The South African National Blood Service, SANBS, celebrates July as Mandela Month and is encouraging the public to use part of their 67 minutes towards donating blood.
The 18th annual Algoa FM Bloodline Day will kick off Mandela Month in the Eastern Cape on Wednesday the 1st of July with the aim of collecting 800 units of blood in a single day.
SANBS aims to collect more than 815 000 units of blood in 2015 and says this can only be achieved with the on-going support of voluntary blood donors.
On the 1st of July - blood drives will take place at from 10:00-18:00 at the following venues:
PORT ELIZABETH area (TEL: 041 391 8200)
-PE Blood Donor Centre (Provincial Hospital Grounds) TARGET: 110
-Walker Drive Blood Donor Centre (above Bonamia) TARGET: 110
-Cleary Park Blood Donor Centre (Banking mall) TARGET: 70
-The Bridge Shopping Centre (Game foyer) TARGET: 60
-Jeffrey's Bay (Fountains Mall Shopping Centre, promotional court) TARGET: 70
-Uitenhage (2 Billson Street) TARGET: 60
EAST LONDON area (TEL: 043 704 8200)
-Berea Blood Donor Centre (25 Pearce Street) TARGET: 50
-Beacon Bay Donor Centre (new venue at Beacon Bay Crossing opp Virgin Active entrance) TARGET: 50
-Greenfields (Bus in front of Pick 'n Pay) TARGET: 30
-Queenstown (26 Robinson Road) TARGET: 40
-King Williams Town (Grey Hospital Blood Bank) TARGET: 30
-Mthatha Plaza Shopping Centre TARGET: 30
WESTERN CAPE area (Western Province Blood Transfusion Service) TEL: 044 874 2074
-George Blood Donor Centre (Medical Centre, Courtenay Street) TARGET: 90
From left: Maryke Harris (SANBS), Kaycee Rossouw (Algoa FM), Blood Buddy, Tovè Kane (Algoa FM) and
Nina van Wyk (SANBS) gearing up for the 18th annual Algoa FM Bloodline Day set to take place on the 1st of July.
