The event takes place this Thursday organized by the Cadena SER with the City and Regional Blood Donation Centre, which have between 18 and 65, weigh more than 50 kilos and have good health are the basic REQUIREMENTS donate
Another year, and this is the fifth, is celebrated in Cartagena V Blood Marathon thanks to the collaboration of the Cadena Ser, the Regional Center of Blood Donation and the city of Cartagena. Donation The solidarity day is on Thursday December 20 , starting at 10.00, on the ground floor of the Palace Hall.
In the presentation have been Councillor for Health, Ã ngel Nicolas Bernal, the director of the SER in Cartagena, Antonio Rosa, and the head of communications Regional Blood Donation Center, Toni Gomez, who have all agreed that with This simple gesture of solidarity, which takes about ten minutes, you can save up to three lives.
Year after year, donations increase as the councilman said Cartagena.
And, if in the year 2008 there were 270 donations and a total of 300 attended, in the call for 2011, donations increased to 368 and the number of served to 410.
Bernal also has called attention to Cartagena for the 2012 edition can reach or even exceed that figure.
And, as noted, Toni Gomez, during this Christmas period is often overlooked that hospitals continue to operate.
Gomez wanted to reiterate what the requirements to donate: be between 18 and 65, weigh more than 50 kilos, be healthy and not go on fasting and drinking plenty of fluids to facilitate the donation. Regarding Cartagena, the center city ​​of blood donation takes less than 400 donations last year on the same dates.
Regarding the data in the region of Murcia, today have turned to donate more than 60,000 people, 2,146 in Cartagena.
For his part, Antonio Rosa, local director of the Cadena Ser, has placed emphasis on collaboration by the FC Cartagena who has given a shirt signed by all players of the club and that will be drawn between people who come to donate Thursday.
In addition, donors are also eligible for a second shirt signed, this time, by players of Spanish football.
In addition, donors will also receive a ticket to the regional match next Saturday at the stadium Cartagonova between FC Cartagena and Murcia UCAM.
The FC Cartagonoca also has organized for tomorrow at 18.30 a campaign to collect toys.
In addition, the Cadena Ser develop the 20th, from the Palace Hall, a special program on the occasion of this day of solidarity.
From 12.20 until 14.00 hours Hoy por Hoy hand for Emily and from 9.20 h 1.
until 19.40 hours Murcia Window by Ismael Galiana.
People who want to go to donate blood may do so on Thursday 20 December from 10.00 hours the s on the ground floor of the Palace Hall.
The event will last at least until 21.00 hours.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena