Blood Donors Win Prizes From Hamilton Princess
Two winners have been selected from all new and regular blood donors who donated between June 2021 and June 2022, with prizes donated by the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club. Long-time blood donor, Janice Richards, won a night’s stay at the hotel, and new blood donor, Shauna Peyton, won a champagne brunch.
“Congratulations to our winners, and thank you to all our new and regular blood donors this year,” said Dr Eyitayo Fakunle, Consultant Haematologist.
“With over 2,000 transfusions in Bermuda in 2021, our need for regular donors is growing. We are so grateful to those who regularly attend and encourage everyone to consider donating if they can, that it is wonderful they get to participate in the raffle. A big thank you as well to Hamilton Princess for the raffle prizes, and also for being a regular participant in our Corporate Blood Drive competition.”
“We are very proud to support and encourage blood donation,” said Tim Morrison, General Manager of Hamilton Princess. “It is very important for us to have adequate blood supplies for those in our community who need it, and so Hamilton Princess feels it is very valuable for us to contribute and support every year.”
Janice Richards has donated for many years, and started when encouraged to do so at work, and she said, “I started to donate when an email was sent round asking employees to donate blood and I’ve been doing it for several years.
“It is important for people to donate as it saves lives. It is needed for certain medical conditions, and I’m a perfect match for someone in Bermuda who has sickle cell and so I’m called when they are in need of a treatment.”
Shauna Peyton is a new blood donor in Bermuda, but has donated many times in her native US. “Blood donation is an easy way to help people,” she said. “If you can donate you should as you never know when you or someone you know or friends or family will need a blood donation – and you also get cookies!”
