Canadian Blood Services Kicks off National Volunteer Week

Canadian Blood Services is a vital component of Canada’s health care system. A not-for-profit, charitable organization, its sole mission is to manage the supply of blood and blood products across the country’s provinces and territories except Quebec.

Last year more than 17,000 volunteers gave over 200,000 hours of their time at Canadian Blood Services. The agency’s theme this year is “Because of one, lives can be saved.” The theme captures the impact each volunteer has made to Canadian Blood Services and how vital volunteer involvement is to the organization.

With the help and skill of its volunteers, Canadian Blood Services collected over 1,000,000 units of whole blood, platelets and plasma, which were used to improve or save the lives of countless Canadians across our great nation.

Volunteers such as Lisa McKay, who is a true example of turning compassion into action! Lisa, whose daughters’ life was saved by an intrauterine blood transfusion, volunteers by speaking and passing along her story of one how stranger’s gift can truly save a life.

Canadian Blood Services is showing their appreciation this National Volunteer Week by celebrating the efforts of their volunteers who have donated their time, energy and skill this past year.

From Volunteer Canada and the rest of our nation we wish to forward our thanks to the incredible volunteers of Canadian Blood Services.