Australian Red Cross Lifeblood is coming to Sunshine, with residents urged to make life-saving donations.
One in three people in Sunshine will need blood during their lives, according to Lifeblood.
Without the support of locals, that blood may not be there at the crucial moment so if you’ve got some time Lifeblood is urging you to “give blood and change lives”.
After blood is taken from donors, it is usually separated into red blood cells, plasma and platelets in the Lifeblood labs.
These red blood cells only last 42 days from when they’re donated according to the organisation, with Australia needing more than 1.7 million donations every year to meet demand.
Lifeblood estimates that one blood donation can save up to three lives – helping treat diseases like cancer, anaemia and accidents.
The Sunshine pop-up blood donor centre will be open from January 27 to 31 at the Croatian Catholic Centre Sunshine on 22 Fitzgerald Road in Sunshine West.
It’ll be open on January 27 from 10am to 3pm, on January 28 and 29 from noon to 8pm, on January 30 from am to 3.30pm, and on January 31 from 8am to 3pm.
Pre-book your spot at lifeblood.com.au, on the app or on 13 14 95.
