Terpel started the Blood Donation Day

under World Blood Donor Day (June 14), company of Terpel fuel she organized the third day of voluntary blood donation, through her program Donate X Donate in coordination with Donate Life Foundation.

The activity was carried out at the headquarters of the company in Marbellawhere the associates approached the Foundation team to donate their blood, which was sent to the hospitals Oncology, Saint Thomas and the child.

In accordance with Macarena De La Rubiafrom Donate Life Foundation, when the Day of Voluntary Donation is organized with companies, education and promotion are carried out beforehand so that the volunteers are as familiar as possible with the basic requirements. On the day of the donation, a sample is taken to determine the state of your hemoglobin and the doctor makes a general assessment.

With standard equipment, between 35 and 40 donors can be accompanied daily from the blondealthough “this does not mean that we will close the limit there, if the company comments a week in advance that it has more associates, we look for a way to extend the day or bring in another team. We are thinking about a minimum number of associates in order for the activity to be productive, but we do not set a maximum limit”.

Among the basic conditions for donating blood are that you are between 18 and 65 years old (at 17 you can donate with the approval of your parents or legal guardian), that you weigh more than 110 pounds (so that the body can handle the donation well), present documentation (personal or driver’s license, if you are a foreigner, passport or identity card E). Tattoos, earrings, acupuncture, permanent makeup… there is no donation limit, you just have to wait six months.

For Emily Camejo, Head of Sustainable Programs at Terpel, It is important for the company to encourage this type of activity, first of all, because of the challenges faced by blood banks in the country.