The United Synagogue

'Give Blood' Campaign


At Rosh Hashanah 5769, US Chesed launched a campaign together with the National Blood Service, to encourage the Jewish community to make a different kind of new year pledge - a pledge to give blood.

'Our Father, our King, inscribe us in the Book of Life...'

On Rosh Hashanah we think about our mortality. We stand in shul and read about heavenly judgement. It's a great day to commit to doing one of the all time big mitzvot. It's a commitment you can make all year round - by donating blood you may give a newborn, a child, a mother or a father, a brother or a sister another chance of life.

Thousands of people everyday across the UK rely on blood transfusions for the treatment of life threatening conditions. There's never more than a few days worth of blood in stock, and without the 2.1 million units of blood voluntarily donated by the public each year, the NHS simply would not be able to manage.

Sharon Gold was diagnosed with breast cancer in April 2004. Her treatment left her depleted of white cells needed in the body to fight infection and she had to be given a blood transfusion. "If people are thinking about giving blood I would say to them 'just do it' as you never know what's around the corner. I was fortunate that blood was available when I needed it most and I know how important it is for people to give blood if they can."

Every year thousands of blood donating sessions are held, so finding a convenient place and time for you to donate is easy. Visit www.blood.co.uk and type in your postcode to see all the upcoming sessions taking place in your area. You can register when you get to a session but it's best to pre-book by calling 0300 123 23 23.

US Chesed is supporting sessions and setting up new ones in the community. Below are the sessions in our shuls in 2010:

Sunday 24th January at Edgware United Synagogue
Sunday 24th January at Cockfosters and N. Southgate United Synagogue
Sunday 21st February at Hendon United Synagogue
Sunday 7th March 2010 at Northwood United Synagogue
Sunday 21st March Joely Bear Appeal Session, venue tbc
Sunday 16th May at Edgware United Synagogue
Sunday 16th May Cockfosters and N. Southgate United Synagogue
Sunday 6th June at Hendon United Synagogue
Sunday 4th July Joely Bear Appeal Session, venue tbc
Sunday 3rd October at Edgware United Synagogue
Sunday 3rd October Cockfosters and N. Southgate United Synagogue
Sunday 10th October at Hendon United Synagogue
Sunday 7th November Joely Bear Appeal Session, venue tbc

To find out more about the Joely Bear Appeal please click here

Thank-you to everyone who has responded so enthusiastically to our campaign! In just six months, we have increased the number of donors from the Jewish community by 20%!





Downloads

To see a copy of our blood donation session booklet, please click here:

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