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| Knights of Columbus #5005 Blood
Donor Clinic Collects 94 Units of Blood In October |
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Robert Plourde, left, and Roger Menard, are Co-Chairs of the Blood Donor
Clinic for the Knights of Columbus Council #5005. If you look behind them in
the photo, you will see part of the results of the tremendous organization
that goes into the mobile clinic that is held at the hall on Emily Street in
Hanmer, approximately once a month. Robert and Roger head up a team of about
twelve K of C members who are responsible for assisting the Canadian Blood
Services staff when it is their turn to supervise, which occurs
approximately three or four times a year.
The K of C Council #5005 very generously donate the use of the hall for
these clinics. Other Knights of Columbus Councils that rotate in supervising
the clinics are: #7368; #10602; and #9922.
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| Above is Lynn Godin, a mother of three from Hanmer who was
donating blood for the first time ever. Cindy Bobbi, a Phlebotomist with
the Canadian Blood Services holds the collected blood from Lynn for the
photo. For Lynn, "I just wanted to do it. As a mother I know that
some day my own children may need blood transfusions so I want to do my
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| As you can see from the photos above and below, the Mobile
Clinic is a massive operation that requires the coordinated efforts of a
team of approximately 35 to 40 people to run efficiently. Robert Plourde
indicated that it is quite a show to watch the staff set up the fourteen
beds, equipment and administrative stations to prepare for the three hour
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| While there are quite a few walk-in donors, the Canadian
Blood Services prefers that advance appointments be made so that things
can run smoothly. In fact, many of the 94 donors who turned out on October
18, 2006, booked their next appointment three months in advance. A phone
call reminder is all that will be needed to bring them back. |
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| After the registration, screening, testing and then
extraction of blood, Jeannie Chamberlain, Clinic Assistant, handles the
packages for the final time, preparing the blood for transport to the main
lab in Ottawa for final processing. The whole session from registration to
exit takes approximately one hour.
Or you can contact the local offices at (705) 688-7341.
Clinic hours are between 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. on the
following dates:
November 15
December 21
January 17, 2007
February 21, 2007
March 21, 2007
The main clinic for Sudbury is at:
235 Cedar Street
Sudbury, Ontario
P3B 1M8
Admin.: (705) 674-2636
sudburyfb@bloodservices.ca
Clinic Hours for donation of whole blood
are:
Monday & Tuesday: from 15:00 - 19:00
Wednesday: from 15:00 - 18:30
Thursday & Friday: from 09:00 - 12:30
If you have any questions, please contact Michelle Blais at:
Phone: (705)688-7347
Toll free: (800) 263-3733
email: michelle.blais@bloodservices.ca
If you would like any further information about the Canadian Blood
Services you can visit their web site at:
www.bloodservices.ca
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