Friday, May 9, 2014
THE
Brunei Darussalam Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) invites all members of
the public to come and donate blood between 10am and 12pm this Sunday at
Times Square in Berakas.
“(You) don’t have to be donors,
but you may convince your family members, your colleagues or your
friends to come on Sunday to bleed for a good cause,” said the BDRCS, in
a press statement.
The BDRCS blood donation programme,
titled “A Pledge of 100 Pints of Blood to Save Life”, is organised in
conjunction with World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, as well as the
66th anniversary of the BDRCS.
Themed “Together for
Humanity”, this year’s World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day highlights
the importance of partnership in handling humanitarian relief efforts.
BDRCS
first began as the Brunei Red Cross Society in 1948 (under the
administration of the British Red Cross), but changed to become the
Brunei Red Crescent Society after the country’s independence in 1984.
Currently, BDRCS has over 1,000 members, a majority of whom are secondary students.
In
addition to providing first aid services, BDRCS also provides health
advisory services, first aid training at the youth, professional and
community level.
The society also actively conducts various
awareness campaigns about road safety, healthy living, international
humanitarian laws, and diseases. – Amanda Yap
The Brunei Times
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