Rotherham blood donors' milestones marked
MORE than a dozen Rotherham residents were honoured for rolling up their sleeves to help save lives at a recent awards ceremony.
The veteran blood donors were each presented with special gifts for reaching either 75 or 100 blood donations apiece.
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Hide AdA total of 13 donors reached 75 donations—a feat managed by just 2% of all blood donors.
Each blood donation can potentially help save the lives of three people, so these donors could have potentially saved 225 lives each. They received a crystal plate from NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) for their dedication.
Meanwhile, three of those honoured were presented with a crystal decanter for notching up 100 donations—a milestone which is only reached by 1 per cent of donors and which can potentially help to save 300 lives.
Overall, the 16 Rotherham donors have helped to save around 3,600 patients in local hospitals over the years.
They were presented with their awards at a ceremony at Baldwins Omega in Sheffield.
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