Grand Bloodletting 2014 Collected More than 400 Blood Bags

The 3rd Grand Bloodletting activity organized by the Cebu Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s Health Committee sets a new record as it collected more than 400 bags of blood during its simultaneous bloodletting activity last July 19 held at Cebu City Sports Center and University of Cebu Lapu-Lapu and Mandaue Campus. Last year, the event gathered more than 300 blood bags.

Over 500 volunteer blood donors participated in this year’s Grand Bloodletting. Majority of blood donors came from UCLM’s ROTC cadets together with the personnel from the Cebu City Police Office, Philippine National Police Regional Office 7, Armed Forces of the Philippines Central Command, 2nd Air Division Philippine Air Force and Naval Forces Central.

Major players in the society also participated in thisadvocacyproject. The business sector which consists of theMandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), Ayala Business Club of Cebu, Inc. (ABCCI), International Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (IPI), and People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP) Cebu showed their support with their employees as volunteer blood donors. Moreover, students from Salazar Colleges of Sciences and Institute of Technology as well as from the University of San Carlos also took part in the said activity.

The participation of the Association of Barangay Councils,Cebu City Sports Center, Rotary International District 3860 Zone 1 composed of the Rotary Clubs of Cebu, Cebu Fuente, Cebu Gloria Maris, Cebu Bogo, Cebu East, Cebu West, Cebu North, Cebu Port Center, El Pardo de Cebu, Talisay, Mandaue, Mandaue East and the Rotaract Club of Cebu Fuente Community Based, contributed to the event’s success.

The event was also supported by Alcordo Advertising, Anitas Bakeshop, Casino Ethyl Alcohol, Cebu Oversea Hardware, Dunkin Donuts, Gardenia, GT Cosmetics, Jollibee, Julies Bakeshop, Krispy Kreme, Lourdes Catering, Nature’s Spring, National Grid Corporation of the Philippines, Omega Pro, Pepsi, RC Goldline, Smart Communications, The Uniform Center, Tune Hotels and Virginia Food, Inc.

Grand Bloodletting 2014 is a collaborative effort of CCCI, the Department of Health Regional Blood Center -7, Philippine Red Cross Cebu Chapter and convening partners. The event with the theme “Give blood for those who give life,” was conducted in accordance to the National Blood Donor’s Month celebration.

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