Blood Donation Center, Radio Cadena Ser Lorca and City Council invite you to participate in this gesture of solidarity from 10:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 21:00.
The Councillor for Health of the City of Lorca, Antonio Lopez, and the director of Radio Cadena Ser Lorca, Juan Francisco Urendez, presented this morning III Blood Drive Marathon, to be held on December 1 in the Hall of Culture Caja Murcia promoted by this station.
"One year, we present the joint Marathon blood donation, a Marathon, essential in the face of long bridge is coming and that, as in previous years to ensure the supply of blood products to all public hospitals in the region, thanks to the solidarity of the Lorca and Lorca that this day come to give blood and make the most important gift you can give, Life, "said the mayor.
As in previous years also works Lorca City Council through its Department of Health and Department of Parks and Gardens years ago that these donors have gifted with a poinsettia, causing great acceptance among donors, and with business as usual Lorca and Lorca radio Cadena Ser, involved with the donation of blood for many years, and that without them, this marathon would be impossible.
Lorca The director of Radio Cadena Ser radio station that will live its program "Hoy por Hoy Lorca 'from 12:20 to 14:00 hours, he recalled that in previous editions of this marathon in 2009 was 227 people came to donate blood and 187 donations were achieved correct, while in 2010 276 people came to donate blood and 227 donations were obtained
"In this third Marathon, we hope to reach 300 donors attended, it would be quite an achievement by our blood donors to increase donation Lorca in the population," said Antonia Lopez.
In 2010 Blood Donation Center of Lorca, 1549 people attended, 283 were new donors and yielded 1309 blood donations.
So far this year, the center has cared for 1186 donors, 199 donors were new and have collected donations 1007 to date, and probably this year 2011 will surpass 2010 donations III relying on the Marathon and the remainder of December.
All this without counting the collections that have in the whole region which moves regularly.
One more year, and this especially thank all the people of Lorca demonstrated solidarity with others, because with this simple gesture, and only 10 minutes of your time, have been and will still be able to save the lives of hundreds and hundreds of people whose life depends on a blood transfusion.
The council has stated that "the requirements to become a donor are very simple, it should be between 18 and 65, weigh more than 50 kilos and be in good health, with a bit of this and want to save the lives of 3 people will forward to the day December 1, Thursday, at the Cultural Hall Caja Murcia, from 9:30 to 14:00 and from 16 to 21:00 ".
Finally, he recalled that in the Region of Murcia is needed more than 250 donations of blood daily to meet operations, transplants or cancer treatments.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca