Plea issued for blood donors

Blood • Canadian Blood Services are reminding Calgarians they are in desperate need of donors in the holiday season. To help reach their cross-Canada goal of 25,000 units of blood, they are looking for 548 more donors in the city between Dec. 24 and 31.

“We’d like to thank Canadians who took the time to donate blood so far this holiday season, but we need that generosity to continue through the end of the year,” says Lisa Castro, community development co-ordinator for Canadian Blood Services. “Do something that embodies the spirit and generosity of the season — give blood. It costs you nothing, and it’ll give someone a holiday miracle.”

For more information, check out www.blood.ca or 1-888-236-6283.