Give Blood

[blind_elk]

After "Nurse Debbie's" little chat last night, you now all know why we need to give blood.

My next appointment (it will be my 94th!) is scheduled for after 30 August. While I ordinarily donate mid-week at the Bourke St centre, I'm willing to make a change to a Sunday at Southbank. To do this, I need your support.

If you are genuinely intertested in becoming a blood donor, please email me with your intention. I need to know by Friday next week (August 25) so I can try and organise a group booking on the 3rd or 10th September.

[Jamezilla]

I posed as a senior police officer and managed to get a nurse to check me out for mad-cow disease...

Seems I was in the UK on and off for about 4-months - so I'm good to go.

Count me in!

James

[KamikazeR33]

yoink... nice hand james

[AGE]

Yep i'm in too.

[Mavric]

Just let me know when

[Sass]

for the regular donors, we need 3 months notice though

- unless it's soon

cos im due to give again and then will have to wait 3 months, other than that, im in.

[saff_cossie]

Misch looks very different in Blonde!

Sadly I am a no go.

[Jamezilla]

Ah - that's not Mish.

Anyhoo...

Those interested in this and any future blood drives, or if you want Nurse Debbie's phonenumber - please email your EOI to: [email protected]

James

[blind_elk]

Anyone else? Roy?

[Bec]

I am interested, but I think I need to be tested first as Ive never given blood before.

[Sass]

i'm in

[Sass]

i just got a call from the blood bank wanting me...

have we started looking at dates yet and how soon it may happen?

[Roy]

Im in, just let me know and i will make the time

[Bec]

I too need to know the date/time to be 100% in.

If its Fathers Day (03/09) i probably wont be able to make it.

[blind_elk]

OK, I'll aim for Sunday 10 Sept. Will let you all know what happens.

[blind_elk]

Just got off the phone with "Nurse Debbie" - the first available booking for a group is 9:30am Sunday 24th September. At their Southbank centre.

I've basically booked for 8 of us.

[blind_elk]

If everyone is OK with this, then please email at the address set up by James (post #8*.

Thanks.

[blind_elk]

Reminder that some of us are giving blood Sunday (September 24) at the Red Cross's Southbank centre (Cnr Balston and Kavanagh Sts, South Melbourne). If you aren't giving, why not cvome along to lend moral support.

[Jamezilla]

How about we meet at the BB at 9.30am - then perhaps grab some breaky in South Melb afterwards?

[blind_elk]

You need to have eaten something before you donate. I suppose we could do "morning tea" afterwards, although Red Cross supplies all those yummy nibblies after your donation.

And you need to have had a reasonable intake of fluids beforehand as well (NON-alcoholic, Brisby!!!!).