Jess de Klerk from NTT Nissan is arrested during the Jail-a-Friend event held at the SANBS building on November 22. Photo: Kerry Bird
The arrests were made, and the price of bail was blood, during the South African National Blood Service (SANBS) Jail-a-Friend event on November 22.
In total, 99 donors donated blood, each pint of which can save up to three lives. From this Jail-a-Friend event alone, up to 297 lives can be saved.
Each “arrestee” had to find 10 blood donors for their release.
Those “arrested”:
• Arisja Misselhorn (Ridge Times editor);
• Jess de Klerk (NTT Nissan);
• Mariaan Chamberlain (DA);
• Magda Maré (Laerskool Secunda);
• Nandipha Sosibo (Grubhouse);
• Lisa Posthumus (donor committee member);
• Mthokozisi Sibanyoni (donor committee member);
• Walter van der Merwe (donor committee member);
• Bridgett Roelofse (donor committee member);
• Reece Palmer (Secunda Round Table 231);
• Sonia Boucher (Sonia Boucher Photography).
With the festive season almost here, more blood is needed, so why not donate at the SANBS building, Grand Palace, on Heunis Street?
Ridge Times editor Arisja Misselhorn is “jailed” during the Jail-a-Friend event held at Secunda’s SANBS on November 22. Photo: Kerry Bird
Plasma donor Jabu Zondi during the Jail-a-Friend event. Photo: Kerry Bird
Siphiwe Shabangu donates blood for the second time during the SANBS Jail-a-Friend event. Photo: Kerry Bird
Siphiwe Shabangu
First-time blood donor Felicia Mngomezulu gets assisted by nurse Lerato Mathabathe during the Jail-a-Friend blood drive held at Secunda’s SANBS. Photo: Kerry Bird
Thumbs up to Wikus Claassen of the Secunda Round Table, who donates blood during the Jail-a-Friend event. Applying the needle is nurse Anneline Bothma. Photo: Kerry Bird
Happy Thobejane donates blood for the 29th time. Photo: Kerry Bird
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