Assembly -Grade -1

Kindly help your child learn this for the assembly to be conducted on Friday -
17/06/22
Topic of the today’s assembly is - World Blood Donor Day
Blood – Blood is a vitally important fluid for the body. The blood transports oxygen
from the lungs to the cells of the body. Some people may need blood to be donated
if they lose a big amount of blood from their body due to some medical reasons or
accidents.
The word for the day is ‘donor’ which means the one that gives, donates, or
presents something to help others.

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17/06/22
What means Blood Donor Day - Every year 14th June is celebrated as Blood
Donor’s Day since 1868. It is the birth anniversary of Karl Landsteiner, who was
born on 14 June 1868. Landsteiner was an Austrian biologist, physician, and
immunologist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1930 for his discovery of the ABO
blood group system, the modern system of classification of blood groups.

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17/06/22
The theme of 2022, the World Blood Donor Day slogan is "Give blood and keep the
World beating".
It's a slogan that highlights the essential contribution that blood donors make to
keep the world pulsating. That is by saving lives and improving other's health.

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The specific objectives of Blood Donors Day are:

• Thank blood donors around the world.

• Widen public awareness of the need for regular, unpaid blood donation;
• Promote the community values of blood donation. Enhancing community
solidarity and social cohesion;
• Encourage youth to embrace the humanitarian call to donate blood. Inspiring
others to do the same;
• Celebrate the potential of youth as partners in promoting health.
Kindly help your child learn this for the assembly to be conducted on Friday -
17/06/22

Even tough every one of us has red colour blood we cannot randomly donate
blood to anyone. Our blood group should match. Different kinds of blood group
are: -

O- O+ A- A+ B- B+ C- C+ AB- AB+

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17/06/22 -- (POEM)

Giving blood is a selfless act,

We never know when we will need blood back

You think of where your blood will go,

And the many precious lives it could save so.

It’s not a lot to give away.

But will help someone’s life someday.

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17/06/22
Last but not we least we will end our Assembly with these Quotes -
• ‘Every blood donor is a life saver.’
• ‘Donate blood and be someone’s superhero.’

(The quotes have to be written in bold letters on an A4 size chart paper and send along with the
child, The child will read the quotes while holding the placards)