‘If people are looking for a way to help in their community, the time is now’ Blood drive at Chilliwack Curling and Community Centre
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CHILLIWACK — On Monday afternoon (Aug. 8), the Chilliwack Curling Club will be hosting a blood drive with Canadian Blood Services. Bruce Renwick, general manager for the Chilliwack Curling Club, said the club is happy to host the blood drive and wants to give back to the community.
“We were fortunate enough to be able to help out Canadian Blood Services with a place for them to do a blood drive,” Renwick said. “They lost their places to do them in the summer, and fortunately they came to us, and we were able to help them.”
Associate director for BC and Yukon donor relations for Canadian Blood Services, Gayle Voyer, said since July 1, there has been a steady decline in blood donations and the organization is urgently seeking eligible donors to help fill the gap.
“The biggest thing is that our national inventory currently continues to meet the needs of patients, but with the 57,000 open appointments that must be filled before the end of August across Canada, the need is ongoing,” Voyer said. “The need for blood is constant. We had a small number of donors that were supporting our blood system during COVID, and currently we have our lowest donor base that we’ve had in a decade.”
