Putting the “DO” in Doner

Donor Date Australia really appreciates all the support our followers are giving us. The fact that we are reaching people and encouraging and motivating Australians to help one another is beyond anything we could have imagined. The fact our mission has extended outside of the realm of Sydney and not only across Australia, but to friends from overseas we are speechless.
We wanted to share our gratitude to you all on behalf of ourselves and those you are helping. To those who are donating you are truly an inspiration to us all.

Thank you!

Amanda Ord, 25, Melbourne

“Made my first blood donation today! Wasn’t sure what to expect and I was a little nervous but it all went so well. I was there for about an hour all up but the actually donation bit only took 8 minutes! It didn’t hurt at all which pleasantly surprised me. I just took advantage of sitting back, reading a magazine and indulging in the free post-donation snacks! Feeling good that something so easy could help save someone’s life. Definitely going back in 3 months for round 2 🙂 big thanks to Donor date for the inspiration.”

Carly-Anne Kenneally, 25, Sydney

YAY all jabbed was so easy. I re-booked for 12 weeks and my partner is coming next time too!!!”

Man With The Golden Arm

Could you imagine donating blood 1,000 times?  James Harrison could.

The Australian man known as ‘ The man with the golden arm’ has donated just that, saving over 2 million babies with his race blood type. Holding the Guinness book of records for the most blood donated by an individual, his donations have helped babies suffering from Rhesus disease, a deadly form of anemia. After his first few donations it was discovered that Jame’ s blood contained a rare antibody that prevented infants who received his blood from dying of Rhesus disease.

How amazing is that! not only did he have the compassion to donate, but after finding out about his rare blood type and the good it could do, James just kept on going.

This is the type of donor we love! if you could help, why wouldn’t you?

 

Read more about Jame’s inspirational story here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1259627/Man-golden-arm-James-Harrison-saves-2million-babies-half-century-donating-rare-blood.html