A Nanaimo man rolled up his sleeve Tuesday to mark a big milestone — he gave blood for the 450th time, and now, he's encouraging others to give too.
Posted: Sep. 16, 2022 1:13PMA Nanaimo man rolled up his sleeve Tuesday to mark a big milestone — he gave blood for the 450th time, and now he’s encouraging others to give too.“It was after rugby practice,” Dave told CHEK News, recalling his first time ever donating. “I believe it was in 1971.”
“She has 173 donations, and there was a time a couple of years ago when between us we had exactly 600 donations,” said Dave. “Now we’re at 623 and counting.” Dave and Maureen, both retired, used to live in Burnaby, and at the time, Dave says he would frequently donate at a clinic in Vancouver. “We just want more people to donate blood. I’m dismayed by the number of people that don’t donate blood,” said Dave.Sign up for our newsletter to get breaking news and daily digests sent to your email.Canadian Blood Services says more than 2.6-million Canadians have donated blood, plasma or platelets since 1998, but numbers have plummeted in recent years.
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