Media Release

Doha, Dec 4: Mangalore Cricket Club (MCC), a socio-cultural organization reached out to its community in a noble initiative organizing a blood donation campaign on December 2 at the Hamad Medical Corporation Blood Bank unit. This campaign not only brought all its members but also different nationalities together to join this noble cause as a holistic service to the community and Qatar.

This was the 6th blood donation campaign organized by MCC and witnessed a huge turnout of donors from morning 8 am to 2.30 pm.

Riana Pinto, General Secretary extended a general welcome and invited President Prakash Noronha to address the gathering. Prakash Noronha welcomed the gathering and thanked all who attended in big numbers for their noble gesture. He informed them by donating blood they are helping their fellow brethren in saving their life as today it may be others need but tomorrow it may be our need. So donor someday can be a beneficiary another day. He then introduced Mangalorean Community doctor Dr Atlantic D’Souza, Neurology Consultant at Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar to speak on the benefits of blood donation. Treza Goveas, Membership Secretary presented him with a flower bouquet.

Dr Atlantic spoke on the noble deeds of blood donations and various aspects and advantages of blood donation. One donor’s blood can help save many lives as well as can treat many diseases. A donor too becomes unknowingly aware of his health conditions and can take precautions for his health benefit. He emphasized that it is harmless to donate blood by healthy adults and stressed the need to take the required simple precautions. He too joined other donors in donating blood and also encouraged the volunteers to regularly donate blood and appreciated the efforts put by MCC in organizing the campaign.

Committee members took a good initiative in inviting many of their friends, colleagues, and company people to join this drive and witnessed a good registration of 106 volunteers out of which 66 were successful in donating blood after their checkups which was a good record of donors in MCC history. All were provided with snacks and juice. Though Registration desk was closed by 11 am donors remained till 2.30 pm until all finished donating blood.

Prominent members from the community Karnataka Sangha President Madhu, Senior Vice President Venkata Rao, ICBF Past President and Representative of NHRC Arvind Patil, Tulu Koota President Ravi Shetty, Karnataka Muslim Cultural Association President Niyaz Ahmad, Bunts Qatar President Navaneeth Shetty, KSQ Advisory board Chairman and Past President Deepak Shetty, SKMWA Past President Abdul Majeed, Past Vice President of KSQ Nagesh Rao, Excom Member of Bunts Qatar Santosh Shetty etc too attended this drive in support of this noble initiative.

Hamad Medical Corporation then presented Mangalore Cricket Club with a certificate in appreciation of this drive and appreciation certificates to all donors.

MCC President Prakash Noronha thanked all committee members for their strong support in this drive and thanks the company officials of Integral Food Services, Dandy Company Ltd., Space Trading and Integral Uniforms for sending in their employees, also all MCC members, volunteers and donors for this noble deed. “Through their support, we were able to witness a successful campaign and created a history in the club of highest donors.” he said.