In previous years, the CFMS blood drive was a once a year event, but this past year we started a new program with Canadian Blood Services that helps us contribute all year long! The CFMS is CBS’ longest standing partner (it’s true – look it up!), and we have decided to move forward with that partnership and become part of the Partners For Life (PFL) program which will really help us maximize the donations we make across the country. Entering into a PFL partnership gives us access to CBS’ vast resources and nationwide team of coordinators who will help organize and promote blood donation opportunities to med students at every CFMS school. Through the PFL program, CBS will help us organize our efforts and help make sure that every student at every school is aware of the donation events available in their community. I am very confident that through the PFL program, CBS will help us reach donation numbers that we would have previously thought impossible to achieve. Our goal for this year is 1000 donations, and we are getting closer to that number every day!
One of the great things about our partnership with CBS is that they not only make sure that we are reaching our donation potential, but they also help us find ways to get everyone involved with the very important work of getting blood products to the patients who need them. Last year, several schools across the country took advantage of this opportunity and got involved with volunteer programs held by CBS to help raise awareness in their communities of the great need for blood products. There is much more to the work of supplying blood products than just lying on a table to bleed; CBS is helping us go beyond a blood drive to get more involved in the many different ways CBS helps the communities we all belong to.
Roll up your whitecoats and give!!
Mike Bevilacqua
CFMS Blood Drive Officer
National PFL Champion
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