It is urgent to donate blood. As summer approaches, reserves are in the red. Fewer than 85,000 bags are available according to the French Blood Establishment. The EFS launched this Wednesday, June 9 the month of blood to encourage citizens to fill reserves damaged by the health crisis.
Blood donation, a tradition in the Tabonnet family
For those who are not used to donating blood, we can take an example from the Tabonnet family in Saint-Genest-Lerpt. Véronique Tabonnet and her son Enzo (20) are both donors.
The Parents of Véronique were already invested in blood donation before them and they decided to perpetuate this family tradition with the association of Saint-Genest-Lerpt created in April.
I love to donate blood – Enzo
“When I left school or college I often joined my grandparents in the collection rooms explains Enzo. I helped put away and serve snacks. I have always loved this universe“.
At the height of his 20 years, Enzo is the youngest of an association composed mainly of retirees. With other young people, they take care of the social networks part and have just launched the association’s Instagram account: “We will put stories on the day of collections and upstream publications to advertise. And then I also distribute posters in the city where I work and in Saint-Etienne“.
The first blood drive of the Saint-Genest-Lerpt association will take place on Tuesday, June 22 at the Louis Richard multipurpose room between 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.
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