Rolleston Blood Drive

Did you know that we require 3,400 donations EACH & EVERY WEEK to meet hospital needs?

And less than 4% of us currently roll up our sleeves and donate. Last year we saved and improved the lives of 27,000 kiwis.PLEASE, PLAY IT FORWARD.

Rolleston Blood Drive

Where: Rolleston Community Centre

The Work Lounge.

When: Tuesday 24th April, 2.30pm – 7.00pm

Your one donation can SAVE up to THREE lives.

Booking your appointment to be a Lifesaver

I definitely recommend booking an appointment to give blood – appointments help to minimise your time away from work or home and help us to know how many people (and what blood types) are coming in and when to expect you. Here’s how to book your appointment…

• Download our app
• Go onto our website Book appointment Rolleston Blood Drive
• Call 0800 GIVE BLOOD (0800 448 325)
• Contact me, Jules if you have a couple of people interested as I can book you in as a group (343 9086 or jules.askin@nzblood.co.nz )

Eligibility Criteria

Please read the attached Blood Donor ELIGIBILITY Criteria to check if you are eligible to give blood on Tuesday 24th April. Or, use this link to do a quick eligibility quiz Am I Eligible? .

If you have recently been overseas, please follow use this link for the Donating After Travelling map to see if there is a stand-down period for the country you just visitedDonating After Travelling Info (or email me with the dates and countries you went to and I will check).

A few important things to remember…

• Please eat & drink plenty before you come along to donate (at least 1.5 litres of water)
• Remember to bring your donor card (which can be accessed on your donor app – download from the App Store or Google Play) or photo ID (driver’s licence, passport, student ID, etc).