Press Release – San Pedro Town, Belize – June 25, 2024 – Whether you’re a Belizean, an expat, or a vacationer, there are a few easy options for you to play a part in strengthening blood collection in the country of Belize. Starting with blood donation! We have 5 patients requesting 23 pints. Island Donors Squad (IDS) is ramping up in a huge way for its next Blood Drive at Ambergris Hope Hospital on June 29th in San Pedro.
From 8:30am – 2:00pm. And it’s going to be big! So BIG that Black Canyon Rotary and their Interact team are coming from Colorado to volunteer at the blood drive!! In honor of World Donor Day IDS is holding a 2024 Blood Drive Challenge: the Parishioners VS the Public. Sagebrush Church came out of the gate with 22 registered donors and still a week left to go.
The Public with 12 donors signed up, needs to step up their game if they want to win. Grand prize of a 20-person sunset sail from Seaduced by Belize for lucky donors from the winning team, will be chosen by random name draw. There will also be a prize for the team with the most O- donors.
To schedule a donation and join a team for a chance to win a seat on the boat, please visit Facebook Island Donors Squad – https://www.facebook.com/IslandDonorsSquad/ and send us a message in Messenger.
Donating is easy and painless. Following the short intake process, the donation itself is only about 20 minutes on average. To qualify as a donor, you must: ● be between the ages of 18 and 65 ● have no .