On the occasion of the World Blood Donor Day (WBDD), which falls on the 14th of June of every year, we organized many activities to thank all those who donated or tried to donate blood:

• Outdoor billboard campaign: thanks to Promomedia, Primedia & Vivad, we displayed visuals all over Lebanon during the two weeks leading up to the 14th of June

 

•  Offering flowers in Saida: our clubs in Saida visited crowded areas as people were eating after a long day of fasting (“iftar” during Ramadan). Blood donors especially were given flowers from our volunteers, thanking them for their acts

 

• Launching of the collaboration with Librairie Antoine (LA): on Wednesday the 13th of June, we had a blood drive at LA’s branch in Beirut Souks. The blood drive was held in parallel to the launching of the collaboration which sees our DSC bracelets & key chains sold in all LA branches

 

• Blood drive in Sassine Square: a public blood drive that took place in the middle of Achrafieh, on Wednesday the 13th at Sassine Square, in collaboration with the American University of Beirut’s Medical Center (AUBMC)

 

• Live blood donation with Sawt el Mada: On the actual day of the celebration, we started since the early morning to receive blood donors in our Mobile Blood Bank, parked in front of Mike Sport (Zalka highway). Calls for blood donation, answering people’s questions, and clarifying the situation of blood donation in Lebanon, all happened during the live morning interview with Samar Maalouf

 

• Blood Drive at Hotel-Dieu de France (HDF): for the second time, HDF organized a big blood drive at their premises to give the chance for all staff and attendees to donate blood. The event was held on the 14th of June, from 9am to 3pm

 

• Offering cookies at blood banks: our DSC Club in Haret Hreik offered specially made cookies to those who donated at blood banks on the 14th of June

 

• Calling blood donors at USJ: the DSC Club at USJ made calls on this particular occasion to thank all their fellow USJ students for donating blood – or at least trying to do so!

 

• Blood drive at Lake Bnachii: visiting the North of the country for the first time – on this occasion, our North club collaborated with Saydet Zgharta University Hospital on a blood drive held at the touristic sight of Lake Bnachii

• Appearances on Media: we held many interviews to explain the background of this occasion and the current situation in Lebanon: Future TV, MTV, Maryam TV, Future TV (News) (at 52:30), Al Nahar, Sot el Ghad (Rima Njeim), Sot el Ghad (Alain Gedai), OTV, Jaridet Al Moustaqbal , L’Orient le Jour, Sot el Mada (Samar Maalouf), Al Arabi TV