Blood Donor's Day
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, June 14 2012:
Along with taking out a mass rally, World Blood Donor's Day was observed here today.
The event was organised jointly by Manipur State AIDS Control Society (MACS) and State Blood Transfusion Society.
The rally started off from Buddhachandra College, Palace Compound with participants holding the banners inscribed with wordings like "Blood donors are hero" and continued till GP Woman's College where the main observance function was held with Commissioner Co-operative P Vaiphei as Chief Guest, Project Director of MACS Dr Shailesh Kumar Chourasia as Functional President and Director of RIMS Dr Sekharjit , Superintendent of JNIMS Dr W Gopimohan and Principal of GP Women's College Y Chandrasakhi as Guest sof Honour.
As a token of appreciation, gifts were given away to 6 organizations which took initiative of organizing blood donation camps.
The six organizations are Association for Blood Donors, Imphal; Association for Blood Donors, Thoubal; Association for Blood Donors, Bishnupur; Lions Club of Moirang; Lions Club of Greater Imphal and Nehru Yuva Kendra, Thoubal.
14 persons who have donated blood for more than 20 times were presented with gifts at the occasion.