In 365 days, the 麻豆精选 Plasma Donation Centre in Orchard Park Mall has collected 8,840 litres of plasma.
June 22, celebrates one whole year for the clinic, the first of its kind in B.C.
Contributing to the nearly 9,000 litres of plasma is Nick Finn.
Finn made his 900th donation back in August 2021.
鈥淚鈥檇 love to get to 1,000,鈥� Finn said. 鈥淚 know for this clinic that just opened last year when I came here to donate the system kind of broke down because they weren鈥檛 used to having someone from another clinic maybe with that number of donations attend here. So, it was kind of funny.鈥�
Finn has been donating blood and plasma since he was 18.
Business Development Manager Janna Pantella says she often uses Finn鈥檚 story to encourage others to donate.
鈥淩ight now in Canada, we鈥檙e actually at the lowest levels we鈥檝e been in a decade for the number of donors. One in two people are eligible, but only one in 81 will donate. You never know when someone is going to need these products, so we ask anyone who is willing to book an appointment and come in and donate.鈥�
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Pantella said overall they鈥檝e had an amazing year at the clinic.
鈥淲e鈥檝e welcomed over 3,700 donors that have come through our doors and donated plasma for the first time, and we鈥檝e collected over 12,250 units of plasma over the last year,鈥� Pantella said with pride before jokingly adding, 鈥淲e collected more plasma than Mission Hill made ros茅 last year.鈥�
You can learn more about the process or book an appointment at blood.ca, through the GiveBlood app, or by call 1-888-2-DONATE (1-888-236-6283)
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