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Celebrating National Blood Donor Month

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National Blood Donor Month culminates with a blood drive at Pier 14 Shopping Centre on Friday.

This year’s theme is “Every Blood Donor is a Hero” and the final drive aims to collect at least 50 units of blood for the South African National Blood Service.

“This special drive concludes a very successful month and allows the public to become a hero to someone and discover the hero within themselves by donating a unit of blood,” says SANBS’s PR practitioner Nina van Wyk.

The blood drive will take place from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm in the Pep promotional court.

Potential donors must be between the ages of 16 and 65, weigh 50kg or more, lead a sexually safe and healthy lifestyle and have had a good meal at least four hours before donating.

Umhlobo Wenene FM will be broadcasting live from the centre between 12pm and 3pm and will keep the public informed with regular updates.

Interested parties can also follow the progress throughout the day on www.facebook.com/Pier14PE.

For more information, contact Pier 14 centre management on 041 484 1229 or manager@pier14.co.za.

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Umhlobo Wenene FM’s DJ Lulu (right) will join the South African National Blood Service’s local head of marketing Elize van Zyl and donor educator Msimelelo Lose at the final blood drive for National Blood Donor Month at Pier 14 on Friday. Photo: Supplied
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