Rotary District 5790 Blood Donation & Blood Challenge

Be a Gift to the World: Give Blood Rotary Global Blood Donation Initiative Worldwide, there are about 100 million blood donations a year. Although high income countries account for only about 20% of the global population, they use half the donations, most of which go to patients over 65 years of age. The availability of safe blood has ensured, especially for older individuals, dramatic advances in surgery, cancer chemotherapy, and organ transplantation, all of which depend on transfusion. The picture is profoundly different in lower income countries where up to 65% of transfusions go to children under 5 years old. These youngsters are desperately dependent on blood when profound and life threatening anemia complicates malaria infection. Each year, nearly 800,000 youngsters die of the infection. It has been estimated that 100,000 could be rescued if blood was available. Management of the complications of pregnancy is another compelling indication for transfusion in developing countries where the lifetime risk for a woman dying of maternal causes can be 1 in 20. There are more than 500,000 maternal deaths worldwide and a third are due to hemorrhage. In 70% of these fatalities, lack of blood is responsible. Quietly …We’ve helped save millions of lives! Rotary is one of the greatest sources of voluntary blood donation in the world through the efforts of Rotary Clubs and the blood centers in their community. We have been doing this since blood was discovered in Rotarian veins. Thousands of local blood drives, throngs of Rotarian donors, dozens of major projects, Rotary blood centers, donor coaches, aepheresis technology…millions of lives saved and supported - a major Rotary story, largely untold. As our actions are diffuse, working with blood centers and hospitals in thousands of communities, and do not involve money, they are largely uncounted and unrecognized, even within Rotary. Let us now join, expand our life-saving gifts, our visibility, and tell Rotary’s story… Supporting The Rotary Foundation focus upon Disease Prevention and Treatment, Maternal and Child Health.

Call To Action Assign a Blood Drive Chair for your Club. The difference we can make is measured in lives. Compete with all District 5790 Clubs AND help us continue a friendly Challenge with other large Districts in Texas! All it takes is a little education and making ‘the ask’. Your club leadership is equipped for success and making a focused impact via District resources, skilled personnel and new reporting tools. Can’t donate? ‘Earn your fangs’ - advocate and promote your Club’s drive to improve attendance (non-Rotarians welcome of course) This is a work in progress and your feedback is critical to improvement & delivery of needed support. Help encourage ‘bite sized’ facts and education about blood donation efforts in your community and worldwide. Social Media to play a bigger role Take a moment to educate your Board & Club members about the pride of District 5790 – the Global Network for Blood Donation (GNBD) – we are part of something BIG. Key Dates: 14 June World Blood Donor Day 1 July July Rotary Blood Donation Month 1 December December Rotary Family Month - Blood Donation Initiative 1 July 2015 – 30 June 2015-Governors’ Challenge Period Finally.... A Modest Goal: ONE UNIT OF BLOOD PER ROTARIAN PER YEAR Key Dates & Deadlines July 1, July 31, 2015Rotary Blood Donation Month Dec. 1, 2015 – Dec. 31, 2015Rotary Family Month – Blood Donation Initiative July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016Governors’ Challenge Period June 14, 2016World Blood Donor Day

Rotary Governors’ Blood Challenge Recorded Historical Donations

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Awards & Recognition Award Methods – TBD ▫Capes represent action ▫Blood Trophy represents results ▫District Assembly awards? ▫Visit by a Vampire – special awareness building targeting low participation clubs as well as all awards given by cape-wearing members (DG Troy, PDG Chuck Kurtzman, PAG Janelle Kavanaugh, John Pardue, etc.)