Udupi: ICYM Perampalli Unit organises Blood Donation Camp

By Roshan Sequeira
Bellevision Media Network

Udupi, 21 April 2014 : Under the leadership of ICYM Udupi deanery, ICYM Perampalli organised Blood Donation Camp , at KMC Manipal blood bank on Sunday  ,13 th April 2014.

 
The program began with Inauguration function at 11:00 AM. Rev Fr Romeo Lewis - director ICYM Perampalli , Dr Shamee Shastry - Incharge of blood bank  and Mr Maxim Dsa, Animator , ICYM Udupi deanery were present on the dais. The program was inaugurated  by lighting the lamp. In his inaugural address Fr Romeo told how the social programs  like blood donation helps one to get closer to jesus and  how greatly  we help our brothers or sisters unknowingly  by blood donation.  Dr Shamee Shastry also spoke on the occasion and told the importance of donating blood. Udupi deanery ICYM president Roshan Sequeira and ICYM Permapalli president Don Dsouza were also present on the occasion

 

 
After the inauguration,the blood donation camp took off. Donors were asked to fill a form and went through medical checkup and counselling before donating blood. Refreshments were served to the donors. The Blood donation continued till 5.00 pm ,  36 youth of the deanery donated blood in this camp. The staff of KMC Manipal blood bank thanked ICYM for organising the blood donation camp. As the camp was organised on palm sunday, it was indeed a good experience for donors to donate blood at the beginning of holy week.