Red Cross Lifeblood paid a visit to Sunshine with a pop-up blood donor centre, where Brimbank locals rolled their sleeves up and made more than 100 crucial blood donations.
For Sunshine resident Kelly Hawkridge, her appointment at the pop-up centre was her first ever blood donation. She said she knows all too well the life-saving impact blood donations have.
“My mother was in a really terrible accident about three years ago and she had several operations and needed blood transfusions to save her life,” Ms Hawkridge said.
“Donating blood is just a small thing to be able to do to really help people, so why not do it?”
The Sunshine pop-up will be back in October, and Ms Hawkridge has already made an appointment for when the centre returns.
Lifeblood spokesperson Elle Giles said that one in 30 people donate but one in three will need blood in their lifetime. She said that by donating blood, locals can become the ‘lifeblood’ of their community.
“We will be back in Sunshine in October, if you’ve ever thought about donating blood then you can book an appointment by visiting our website, through our app or calling us on 13 14 95,” she said.
Lifeblood recently announced that tattooed Aussies can now donate blood just a week after getting a fresh tattoo, potentially contributing up to 10,000 extra donations each year.
The latest rule change reduces the wait time between getting a tattoo and donating blood from four months to just seven days.
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