Get Your Blood Pumping! 10 K Run

The first Get Your Blood Pumping! 10 K Run starts at 10:00am on Sunday, May 18. The race will start and finish at Canadian Blood Services, 405 University Avenue in Saint John.

Runners will enjoy spectacular views over Rockwood Park Golf Course and the Kennebecasis River. After some challenging hills, runners will be able to see the Royal Kennebecasis Yacht Club before returning to University Avenue for the flat run to the finish line.

Enter online at http://www.events.runningroom.com/site/?raceId=3486 or pick up an entry form at 405 University Avenue or the Running Room at Market Square in Uptown Saint John. Entry fee is $20 (After May 1, 2008 the fee is $25).

We hope you have a great race with us but the serious issue here is that Canadian Blood Services needs your donations. Contact them today on 1 888 236 6283 (1 888 2 DONATE) to schedule your appointment to give blood.

For more information contact the race organizer, Garth Millar at garth@fundycycling.com or visit www.anb.ca

Canadian Forces personnel show their support this Remembrance Day

Canadian Forces personnel show their support this Remembrance Day by donating blood in honour of their colleagues and Canada’s Veterans. On November 10, 2007, twenty members of the Canadian Forces attended our Remembrance Day clinic to donate blood in honour of this special day. All donors were treated to brunch while they completed an “In Honour” card to be sent directly to Canadian Forces personnel. Any citizen can visit our clinic to send a special message to our troops during the month of November.

The 4^th Annual "Investing in Life" Financial Institution Blood Donor Campaign officially kicks off on March 17, 2008.

The following financial institutions in the Atlantic Region have all signed on to save lives and "win" the honour of having the most participation amongst employees, family and friends:

• BMO Bank of Montreal
• Scotiabank
• Atlantic Credit Unions
• TD Canada Trust
• RBC Royal Bank

In 2007 participating financial institutions helped Canadian Blood Services collect 477 units of blood. With each unit saving or improving three lives, this campaign helped over 1,400 hospital patients!

This year's campaign will run from March 17 to May 17, 2008, at all permanent and mobile blood donor clinics across the Atlantic Region. The goal is to collect 500 units. Don't forget to sign-in at the blood donor clinic to make your donation count. We will be relying once again on the generosity of bank and credit union employees, their families and friends to meet our target and save lives while they're doing it.

For information or to book an appointment at a clinic near you, please call 1 888 2 DONATE (1-888-236-6283).

A representative from the financial institution with the highest participation rate will be invited to attend the local annual Honouring Our Lifeblood event held in late spring to receive a certificate of appreciation.

ExxonMobil Joins Partners for Life

ExxonMobil, an industry leader in the energy and petrochemical business, joined Canadian Blood Services' Partners for Life program in September 2006. The ExxonMobil Business Support Centre in Moncton has shown a strong commitment to the blood system right from the start. Their lead volunteer works with Canadian Blood Services to identify blood donor clinics in the area that may need extra donors to meet targets. The volunteer then schedules appointments for employees who want to donate blood while the company allows these donors time off during work hours to donate.

Through e-mails and posters, blood donor clinic information is sent to the 900+ employees in two locations in Moncton. This kind of support is vital to the success of blood donor clinics in the Moncton area and Canadian Blood Services is grateful for the wonderful support from ExxonMobil.