NSW: blood challenge

Summary: coppers are winning so go out there and bleed ya bastards
(and read to the end...)

Please forward this email onto friends, family and co-workers and get
them involved in the Summer Blood Challenge 2007/08...

SUMMER'S FIERCEST BATTLE IS HEATING UP!

With only four weeks left in the 2007/08 Summer Blood Challenge the
Police Force and their supporters have rallied together in the last
week of January, to edge in front of their rivals, taking the lead for
only the second time in this year's Challenge.

The tally now stands at:
Police Force 1549
Motorcyclists 1480

The motorcyclists and Police Force have joined forces and have
generated a total of 3,029 donations so far in the Challenge. As each
blood donation can help save 3 lives, this means that the Challenge so
far has potentially helped around 9,087 lives. This means we have only
913 lives to save, until we reach the 100,000th life saved by the
Challenge.

A big thankyou must go out to the Police men and women from the
Southern Highland District, who contributed over 20 donations last
week to this their side's total. More than half of the Southern
Highlands Police Force turned out to give blood, from general duties
officers, detectives, high way patrol officers and even the police
prosecutor.

The prize draw for this year's double pass to the see the 2008 Phillip
Island Superbike Championship, will take place on Monday 25th of
February. If you haven't already donated during this year's Challenge
or have family and friends who are yet to roll up their sleeves for
their side, make sure you donate before February 25th, so you too can
also have the chance to win this wonderful prize*.

There are just under four weeks left in the Challenge, so get behind
your side, and take out the 2007/08 Summer Blood Challenge.

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The Summer Blood Challenge aims to create a bit of friendly
competition between the Police Force and motorcyclists across NSW &
ACT to see who can make the most blood donations over the summer. The
Challenge has been running for over 15 years and the motorcyclists are
currently in the lead 8-7.

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* Terms and Conditions
1. You must present to a donor centre or mobile unit in NSW or the ACT
between 1 December 2007 and 24 February 2008. No donation of blood is
required to enter the draw. 2. Entry must be made on this entry form
and placed in the box provided at the donor centre or mobile unit. 3.
Prize: A three day double pass, to the 2008 Phillip Island World
Superbike Championship. Includes 3 nights accommodation and return
economy airfares from Sydney to Melbourne, leaving Friday 29/2/08
returning Monday 3/3/08. The ARCBS reserves the right to determine
departure times for all flights. Winners will be responsible for the
organisation and payment of all airport transfers. Winners must be 18
years or older. Prize not transferable or redeemable for cash. 4.
Personal information will only be used by the Marketing Department of
the ARCBS NSW. By providing your contact details you authorise us to
contact you about blood donation. ARCBS recognises its obligation
under the National Privacy Legislation. 5. Winner will be notified by
telephone on 25 February 2008.

 

I've done one so far this year. Next one's in April ..

 

I'm becoming a plasma donor starting on February 22, and I gave a
normal blood donation 2 or 3 weeks ago.


BTH

 

In aus.motorcycles on Mon, 4 Feb 2008 14:57:15 -0800 (PST)

You should have gone over the border to NSW...

Zebee

 

From a jerk like you ? Probably not.

 

Yeebers, FFS stop feeding the trolls.

 

but he looks so thin and hungry..

 

Yeah sure, knock yourself out. While you're down there, my boots
aren't cleaning themselves...


BTH

 

They have the posters up at the donor centre in Canberra, but I didn't
bother to ask about adding myself to the tally. Probably should have,
eh?


BTH

 

Not from you thanks. The Red Cross already gave me one for 100 donations,
another for 150, again for 200, a very nice one for 250, and a huge one for
300. No more medals after that, I'm afraid, but they gave a me a beautiful
crystal beer mug for 350, and a crystal ice bucket for 400. After today I've
got 9 more to make 450, I should make that by June 30, and I'm looking
forward to my prezzie.

Have they given you a red cross biro yet?

Theo

 

Go for it. My mother made me do my first one, and I got addicted.

Theo

 

Yep! I got the 25th donation prize just a couple of weeks ago. ;-)

(Clearly I haven't been as diligent as I could have been).


BTH

 

They're obviously not all bloody donations though, Theo. How many
plasmids ? <oops, too much bioshock> plasmas ?

 

make that "blood", not "bloody".

 

No, mostly plasma or platelets. I go every two weeks now. The first 40 were
whole blood though. When I first did plasma it took 3 hours. They didn't
have the machinery they have now. It was take a pint, rush upstairs,
seperate it, rush downstairs, put the red stuff back in:- repeat until
enough.

Now plasma takes 40 mins and platelets an hour.

Theo

 

Bastards keep rejecting me so they can get f*cked.

betty the reject

 

Perhaps that miss spent youth wasn't such a good idea ?

All those sticks can catch up with you

 

pardon?

betty

 

Don't play the innocent with me girlie ... I know about Kiwi Sticks ..

 

Then perhaps you could enlighten me, coz I've never heard of em. I had the
most mis-spent youth you can imagine, being a good little church-going girly
swot... what a bloody waste!

betty