Rousing Response to Billawas Dubai, Nothern Emirates Blood Donation Camp
Report: Shodhan Prasad
Daijiworld Media Network - Dubai
Pics: Ashok Belman (GK)
Dubai, Aug 27: Billawas Dubai and Northern Emirates concluded their first blood donation campaign at Al Wasl Hospital, Dubai on the recently, during the auspicious month of Ramadan. Donors poured in great numbers from 6.30 pm into Al Wasl Hospital enthusiastically for this great cause.
Organisers welcomed community members who enthusiastically came in large numbers, including prominent members of other associations who also volunteered to donate blood.
Youngsters Parikshitha Bala Salian, Pratham Bala Salian and Fiona Rodrigues smilingly volunteered throughout the programme in distributing the required donor forms and maintaining the details of the donors in the registration desk provided within the hospital premises.
With this blood donation camp, Billawas Dubai and NE proved themselves to be one among those few volunteer associations that conduct regular blood donation campaigns every year. The members along with hospital authorities were busy welcoming donors and filling up the required forms, examining blood samples and getting ready for the extraction of blood all with smiles on their face. They were issued a ‘donor card’ exclusively as a proof of their support.
Some of the other patriotic associations who have been willingly doing these types of blood donation campaigns are Karnataka Sangha Sharjah, Mogaveers UAE, Amchigele Samaj UAE, Ramarajya Khsatriya Sangha UAE, Padmashali UAE, Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada Gowda Samaja Dubai and UAE Bunts who have already recorded their names in the list of blood donors of India in UAE. Today Billawas Dubai and Northern Emirates also enrolled in this list and has made India proud with its successful programme.
BDNE’s blood donation campaign was given a boost with the support and participation of some of the prominent community leaders like Ganesh Rai ex-president of Karnataka Sangha Sharjah, Bala Salian, vice-president of Mogaveers UAE, Sudhakar Alva of UAE Bunts, Ganesh Prasad, Harish Kodi and Sunil M of Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada Gowda Samaja Dubai, Ravi B. Shettigar, president of Padmashali UAE and Shodhan Prasad of Nama Tuluveru UAE
The programme under the leadership of Jeetendra Suvarna, president of Billawas Dubai and NE was also attended by Pravin Attavar, vice-president, Mohan Attavar, ex-president and co-ordinated with some of the senior members like Satish Poojary, Vittal Poojary, Purshottam Salian, Shodhan Prasad, Anand Bailoor, Jagannath Bellare, Jeevan Kuckian, Yogesh Salian, Sudhakar Poojary, Vasanth Thumbe, Premnath Kotian, Satish Ullal, Ganesh Urwa including many women members like Yogita Salian, Jayshree Sudhakar, Rajini Kuckian, Deepa Jagannath, Usha Ganesh and children who took part in this campaign which also saw Punjabi and other community members also taking part in this great cause. As always, Ashok Belman of Gulf Kannadiga.com was also present during the campaign who captured pictures of the event.
Organisers distributed fruits, juice and water to all the donors present during the campaign.