By Richard Tardif
Lachine Borough Mayor, Maja Vodanovic, invites you to attend the blood drive that will be held on Thursday, March 7th, from 1:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at LakesideAcademy, located on 5050, rue Sherbrooke in Lachine. The objective of this event is to welcome 100 donors. The demand is always high. according to Héma-Québec , a thousand blood donations are needed each day to maintain the collective blood supply at an optimal level. Blood can be given every 56 days, six times a year.
Who can give blood?
Anyone in good health, aged 18 years or older, can generally donate blood. Before attending a blood drive, you can verify your eligibility by contacting the Donor Services department at 1-800-847-2525 or by visiting the Héma-Québec Web site.
About Héma-Québec
Héma-Québec’s mission is to efficiently meet the needs of the Québec population for quality blood and other biological products of human origin. Héma-Québec encompasses 1,300 employees, nearly 165,000 blood donors, more than 2,000 mobile blood drives per year across Québec, thousands of volunteers and more than 300,000 blood products delivered annually to Québec hospitals to meet the needs of patients.
