The Sant Nirankari Mission has been involved
in organising and participating in Blood donation camps to
serve humanity for over two decades. SNM Sydney has also
been contributing to this noble cause for over fifteen years
by visiting the Australian Red Cross Blood Services in
Parramatta. However, on 26th September, 2009, for the first
time a Blood Donation Camp was held at the Nirankari Satsang
Bhawan in Marsden Park.
With the help and coordination of
ARCBS’s Marketing Manager, Heather Cunningham, a mobile van
for collecting blood was set up at the Bhawan from 9am to
3pm, where 58 devotees donated their blood. There were many
more saints wanting to donate blood but the mobile van had
reached maximum capacity. Accordingly, these saints were
asked to donate blood at the blood centre in Parramatta at a
later date.
President of the Mission in Australia and Sydney Parmukh
Rev Chanbir ji welcomed Ms Cunningham and thanked her for
organising the event. Impressed by the enthusiasm displayed
by the saints, Ms Cunningham agreed to honour the request of
Rev Chanbir Ji for organising blood donation camps twice a
year. At the end of the camp, Ms Cunningham expressed her
gratitude by saying “The Australian Red Cross Blood Service
is extremely grateful to all involved in the Universal
Brotherhood Mission for the outstanding success achieved
with the recent blood donation drive. We'd like to thank not
only the people who gave blood, but everyone who helped
spread the word and contributed to the day. The great work
leading up to and on the day ensured our success; and with
over 50 units of blood we have contributed to saving over
150 lives”.
The ARCBS team and Ms Cunningham appreciated the efforts
of SNM Sydney and praised the Mission’s support and
commitment towards serving humanity. As a result the Sant
Nirankari Bhawan Sydney has now become the permanent site
for blood donation camps twice a year, which will be held in
the months of April and October. The ARCBS team was amazed
at the zest and the high morale displayed by the saints who
were following the teachings of His Holiness Baba Ji that
“Blood should flow in veins, not in drains”.
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