St. Aloysius ITI holds Blood Donation Camp with KMC Hospital

Mangaluru: St Aloysius ITI in Collaboration with K.M.C Hospital, organised Blood Donation Camp on April 1st, 2023 at 10 a.m. at St Aloysius Industrial Training Institute.

The Chief Guest was Bharath Kumar – General Secretary, D.K. Auto Rickshaw Union, Jeppu Mangaluru. The Guest of Honour was Dr Deepa Adiga – Director, Blood Centre, K.M.C, Mangaluru. The President for the programme was Rev Fr John Dsouza S J – Director St Aloysius Industrial Training Institute, Mangaluru. Roshan Dsouza – Principal, Alwyn Menezes – Vice Principal, Noel Lobo – Training Officer, Raghavendra – Convener, Avinash Loy Dcunha – President, Student Council, the students and staff nurses from K.M.C hospital were present.

MRAC 2nd year students led the prayer service. Raghavendra – Convener escorted the dignitaries to the dais.

Avinash Loy Dcunha – President of the Student Council welcomed the gathering. The programme was inaugurated by lighting the lamp by the dignitaries on the dais.

The chief guest Bharath Kumar addressed the gathering by saying, “It is compulsory to donate blood above the age of 18, as it cannot be bought from any tree, plant or factory. We should inspire others by donating blood. Students should not have any bad habits as then they will not be able to donate blood. He advised that we should always give side to the ambulance in an emergency, as we don’t know that our relatives are in that emergency. Auto drivers are the only men who come for any help. Always respect your parents.

We are grateful to have our parents and we will achieve success.”

Dr Deepa Adiga spoke a few words saying that “Blood is the only thing you can donate when you are alive. The blood cannot be stored for more than 30 days. The donated blood is grouped into three types Red blood cells, White blood cells, Platelets and then it’s stored in the blood bank.”

In his Presidential address, Rev Fr John Dsouza SJ said, “I feel very happy when you donate blood. It is a precious gift that you give to someone, it is always the auto drivers who are the real heroes who help without any expectations and he promised that our institution will provide scholarships to the auto driver students who come for ITI education.

A total of 52 members donated blood at the Blood Donation Camp.

Shreyas, a student in MRAC 2nd year proposed the vote of thanks.

The programme was compered by Rony Dcunha, Secretary – Student Council.