Blood donors club honoured for collecting 6K units

The National Integrated Forum of Artists and Activists (NIFAA), a Delhi-based socio-cultural NGO, honoured the Nurpur Blood Donors Club (NBDC) with a cash award of Rs 21,000 during its 25th silver jubilee foundation day celebration at Pragati Maidan.

As part of its Samavedna-2 initiative, NIFAA had organised 2,400 blood donation camps across the country on March 23, where a record 1.5 lakh units of blood were donated. The NBDC secured the sixth position nationally by collecting 305 units.

Receiving the award, NBDC president Rajiv Pathania dedicated the honour to the volunteers and team members, stating that the prize money would be spent on social welfare initiatives. Since its inception in December 2015, the club has organised 40 camps, collecting over 6,000 units of blood and has helped provide emergency blood to 5,000 patients across Himachal Pradesh and beyond.