1. Just imagine… One of your dear one met with an accident and is rushed to hospital…

2. “Well, the patient is out of danger. But there has been severe loss of blood and unfortunately, we don’t have stock of AB positive group.” Your friend/family member is being treated and a doctor tells you… Can you arrange for 5 units, while we also try!

3. But you feel tensed…  You instantly think of approaching a blood bank  Instead you can ask a friend to donate blood  You are sure you’ll procure blood through one of these ways  The only consolation now, your friend is out of danger  You first decide to go to a blood bank

4. What if… There is no stock of AB positive group or The blood bank is closed, as its past midnight

5. Also if… The blood bank can arrange only two units, that too only after a day & The friend you had in mind as donor, is out of reach!

6. What will you do?

7. Wouldn’t you wish you could contact some AB Positive donor, directly ?

8. You can! Yes!

9. in such a situation Friends to Support You’ve got …

10. www.friends2support.org Friends2Support

11. You CAN directly contact voluntary blood donors through www.friends2support.org

13. How can I contact a donor, directly?

14. There are 7 simple steps… Visit www.friends2support.org 1.Select Blood Group 2.Select State 3.Select District 4.Select City/Assembly Constituency 5.Click Submit 6.Look up results 7.Contact the donor(s)

15. 1. Select Blood Group From the dropdown menu, select the blood group you are looking for

16. 2. Select State Select the State where your friend/ patient needs blood

17. 3. Select District Then select the District nearest to place of need

18. 4. Select City Select the City/Assembly Constituency where the friend/patient needs blood

19. 4. Click Submit Click on Submit button to search for blood donor(s)

20. 5. Look up results You can contact the donors directly with the help of their telephonic contact numbers/e-mail IDs or postal addresses. And this way we are sure you can get the voluntary donors in minutes….

21. Click `More’ for additional details

22. 6. Contact the donor(s) You can get more details about blood donors by clicking on `More’ against each entry in the results

23. Just Caution! Just to caution you - Do not disturb someone who’s status is ‘Unavailable’, because he/she has donated in the last 3 months. His/Her date of donation can be found on donor details page by clicking on `More’ against their name.

24. Details Of Blood Donations

25. Now that you found a volunteer for your friend.. Would you not like to become a donor yourself?

26. Just click on “Register as Blood Donor” link to fill the simple registration form How can I become a donor?

27. Read instructions carefully before filling the form

28. Fill the registration form and press “submit button”

29. Would you like to become an active volunteer of www.friends2support.org from your college/colony? You need to motivate some of your friends/relatives also to help whenever another person a friend or a stranger is in need of blood … Just becoming a donor will not suffice…

30. How can I become a Volunteer? Click on “Register as F2S Volunteer” link to fill the simple form

31. Read the instructions carefully before filling the form

32. Press `Submit’ once you are done with filling the form

33. How can I Post a blood request? Click on “Post your Blood Request” to provide the details

34. Fill details about patient, location of hospital and your contact numbers clearly

35. Today's blood requirement After posting your request you can find your requirement listed in “Today's Blood Donors’ Requests” section

36. Today's Blood Donors’ Requests If you are interested in donating blood to the nearest needy person… just click on the link getting scrolled to know more details

37. Recipient Testimonial

39. Donor Testimonial

40. F2S All-India Telephonic helpline… 0863-2351725 (Toll-free in Andhra Pradesh from BSNL Phones) Or 1051 in Guntur district

41. We have Donor Login for each f2s member Login as donor and update your details How to update your details as donor?

42. Donor Page

43. Website other features

44. HISTORY - How it all started www.friends2support.org website was launched on 14 th November 2005 by 4 friends & now it has grown to 15,000 helping hands all over INDIA and across the world

45. Blood Donation Awareness Camps How are we reaching people?

46. AUG. 15, 2007 – Saturday 60th Independence Day VIJAYAWADA 10K WALK

47. JULY 12, 2007 - Thursday VIJAYAWADA SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN

48. JULY 1, 2007 – Sunday DOCTOR’S DAY GUNTUR SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN

49. November 25, 2006 – Saturday On the occasion of 1 st anniversary of F2S GUNTUR 10K WALK

50. Our Vision To create an impeccable database of voluntarily blood donors from all over the world To enable the needy to find a genuine donor in minutes We believe in preserving valuable blood for the emergencies To support meritorious children in their academic pursuit

51. Our Vision our vision is to fulfill 100% blood need in the country in the next 5 years.. whenever the need comes, the needy can happily search our website and get the donors within minutes to create awareness about voluntary blood donation in every place in the country

52. If you think this presentation has inspired you, registrar as a donor by filling out a simple form online.

53. If you still need time We are just a click away… Go through the website www.friends2support.org Become a proud donor

54. Donate Save a life Thank you for your patience