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Archive for December, 2006

A Truly Magical Christmas 2006, Save 3 Lives This Christmas

By Paul Ho,Fund-Raising/Community Service Projects Officer
RCHN-SMU Chapter – 5th Executive Committee 2006/07

If you had been to the Dhoby Ghaut NEL Station on the weekend of 15 – 16 December 2006, you could not have missed the refreshing transformation of the station as “A Truly Magical Christmas” descended upon Singapore early this year. The public blood [...]

Like any other girl

By Liyana, Donornews Team

Like any other girl, I’ve always waited to turn 18. But unlike any other girl, I don’t anticipate to head down to clubs nor rejoice when the 7-11 staff can’t report me for buying a pack of cigarettes. Because I am a blood donor, I save lives.

My first “Big” blood donation

By Menuka Gurung, Youth Blood Donor

I had always wanted to do something big on my sweet 16th birthday. Not “big” as in an extravagant party, a huge crowd and high expenditure, but “BIG” as in a contribution to the needy.
I decided to donate blood.

Flu Pandemic Exercise

By Michelle Jane Lee,
Red Cross Humanitarian Network – Raffles Junior College Chapter
“Seminar Rooms 5, 6 and 7. Seminar Rooms 5, 6 and 7.” I muttered under my breath as I ascended the last flight of stairs to the third floor.

Reflection: Emergency Blood Exercise

By Wenxiu, Youth Donor Club
On 27th August 2006, BloodBank@HSA collaborated with several grassroots communities to hold an extensive emergency blood exercise across the island, in order to test the responsiveness of the volunteers, the media and the public.