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Giving blood helps those in need, and builds community
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CCPA Monitor
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July 1, 2008
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Copyright informationCopyright Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Jul/Aug 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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THE GIFT OF LIFE:
A few months ago, I attended a Canadian Blood Services Awards Presentation honouring 50th, 75th, 100th, and 150th level blood donors. At this year's event I received a certificate for achieving the 100 donation level.
Prior to the event, donors were asked to reply to two questions: why did we decide to start giving blood? and why did we keep on giving?
To the first question, I answered that my siblings and I learned about donating blood from our father, who told us stories about donating blood while he was working as an attendant at Manitoba's Brandon General Hospital in the 1930s. Among other things, he told us that the wonderful thing about blood is that: first, we all ...
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