The North Shore Football Club is pleased to announce our participation in the Australian Red Cross’s Club Red program. This program encourages members to donate blood as a group by tallying individual blood donations as a group total.
Blood is vital to life and for many people blood donors are their lifeline. Currently only 1in 30 people give blood, but 1in 3 people will need blood in their lifetime.
Modern processing techniques mean that a single blood donation, when separated into its components, can help at least 3 different patients and contribute to making up to 22 different products (including potentially life-saving immunisations for chicken pox, hepatitis B and tetanus).
It is sometimes thought that the majority of donated blood helps those involved in accidents and emergencies. However, most of the blood is used to treat people with cancer and other serious illnesses.
To participate, simply
register online with the North Shore Australian Football Club group using your donor ID. Your future donations will count towards our total. If you don’t regularly give blood, this is a great opportunity to start. Just mention that you are participating in the North Shore Australian Football Club group when donating and a member of the Red Cross will advise you on how you can join.
Last Modified on 27/04/2014 19:08