16 Oct 2012|Noida | Amity University Campus, Sector-125, Noida
Amity Institute of Information Technology organises two day long Blood Donation Camp
Forty Crore Units of blood are required to the nation to save several lives and what is available is just forty lakh units of blood. Therefore, keeping this in mind and Amity Institute of Information Technology of Amity University has organized a two day long Blood Donation Camp with the association of Rotary Blood Bank, Delhi at Amity Campus, Sector-125, Noida.
Blood donation is a noble cause which can save lives of many people and a healthy person can donate blood three times in a year. Therefore, Amity takes this initiative every year and motivates its Students, Faculty and Managerial staff to be a part of this activity with enthusiasm.
Welcoming the august gathering Dr. Balvinder Shukla, Acting Vice Chancellor, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh shared her views and said that everyone should donate blood as it replicates human values and social responsibility towards our society. “Blood can’t be manufactured as other things can, it can only be given to save the lives” stressed Dr. Shukla.
Mr. Rajesh Aggarwal, Elect President, Rotary Club apprised the gathering with his motivational speech and said donating blood is a life saving attempt. “You don’t lose anything if you donate blood as human body has a regenerating mechanism” added Mr. Aggarwal.
Mr. Ajay Chauhan, Trustee, Ritnand Balved Education Foundation applauded the management skils of students and faculty for organizing this Blood Donation Camp in a well planned manner. He also lauded the motivation of students for their highly enthusiastic contribution in organizing this camp and making it a success.
Mrs. Asha Bajaj, Chief technical Officer, Rotary Blood Bank shared that out of total 700 registrations only 361 were able to donate blood because of the availability of bags and the rest are lined up for tomorrow. Ninety Five students got rejected due to less Hemoglobin Level wherein most of them were girls. “Students should focus on their diet and move towards a healthy diet by eating right on time” said Mrs. Bajaj.