Mumbai: Blood Donation Camp at Mira Road

By Canute Menezes
Bellevision Media Network

Mumbai, 03 Mar 2013: St. Joseph’s Tamil Association & St. Joseph’s Konkani Welfare Association, Mira Road jointly organized “The Blood donation Camp” in assoication with Bhakti Vedanta Hospital, Mira road (E) and Sarala Blood Bank, on 3rd March, 2013 at “Infant Jesus Hall” of St. Joseph’s Church, Mira Road.

 

Fr. Dominic Vas, OCD, Parish Priest and Spiritual Director of both Associations inaugurated the Camp with a prayer.  Speaking on the occasion he said that in this year of faith, we all Christ’s faithful are obliged to do penance, each one’s own way.  Our Cardinal Oswald Gracious in his lenten circular has recommended ‘Donating Blood” as one of works of charity.  Hence, Fr. Dominic gave call to all to participate genourously in the blood donation camp and save lives of sick and suffering.

 

 

Hundreds of people queued patiently to donate blood from 8 am to 1 pm. After the medical check up, 78 people eligible to donate blood, donted their blood.

 

Dr. Rajesh Sonkar and his team gave a presentation on “Aging & Pnemococcal Disease” (a lecture on Aging Problems) to the participants of Blood Donation Camp.

 

Dr. Freeda Rajan of St. Joseph’s Tamil Association welcomed the donors and Mr. John Crasta, President of St. Joseph’s Konkani Welfare Association thanked the team of Sarala Blood Bank and the blood donors.