Challuy. Friendly blood donors: plasma objective!. In front of a packed room, the Association of Volunteer Blood Donors of Challuy/Sermoise-sur-Loire held its general meeting in Challuy, in the presence of the mayors of the two municipalities.
After a minute of silence, in memory of the missing friends and sympathizers, with whom Lina was associated, recently found in Sermoise-sur-Loire, Bruno Carteron, the president, recalled the importance of donating blood to help the sick. “We can’t all be medicine, but we all have the power to save lives; each bag of blood collected helps treat three patients. »
Promote blood donation among young people
And the president continued: “The activity of the Association was rich this year. Six collections resulted in two hundred and thirty-eight donors, including thirty new ones. The youth association of the agricultural high schools of Challuy and Sermoise-sur-Loire has an impact on these figures because it is primarily among young people that it is still appropriate to promote blood donation. In addition to this important work linked to its social purpose, the Association organizes various more convivial events, which are, each time, a great success and contribute to living together. The Association also participates, through donations, in the Telethon and in Leukemia 58. But the important thing, for the years to come, is to mobilize for the donation of plasma, an essential blood component for the manufacture of medicines. A rapid ramp-up is necessary over the next five years. Mission was given to the French Blood Establishment to recruit as many plasma donors as possible. This donation takes a little longer than blood donation, but can be renewed every two weeks. For whole blood, the time between two donations is a minimum of eight weeks.”
Collections. Collections planned for 2025, Sermoise-sur-Loire multipurpose room: January 21, March 18, May 13, July 8, September 9, November 4 and December 30.
