Staff from the Narromine Shire Council have rolled up their sleeves to give the gift of life by signing up to give regular blood donations through the Australian Red Cross Red 25 program.
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Red 25 is a unique giving program which rallies groups and organisations around Australia to achieve 25 percent of all blood donations needed.
Narromine Shire General Manager Jane Redden said 15 staff from the Council have donated blood as part of the Red 25 group, who have now made 50 donations.
“Each donation saves three lives, so the Council’s donations have resulted in 150 lives being saved,” Ms Redden said.
Council’s Health and Wellbeing Committee started the initiative to raise awareness of the importance of donating whole blood and plasma.
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The Red Cross has identified that in Australia, one blood donation is needed every 24 seconds so community support is crucial.
One in three people will need blood in their lifetime and currently one in 30 Australians donate blood.
“Thank you to the Council staff who have donated to this great cause and a particular thank you to the Health and Wellbeing Committee,” Ms Redden said.
“The committee are very proactive in improving the health and wellbeing of staff, whilst also contributing to our local community.”
“This is a wonderful example of our local community working together for a great cause,” she said.
Within the Narromine region, there are two further groups who regularly donate blood.
Narromine Community Group has seven members and Narromine High School has 13 active members.
Other groups on the Top 10 Red 25 list for 2018 include NSW Police, Taronga Western Plains Zoo and Charles Sturt University.
