Laus Group of Companies employees donate blood

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Employees of Laus Group of Companies (LGC) volunteered Saturday to donate blood to the Philippine Red Cross in a bloodletting activity held at the Corporate Guarantee and Insurance Corporation Building along Jose Abad Santos Avenue here.
Dubbed “Drive for Life: Give Blood, Save A Life,” the LGC corporate social responsibility-related activity is on its third year of partnership with the Red Cross.
That weekend, some 65 employees from various LGC affiliates participated in the bloodletting where an average of 350cc of blood was extracted from each volunteer.
According to Rowena Flores, Red Cross blood services officer, it is this time of the year that blood collection is being done.
“March and April are usually the months we at the Red Cross coordinate with donors for bloodletting activities. Per activity, we normally have 30 to 50 donors where an average of 350cc of blood is extracted from each donor. It depends on the record of the donor. Here, we are very thankful to the Laus Group of Companies who have been helping us at Red Cross with such a drive,” she said.
Among those who volunteered to give blood to save a life was dwRW 95.1 FM’s DJ Taira.
“This my second time to volunteer and give blood in this drive. Na experience kasi namin kung gaano kahirap humanap ng dugo especially pag may emergency. And it is so good to share one’s self in this activity knowing you will be able to save a life someday,” she said.
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