 points.
The Blood Bank of the municipality of Neapoli-Sykies, who for years, is unfailingly constant in this “date” of humanity and solidarity, has already claimed approximately 7,500 units of blood. The perseverance of the people in the Social Services, targeted and repeatedly inform citizens, organizations and social groups for the benefits of the blood supply, brought a result. And the result of this translates into 4.766 blood donors.
A total of 4.766 blood donors
This volunteer effort includes the donation of platelets (to help children suffering from malignant diseases in adults), the body organ donation and the declaration on stem cell donation for pregnant women. At the same time, once again, during the blood donation collected drugs, mainly painkillers and antibiotics, for children and for adults, with the purpose of serving the beneficiaries of the Social Pharmacy municipality of Neapoli-Sykies.
The “date” of humanity and solidarity that gives three times each year, the municipality Neapolis-Sykeon, continues until 4 March. Today, Monday 29 February, tomorrow, Tuesday 1 March and Wednesday 2 March, the donation is made at city hall by 10 in the morning until 8 in the evening.
-Thursday 3 March, the donation is made in the town hall in Naples from 10 in the morning until 8 in the evening, and the third retirement community St. Paul from 4 p.m. until 8 in the evening.
-Friday 4 March, the donation will be repeated from 10 in the morning until 8 in the evening in the town hall in Naples.
Helpers
The week of Voluntary blood Donation and Social contribution of the municipality is organized in cooperation with the hospitals, “Saint Paul”, “AHEPA”, “Θεαγένειο”, “Hypocrates” and “C. Smear”.
Helpers and companions in campaigns of voluntary blood donation and humanity is the Holy Metropolis of Neapolis-Stavroupolis, the Sacred Temples of the municipality, the Centre for the Prevention of COMPASS, the Association of the Parents of Neapoli-Sykies, the Council of Immigrant Integration, the Office for Persons with Disabilities, the Ergani Centre and the Association of Pontian Pine ΠΑΡΧΑΡ.
The effort is being backed by the PAOK FC and PAOK (basketball) reward symbolically volunteer blood donors by offering 30 invitations each for a match. Patrons also stand and professionals, and enterprises of our municipality making their own symbolic offerings to the volunteers blood donors: a “Magnetic AU Apostle Καμινιώτης” (a vacuum cleaner AVANT), Alexandros Iliadis S. A.(a metal table with two chairs), Hotel Epavlis (one night in a maisonette with breakfast), Hellas Service (from one semester contract category full B in two donors), Tavern “Shipyard” (4 voliotiko for two people in two donors), restaurant “into The blue” (from a meal of up to eur 50), a tavern “The Traditional at Neapoli” (a meal for two people up to 25 euro), the traditional tavern “Sotiris” (from a table of two people), coffee taverns “College” (a meal for two persons 20 euro), tavern bar “Tandur” (a meal for two people up to 30 euros), “The Skewers of Becca” (a mix grill for two persons).