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Blood donor clinics celebrate 50 years servicing Goderich
When it comes to giving blood and
saving lives, there is a 50 -year tradition
of donations in the Goderich area.
It was 50 years ago this October,
1959, that the first mobile blood do-
nor clinic was held in Goderich at St.
George's Anglican Church on North
Street.
Then, the blood -donor clinics were
rotated between North Street United
Church and Knox Presbyterian Church
on East Street. At that time, donors had
to be 19 -years of age and the mobile
clinics arrived in the spring and fall
of the year. Also, at that time, donors
were restricted to giving two blood do-
nations per year.
Before the advent of the blood donor
clinics, people had to pay for blood
transfusions. The Goderich Lions club
often car-pooled their members to Lon-
don, thereby saving quite a bit of money
for local citizens who required transfu-
sions and transportation to London.
Back in 1959, you could only give
blood up to 65 years -of -age as long as
you were healthy.
Today, donors ' can give blood up
to age 71 and, as long as a donor is
healthy, he or she can donate blood up
to five times a year with their doctor's
permission.
Today's clinics are supported by the
Goderich Kinsmen Club which pro-
vides transportation for rural residents
and snacks at the donation site. One
donor reported that each donation can
save up to three lives.
""I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there can be any
kindness I can show, or any good things I can do to any fellow human
being, let me do it now, and not defer it or Neglect it, as I shall not
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