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BLOOD DONATION CAMP
Blood donation can be said to be synonymous with
saving lives. Blood donors, therefore perform a
great service to society. Donating blood is
extremely significant and important today, given
the rise in incidence of accidents, besides, for
a number of medical and emergency situations.
Keeping this in mind, the Red Ribbon Club of St.
Xaviers College, Mapusa, in collaboration with
the Goa Medical College, organized a blood
donation camp on 10th February, 2011.
The camp commenced at 10.30 a.m. and ended at
about 4.20 pm. It received an overwhelming
response Dr. Sanjay Korgaonkar and his team
conducted the camp. A mobile blood donation bus
with sophisticated equipment, brought on campus,
aided the medical team. A total of 131 donors
including NSS volunteers, non NSS volunteers,
faculty members, non teaching staff as well as
ex-alumni of the College participated. Overall,
the camp was a great success and drew a
tremendous response to this social cause.
