Giving Blood

I went to the Goldstream Gazette website today and the front page had a picture of a man giving blood. It struck me as a great example of community engagement. Giving blood is something that requires an etremely small amount of effort but can often save someones life. In fact if you gave blood on more than one occasion it is quite likely that you have saved someones life. So this is a great community engagement program to pursue. If it's easily available for people to use they will hopefully give blood. 

Giving blood is also a show of a sense of community that extends larger than usual. When giving blood there is little guarantee that the blood will go to someone you know, it will most likely go to a total stranger. The act of giving blood really extends the community to feel for more of the human race rather than people within your social circle.