{"id":46607,"date":"2024-05-06T10:36:58","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T08:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/special-blood-drive-draws-many-20240506-4\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T01:02:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T23:02:58","slug":"special-blood-drive-draws-many-20240506-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/special-blood-drive-draws-many-20240506-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Special blood drive draws many"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"p\" id=\"U102059837124JcB\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\n<p>About 70 people, including members of the Church of God along with their family and neighbours, participated in the Worldwide Blood Drive to Give Life Through the Love of the Passover on Sunday 28 April.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\n<p>At this event hosted by the World Mission Society Church of God at N1 City Mall 30 people donated 450\u2009ml of \u201chealthy blood\u201d, according to Lutho Mayeko of the Church of God.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\n<p>\u201cThe only way to save patients in a critical condition due to lack of blood is through blood donation. The believers came together to share that love with their neighbours, imitating the teachings of God who gave generous love to mankind.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\n<p>Participants of various ages went through all procedures in an orderly manner in a friendly atmosphere. The Western Cape Blood Centre deployed medical staff, provided blood donation items and snacks, and expressed its gratitude to the volunteers who voluntarily donated blood. <\/p>\n<p>Western Cape Blood Centre head of marketing and PR, Michelle Vermeulen and Goodwood councillor Cecile Janse van Rensburg attended the event and cheered for the health of the blood recipients.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\n<p>Vermeulen expressed the importance of blood donation, saying \u201cthere is no factory to manufacture blood donation\u201d and thanked the volunteers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\n<p>Janse van Rensburg added that \u201clife happens every day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\n<p>\u201cThere are accidents and babies are born. So we can never know whom we can help through blood donation. It is wonderful to serve and save people.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\n<p>Desmond Dyasi, one of the donors, said there is no comparison to the joy of being able to save someone\u2019s life<\/p>\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\n<p>\u201cI hope that the blood transfusion recipients will recover their health and return to their happy daily lives.\u201d Another donor, Deborah Jacobs, said she had been trying to take care of her health while waiting to donate blood.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\n<p>\u201cI have been exercising and trying to eat healthily so that I can be fit and eligible to donate for I am over 65 years old.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\n<p>The Worldwide Blood Drive to Give Life Through the Love of the Passover, which started in Korea in 2005, is evaluated as contributing to solving the blood supply shortages in the local community and spreading the culture of voluntary free blood donation. 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