Registered Nurse Jamie Svenson, who commented “phenomenal turnout in Kipling,” and Clinic Assistant Brenda Rolfe take blood from blood donor Susan Long at the February 19th clinic.

Did you know that one blood donation can help as many as three people? That’s the beauty of giving blood.

Blood and its components are needed for patients with trauma, awaiting surgery, or undergoing cancer and leukemia therapy.

Canadian Blood Services would like to salute the 99 donors who visited us on February 19th in Kipling. 88 units of blood were collected, meaning as many as 264 patients will benefit from your generosity.

That’s the beauty of you having given blood at the Kipling clinic.

Canadian Blood Services would also like to thank the volunteers, businesses and organizations who gave so generously to support our clinic. Special thanks to the Kipling Lions Club. Through your efforts, you have helped to enhance the comfort of our donors.

Thank you to our first-time donors to the February 19th clinic. We look forward to seeing you again when we visit Kipling Community Centre on Tuesday, May 13th, 2008. Your commitment to sharing your vitality is very important as Canadian Blood Service must recruit and retain 85,000 new, first-time donors this year.

We invite you to visit our website, www.blood.ca for information on blood donation and donor eligibility. For an appointment, please call Canadian Blood Services, toll free, at 1-888-2-DONATE (1-888-236-6283).

It’s in you to give.