For the seventh year, the cooperation of the City of Cartagena, Cadena SER and the Regional Blood Donation Center has borne fruit in the form of a charity event, traditional in these prior to Christmas, the Blood Donation Marathon, which is held on Thursday December 18 at the Palace Hall.
In the presentation, have today marathon, State Councillor for Health, Ă ngel Nicolas Bernal;
the director of the SER in Cartagena, Antonio Rosa, and the head of the department of promotion of Blood Donation Center, Antonia Gomez.
From 9.30 to 14.30 and from 16.30 to 21.00 hours, the doors of the Town Hall will be open to all who wish to donate blood, and also for those who wants to become a bone marrow donor, initiative was launched last year and is consolidated in this version.
To liven up the day, Cadena SER issue local morning program, Hoy por Hoy Cartagena, from the hall of the municipal building, and evening make connections to La Ventana Region of Murcia.
The only requirements to donate remembered Toni Gómez, are between 18 and 65 years old, weigh more than 50 kilos and be healthy. Since that event is organized are over the problems to supply blood banks that increase on these dates.
So far this year we have managed 7,881 donations in Cartagena and Shire, and this has allowed us to go well, but we can not relax, go donating regularly.
In the marathon of 2013 was 369 people attended, representing 318 grants and 54 new donors.
This year is expected to exceed these figures.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena