Blood Donor Clinic

On March 29, 2007, a group of nine Muslim Ottawan’s took a short part of their days to donate blood at the Canadian Blood Services Blood Donor Clinic at 1575 Carling Ave. This brave bunch consisted of both first time donors and those who have made it part of their charitable nature to give blood again and again.

With their time slots booked, the MAC Youth Give volunteers showed up between 5:00 to 7:00pm eager to partake in this very noble deed. The friendly and professional staff at the clinic took the first time donors through a rigorous and quick screening process that helps to ensure the safety of Canada’s blood supply.

In Canada, roughly 137,000 people are diagnosed with cancer every year. Cancer patients often need blood or blood products to survive their treatments. We also know that the number of transplants has increased steadily from 16 per one million Canadians in 1981 to 59 per one million Canadians in 2000. This includes kidney, liver, pancreas, heart, lung and bowel transplants – all of which are lengthy procedures requiring significant amounts of blood. As you can see, the need for blood and blood products is rapidly rising.

We are told in the Glorious Quran that, “Whoever saves the life of a single person, it is as if he has saved the life of all (of humanity)” (Al-Ma'idah 5:32). Take these volunteers as an example and set aside a short period of your day to donate blood; you too could be helping to save a life.

So if you can stand a slight prick in the arm, and you like donuts, cookies and juice, call Canadian Blood Services at 1 888 2 DONATE, (1-888-236-6283) and set up your own personal time to give.