Volunteer blood drop

(Baonghean) -Volunteering for community life is one of the main activities of the youth of Vinh University of Technical Education. In addition to volunteer activities such as: establishing a team to popularize information technology, participating in the green summer campaign, maintaining regular volunteering at SOS children's village, donating blood to save lives is considered a noble act of the school's students...

Established in 2006, the Blood Donation Club of Vinh University of Technology and Education Student Association has brought happiness to patients facing critical situations with extremely meaningful drops of blood. From only a few dozen students, the Club has now gathered thousands of volunteers to participate. Through many different forms, the Club has mobilized and propagated to students basic knowledge about blood transfusion safety, building a force ready to donate blood when necessary. Many students, when not yet joining the Club, still have a childish awareness of blood donation, but after a few sessions, through the mobilization of Club members, they understand that donating blood to save lives is a noble act, it does not affect each person's health, donating blood properly also brings benefits to purifying the body, increasing resistance.

Students of Vinh University of Technology and Education participate in voluntary blood donation.

Student Nguyen Duy Vinh - Head of the school's voluntary blood donation club, shared: "The most effective way to promote is to set an example. If we want students in the school to actively participate in the blood donation movement, the club's board members themselves must take the lead. And an effective measure that the club has implemented is to let students come into contact with patients, witness the scene of patients dying just because they don't have blood, from there, let them understand the value of donated blood drops..."

With the message "Every drop of blood given, a life remains", from 2006 to now, the school's voluntary blood donation club has organized 22 blood donation sessions with more than 2,000 students of the school participating, including many people donating blood for the 4th or 5th time such as Nguyen Thi Quynh Trang, Nguyen Duy Vinh... who were awarded certificates of merit by the Provincial People's Committee for their outstanding achievements in the humanitarian blood donation movement. In addition, the club also mobilized many volunteers to participate in emergency blood donation when hospitals requested. Many times at night, there are cases where patients are in critical condition and need blood to save them, just need the phone to ring and members of the club with the same blood type will be present to donate blood to save people.

In particular, the Club not only mobilizes and propagates students in the school but also does a good job of mobilizing students, youth union members, and residents in the school area. Through forms such as: direct propaganda, distributing leaflets, showing reports, documentary images on tapes and discs... the Club has raised awareness of local people about the voluntary blood donation movement, attracting everyone to actively participate in this meaningful activity.

For the Club to operate effectively, the school's Board of Directors has created all favorable conditions: financial support for voluntary blood donation campaigns organized at the school; transportation support for volunteers participating in sudden blood donations at the hospital; timely rewards and commendations for individuals with outstanding achievements in the voluntary blood donation movement.

With practical and effective activities, students of Vinh University of Technology and Education have devoted their youth and enthusiasm to the community and social security. That is the basis and driving force for the development of the school's Youth Union and Association activities. The Club is honored to receive certificates of merit from the Provincial People's Committee and the Provincial Red Cross.

Duy Nam