65 PEOPLE DONATED BLOOD

ARA (RNI) On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Swami Gyan Dev Maharajj Ji, a voluntary blood donation camp was organized by Hangam Yoga Institute, Bhojpur at the local Red Cross Blood Bank. Altogether 65 persons donated blood. Bihar General Secretary, Bhupendra Rai, Secretary, Umesh Kumar, Vijay Chandrakant, Yogendra Singh, Krishna Ji, Dharmendra Kumar Dheeraj, Dinesh Pal of the organization were present on the occasion. The programme was organized with the tireless efforts of Mrs. Reena Gupta and Dinanath Vishwakarma boosted the morale of the people to donate blood.

Active members in programme included Suresh Kumar, Hare Ram Singh, Krishnanand Ram, Jaydhir Kumar, Anoop Kumar besides women also participated enthusiastically and there was a large of women among the blood donors. The members of the Ara Red Cross Society were also present on the occasion. Umesh Chandra Sinha, Ashok Sharma, Tarkeshwar Thakur, Dr. Jitendra Shukla, Dr. B P Singh boosted the morale of the donors.

The programme was started with a prayer on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Swami Vigyan Dev Ji and after which blood donation was started. Ashok Sharma expressed his gratitude to all the donors and said that if there is a blood donor, wherever there is a blood bank. In the absence of blood donors, the lives of the needy will not be saved. Tarkeshwar Thakur said that blood donation is such a donation in which any person’s life can be saved and no one can know whose life one is saving. This is a secret donation and there can be no greater donation than this one. Throwing light on the importance of voluntary donation, Dr. Jitendra Shukla said that he is a blood donor himself and one must feel self-satisfaction as he gets from this. It is very important for all of us. He added during our lifetime we continue to help the needy by providing support in some form or the other. Umesh Chand Singh thanked all the blood donors and wished them happy Dipawali and assured that wherever needed, Red Cross will always be available to help them.

The entire arrangement of the programme was done under the supervision of Secretary, Ara Red Cross Society, Vibha Kumari. At the end of the programe, she extended vote of thanks. Pinky Prasad, Babita Devi, Krishna Prasad, Anil Kumar Singh, Kamala Devi, Ravi Shankar Pandey, Nirmal Prasad, Vikrant Ojha, Sushila Devi, Sheela Devi, Praveen Bajrangi, Pooja Devi, Surnamani Tiwari, Shiv Shankar Singh, Shubham Singh, Rohit Kumar, Meera Upadhayaya, Soni Upadhayaya, Dinanath Vishwakarma, Anil Prasad, Minta Devi, Harsh Raj Tiwari, Vijay Chandrakant are some of the names among others who donated blood.