Blood reserves are still Very low in the Community of Madrid. To try to reverse this situation, the regional government began this Sunday the campaign ‘You are one meter away from saving many lives’encouraging with free movie tickets to the people who decide give blood in the nine seasons of Metro that have been enabled for it.
Thus, after two years of the coronavirus pandemic, this donation campaign, tenth edition, which will take place from Monday to Friday for the next four weeks, is resumed. until next June 3in collaboration with the regional Transfusion Center, the Red Cross and Coca-Cola, the Madrid Executive has reported.
The nine Metro stations have been selected with the intention of reaching the largest possible number of people from different areas of the region to get more donations and these are: Ambassadors, New Ministries, South Gate, King Juan Carlos University, University City, Legazpi, Lineal City, Central Getafe and Central Leganés.
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The locations of some universities have also been taken into account, as it has been “proven” on other occasions that young people “stand out for their solidarity in initiatives“, They have highlighted.
mobile units
The Red Cross will install a mobile unit of the May 9 to 14 in the vicinity of the Embajadores station, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. and from 4:45 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.; and in Nuevos Ministerios, from 10:15 a.m. to 8:15 p.m. Later, between May 16 and 20, it will be in Puerta del Sur, from 5 to 9 p.m.; and at the Rey Juan Carlos University, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Subsequently, the mobile units will meet from May 17 to 20 at Ciudad Universitaria from 10:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Also, between May 23 and 27, it will move to the Legazpi and Ciudad Lineal stations, from 4:45 p.m. Legazpi.
Finally, the mobile unit will go to Getafe Central and Leganés Central from May 30 to June 3, where the campaign will end from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
The Community of Madrid has explained that to be a blood donor you only have to have between 18 and 65 yearsweigh more than 50 kilos and to be in good health. “It is a very simple gesture of solidarity, it hardly takes 20 minutes and with a single donation three patients can be cured or their health improved,” they have maintained.
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