For the very first time, the Aalto University Student Union challenges all its member associations to donate blood! Nearly a thousand voluntary blood donors are needed every weekday to make sure that about 50,000 seriously ill patients receive the treatment they need every year. Put your blood into circulation and donate now!
The blood donation campaign starts on the 1st of March 2017. During the campaign, from the 1st of March to the 30th of April 2017, the associations that have donated the most blood, both quantitatively and in percentage terms in relation to their number of members, are awarded the use of one of AYY’s sauna facilities for one night. All donors also receive an overall patch from the Finnish Red Cross as a thank you. In addition, groups that have donated at least 10 times during the year will receive a diploma and their names will be put up on the Blood Service website.
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How to participate in the campaign:
- Register a VeriRyhmä group for your association at veripalvelu.fi/ryhmat. Name your group “AYY + name of your association”.
- Let AYY know that you are taking part in the campaign by filling out the form at https://lomake.ayy.fi/viestinta/luovutusaalto-verenluovutuskampanja-ayyn-piirissa-toimiville/.
- Donate blood as a group or individually at a Blood Service Centre (Sanomatalo, Kivihaka, Iso Omena and particularly at the Otaniemi campus on the 12th of April). To get your points calculated, remember to mention the name of your VeriRyhmä group to the staff at the Blood Service Centre during registration. Remember to take your official ID with you!
If you want to donate blood with a larger group, call the Blood Service Centre to arrange a donation time in advance. This way the Blood Service Centre can prepare for possible congestion. A good size for a group is 4 –6 persons, and you should reserve at least an hour for the donation.
- You should test whether you are suitable as a donor at www.sovinkoluovuttajaksi.fi. You can also call the free info phone for blood donors if you have any health-related questions, tel. 0800 0 5801 (weekdays 8–17). Communicate about the campaign and your blood donation events through your own channels and challenge everyone to take part.
- On social media, use the hashtags #LuovutusAalto/#DonationAalto and #VeriRyhmä/#BloodGroup to spread the blood donation challenge. Members will be informed of the campaign through the AYY website and the Facebook event.
Challenge your friends and fellow associations and lend a helping hand!
Contact details
- Blood Service’s contact person, nurse Linda Holmström, inda.holmstrom@veripalvelu.fi, tel. 029 300 1030
- AYY’s contact person, Information Officer Katarina Vesikko, tiedottaja@ayy.fi, tel. 050 5209440
Where can you donate?
Espoo Blood Service Centre, Shopping Centre Iso Omena, Länsiväylätoimisto (NB! At the Iso Omena Service Centre from the 10th of April), Mon, Wed 12–19, Tue, Thu, Fri 11–18. Group sign-ups: 029 300 1040
Helsinki, Sanomatalo Blood Service Centre, Töölönlahdenkatu 2, 2nd floor, Mon, Wed, Fri 11–19, Tue, Thu 8–19. Group sign-ups: 029 300 1030
Helsinki, Kivihaka Blood Service Centre, Kivihaantie 7, Mon–Thu 11–18, Fri 9–16. Group sign-ups: 029 300 1020
More information at https://www.bloodservice.fi