KEEP BLEEDING

LOVE: A SUCCESS
A Blood Donation Drive in Partnership with the
Community

BLOOD KEEPS HUMAN ALIVE

According to Mayo Clinic website, “blood donation is a
voluntary procedure that help save lives of others.
Whole blood donation is the most common type
during which you donate about a pint (about half a
liter) of whole blood.”

Blood keeps human alive. It takes nutrients and

oxygen to the tissues and carries away wastes.
There are lots of diseases which need
supplementation of blood hence availability of
safe blood in blood banks is very essential. A
blood transfusion is a common hospital
procedure in which donated blood are given
through veins. Amount or volume of blood
depends on the case of the patient. BLOOD DONATION
IS A VOLUNTARY
SAME HEART BEAT
PROCEDURE THAT
Since January 2016, Red Cross Youth Dayap
Council, an accredited council of the Philippine
HELP SAVE LIVES
Red Cross regularly holds bloodletting activities. It
used to be an annual project until the pandemic
Mayo Clinic
struck in March 2020. People’s lives changed
drastically.

JANUARY 30, 2022 AT LAMOT 2 COVERED COURT

 OVER THE PANDEMIC
Quarantine and lockdowns aimed to limit
social engagement to prevent transmission
of the Covid 19 virus. But the demand for
blood supply did not change. Changes in
restrictions hinder massive bloodletting
activities in universities, companies, etc.
thus resulting in low supply of blood
products.

As RCY adviser, this challenged me to

facilitate bloodletting activity in our humble
house. The first one is a collaboration of
RCYs (former and present officers and
members) and a group of teachers. It was
held in our house’s garage and collected a
good number of blood. It happened again
on September of the same year. January
2021, the LGU of Brgy. Lamot 2, Calauan,
Laguna became a partner and approved the
HIT A HUNDRED
covered court (beside the barangay hall) as This bloodletting is memorable. For the
the venue. Three more blood letting 2nd time, it reached the 100 unit mark (
activities were held and the latest is last exactly 117 units), the biggest number of
January 30,2022. All of those were district- blood collections since 2016. Marketing
wide approved by the District Supervisor in strategies were improved. Voluntary
collaboration of teachers of Dayap NHS donations in cash and in-kind increased.
Main and elementary teachers of Calauan More people participated as volunteers.
District. The whole day event went smoothly and
ended with a smile and fulfillment from
the entire group.
Bloodletting: Keep Bleeding Love January 30, 2022
 Keep Bleeding Love: A Success

1 At the Back of
Success

Facilitating blood donation

drive is not easy. It requires
funds, manpower and
passion to do it. Having
been collected over a
hundred bags of blood in
one means saving almost
300 human lives. Since we
started from year 2016,
over a thousand of units of
blood were collected. We
are also able to provide unit
of blood for the residents of
Calauan without paying the
processing fee. We also give
priority to the blood donors,
committee, and sponsors
(in case a member of their
family needs blood)

Progress Report the progress

The graph shows the progress in the
125
collection of blood from May, 2020 to
100 January, 2022. From 49 blood bags in
May 07, 2020, it significantly increase
75 until it reached the highest blood bag
collection which was last January 30,
50 2022.

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 Thanks to the Volunteers who
Keep the Passion Alive

Ma'am Analiza Centilles

Donors Atty. Aldrin Alimbuyog
Ma’am Charity Joy Dayaganon Mr. Ronan Espanol
Ms. Dee Dee Lavarnez Joella Ocampo
Ms. Jess Aquino Ma’am Angela Prodigalidad
Hon. Amben Amante Hon. Mac Jefferson Roxas
Sir Jaypee Banay Ms. Mary Grace Maranan
Ms. Angel Briz Ramirez
Ma'am Sharon Caballero Hon. Levin Berris
Hon. Gov. Ramil Hernandez Hon. Ernesto Carpio
Hon. Joewel Gonzales
Miss Marie Castro TWG
Ma'am Jennifer Saguid
Hon. Ross Matthew Omega Philippine Red Cross
Miss Charito Andamo Laguna Chapter
Miss Sheila Montarde Dayap NHS Main Teachers
Tita Yollie's Alamang of Mrs. Red Cross Youth Dayap
Yollie Perez Council
Hon. Kenneth Kraft School Health Coordinators
Gamay's Cassava Cake Calauan District
Miss Melissa Granada Santos Nursing, Mental and Dental
Hon. Congresswoman Sol services coordinators
Aragones Calauan District
Ma'am Analyn Cueto Local Government unit of
Sir Osel Caratihan Brgy. Lamot 2, Calauan,
Mr. Nico Brion Angeles Laguna
Hon. Fermin Agonia Chairman - Bernard J.
Hon. Nestor Ocampo Enriquez
Ma'am Liene Gutierrez
Ms. Sheila Agner
Mr. Dennis Calisin
Hon. Amty Sanchez
Bloodletting THE GIVEAWAYS January 30. 2022

Giveaways for
Blood Donors

Souvenir shirt
Ref magnet
Food packs
Face mask
Alcohol in spray bottle
Rice
Bottled water
Gardenia bread
Soap, junk foods,
Tita Yollie’s special alamang
Rice cooker as raffle prize
Soft drinks