Blood donation and bone marrow donor registration event
The event organised by our company and Kalamata FC, held on Tuesday 16 May 2023 for Bone Marrow Donor Registration in Kalamata and Voluntary Blood Donation, was a great success.
The event was carried out by the “Blood Donation Department of Kalamata Hospital”, the “Archegono Kyttaro Aimatos” (Blood Stem Cell) association, the “Red Cross” and the “Public IEK B of Nursing of Kalamata Hospital”.
This initiative had a twofold purpose: voluntary blood donation, as the need for blood never stops, and the chance to learn about bone marrow donation and register as a donor through a very simple process. Any healthy person aged 18–40 can register as a bone marrow donor with an application and a saliva sample, and if they turn out to be a compatible donor, they may be given the chance to save a child from leukaemia through a procedure similar to giving blood.
Public turnout exceeded every expectation, with people of all ages taking part, which shows the love and support of our fellow citizens for those in need.
We warmly thank everyone who took part and gave their time as volunteer blood donors and as prospective bone marrow donors.
The Spourgitis family would also like to thank from the heart everyone who volunteered to support this important initiative: the doctors, nurses, instructors and volunteers of the General Hospital of Kalamata, the “Archegono Kyttaro Aimatos” association, the Kalamata regional branch of the Red Cross and the Public IEK B of Nursing of Kalamata Hospital.
