Each year, 1,700 Canadian children receive a diagnosis of cancer. A child with cancer may need as many as five units of blood every week. The Gold Ribbon Campaign is calling on Canadians to rally together and donate blood, to honour childhood cancer survivors and to remember those who lost their lives too young.

The campaign’s goal is to collect 3,000 units of blood this September, with 1,700 from first-time donors. Canadian Blood Services will hold a donor clinic on campus Tuesday to help.

The clinic runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. September 16 in the Ambassador Auditorium, CAW Student Centre. Walk-in donors are welcome, but appointments will better accommodate donors’ working schedules. To book an appointment, call 1-888-2DONATE (1-888-236-6283).

Click here to register your blood donation in support of the Gold Ribbon Campaign.

As with previous clinics, the Department of Human Resources encourages all eligible employees to participate in this worthwhile process and asks any employees who wish to donate to make the necessary arrangements with their supervisors regarding the possibility of extended lunch or break periods.