Blood is vital to Australia’s health system. Every week, Australia needs 25,000 donations – which means around 1.3 million donations each year.
Last year, employees from health organisations around Australia gave over 6,200 blood donations, saving up to 18,600 lives — but more is always needed to ensure the supply doesn’t run dry!
This year, Australian health organisations will compete against each other by state to make the most donations between 1 May and 31 July in the inaugural Red25 Health Services Blood Challenge.
Red25 is the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood’s group blood donation program. Together, Red25 members aim to give 25% of all of Australia’s blood donations.
You can make a huge difference to the lives of seriously ill patients — and help your organisation take out the blood challenge title!
To get started:
If you haven’t participated before or aren’t a member of Red25 (previously Club Red):
- Ring 13 14 95 to make a blood donation appointment for between 1 May – 31 July
- Join your organisation’s Red25 group or if it doesn’t have a Red25 group, register one!
- Give blood to have your donation automatically added to our tally.
- Track your group’s results online during the challenge.
If you’re already a member of Red25, you don’t need to re-register — just book and donate during the challenge to have your donations automatically added to the tally. Don’t forget to encourage your workmates to get involved too.
Whether you go by yourself or with colleagues, every donation you make counts!
For more information visit the Health Services Blood Challenge webpage or contact 1300 886 524.