34th Annual Laval Blood Donor Clinic

City Councillor Norman Girard, chairman of the drive joins Mr. Claude Labelle, Denis Piche and Richard Lachance in inviting the community-at-large to come out and help attain the objective of 1,200 visitors to the clinic, at 955, Bois-de-Boulogne (off St-Martin Boulevard, south of Moe's Restaurant. The site is easily accessed, with a large parking lot able to accommodate many hundreds of cars.

Organizers of the clinic remind potential donors that a single giving of blood can save up to four lives, with hundreds of Quebecers needing transfusions on a daily basis.

As well, since 2005, age restrictions no longer apply, provided that donors 67-70 have not given blood in the last two years, and that new donors over the age of 61 have with them a medical certificate indicating they are in good health. Everyone over 71 must show this letter every time they wish to give blood.

The form letter for these occasions is available in mobile clinics, at GLOBULE Blood Giving Centres, by telephone at 1-800-847-2525 or at www.hema-quebec.qc.ca

The Laval clinic will operate between 10:00 am and 8:30 pm, September 7, 2007.

For more information: (450) 978-8000.

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(Photo: Martin Alarie Courrier Laval)(Photo: Courtesy of Héma-Québec)