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Dear Sir,

ROTARY CLUB OF OKE-ONA EGBA START BLOOD DONATION CAMPAIGN 133 PINTS OF BLOOD DONATED

I am happy to inform you that during a blood donation drive organised by my club- Rotary of Oke-Ona Egba, District 9110 a total number of 133 Pints of Blood was donated.blood screening

The blood donation drive took place on Wednesday 21 of october 2009 while a mop up donation was carried out on thursday 22nd october 2009.

The venue was Moshood Abiola Polythenics (MAPOLY) ABEOKUTA, Ogun State WITH OVER 10,000 STUDENTS. 97 pints were donated on the first day while 35 pints were donated on the second day. TE SUPPORTERS OF THIS PROGRAMMES WERE:

ROTARACT CLUB OF OKE-ONA EGBA
ROTARACT CLUB OF MAPOLY
NATIONAL BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICES, OGUNSTATE UNIT- FOR TECHINCAL SUPPORT
FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE ABEOKUTA-a tertiary hellth institution--- THE BENEFICIARY
THE MANAGEMENT OF Moshood Abiola Polythenics (MAPOLY) ABEOKUTA, Ogun State.

As if to encouraged Rotary family members to donate blood, among the blood donors are:

THE PRESIDENT, ROTARACT CLUB OF OKE-ONA EGBA
THE PRESIDENT, ROTARACT CLUB OF MAPOLY ( A LADY AND FIRST TIME DONOR)
AND MYSELF -BEING MY TENTH BLOOD DONATION

To herald this programme:
Appeals were made on and a live blood donation was done on Gateway Televison (the only state own tv station with highest number of viewer in Ogun stte Nigeria)
THE LIVE PROGRAMME CAME UP ON mONDAY 19, OCTOBER 2009, FROM 9:15am to 9.45am.

Immediately afterward we moved to Moshood Abiola Polythenics (MAPOLY) ABEOKUTA, for A ROAD SHOW AND SENTITIZATION CAMPAIGN, TRACTS ON BLOD DONATION WILL BE DISTRIBUTED.donations

We were welcomed and encouraged by the Directorate of Student Affiars, The Registrar and ultimately by the Rector(the head) the institution.

Our next plan is to repeat the a similar blood donation drive in another Institution, inconjuction withNATIONAL BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICES, OGUNSTATE, and having General Hospital Ijaye Abeokuta ( a state owned secondary health institution) as the beneficiary! Another rotariansRotary club in Abeokuta is already planning to join us on this for a joint project.

OUR ULTIMATE AIM IS TO FORM A VOLUNTARY BLOOD DONATON CLUB IN OGUN STATE

ALL THE PROGRAMME ARE BEING ORGANISED AS MEMBERS OF GLOBAL NETWORK FOR BLOOD DONATION- A ROTARIAN ACTION GROUP

ATTACHED HERE ARE THE VARIOUS PICTURES TAKEN AT THE PROGRAMME. ALSO KEPT FOR THE LIBRARY IS THE VEDIO COVERAGE.

THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORTS,


ROTN (DR ) HASSAN ADELAKUN

PRESIDENT 2009-2010
CHAIRMAN, BLOOD DONAION DRIVES COMMITTE,
ROTARY CLUB OF OKE-ONA EGBA Tel: +234 803 831 0057


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