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We are fast approaching the end of a busy year of awareness initiatives and recruitment clinics hosted by the ACLT which took place throughout the UK. It has been a very positive year for the charity as the awareness is still at an all time high and the charity ensures that we capitalise on the positive responses we continue to receive from the general public about how we can all be life savers simply by donating blood and becoming donors.
We have already started to organise our clinics calendar which will commence in January 2010. Details will be added to our site shortly.
We would like to say ‘thank you’ to everyone who stepped forward in 2009 to become potential bone marrow donors and those who signed up to become regular blood donors for blood transfusion purposes and those of you who actually donated a unit of blood at our special ‘Daniel De-Gale Blood Donation Sessions in conjunction with the National Blood Service.
All we ask is that you continue to spread the word about how simple it is to be a HERO and to encourage family and friends to also take that step of attending one of our sessions and being educated about the whole process of being a donor which will allow us all to make informed decisions rather than decisions on sometimes incorrect hearsay.
Here are the facts and figures of the numbers of people who have registered via the ACLT and the difference we are all making to so many lives in this country and around the world.
1,569 people gave a blood sample via the ACLT clinics and are now potential donors on the Anthony Nolan Trust Register.
988 people completed an application form via the ACLT clinics to become regular blood donors on the National Blood Service Register.
3,003 people signed up to become blood donors via the ACLT at ‘VIP Appeal’ Events which were attended by ACLT volunteers who address the vast audiences.
353 people actually donated a unit of blood (470 mls of blood) for transfusion purposes via the ‘Daniel De-Gale’ Blood Donation Sessions in Central London, Croydon, Birmingham and Bristol.
64 people joined the National Blood Service (British Bone Marrow Register) to become potential bone marrow donors via the ACLT at the ‘Daniel De-Gale’ Blood Donation Sessions in Central London, Croydon, Birmingham and Bristol.
In total the ACLT hosted 23 bone marrow and blood recruitment clinics throughout the UK on behalf of the Anthony Nolan Trust and the National Blood Service.
In total the ACLT hosted 20 ‘VIP Appeal’ events throughout the UK on behalf of the National Blood Service.
We were also invited to attend numerous awareness events, conferences, seminars, schools, colleges and universities, corporate companies, government bodies, public sector organisations etc. to spread the word and encourage further recruitment.
If you would like the ACLT to come along to your place of work, church, shopping centre, school, college, university or establishment to raise awareness and recruit donors please contact us.
Thank You.
The dates, times & venues below are a breakdown of the actual recruitment clinics throughout 2009.
Hello there
'Thank You' for making an enquiry to register as a potential bone marrow donor. Jermaine Louis, Caroline Johnson, Tracey Tanyanyiwa, Cyril Onyejekwe, Donna Benjamin, Yvette Gate, Angela Christopher are just a few people living with blood related cancers currently looking for that perfect matching bone marrow donor. If you are aged 18-49 and have a minimum 2 years permanent residency in the UK we can consider you as a blood and potential Bone Marrow donor (even if you have the Sickle Cell Trait) but you must be willing to register as a possible bone marrow match for all patients around the world awaiting possible matches. Please note that you cannot just walk into your doctor's practice or any hospital to give a blood sample to get on the register.
A COMPLETE LIST OF 2009 ACLT CLINIC DATES & RESULTS
(In assocation with the Anthony Nolan Trust and the National Blood Service)
The following information highlights the results of our ACLT Registration drives in 2009.
Tuesday 27th January 2009 - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Time: 11.30am - 3.30pm
Brunel University
Hamilton Hospitality Block
Kingston Lane
Uxbridge
UB8 3PH
(208 Anthony Nolan Trust potential Bone Marrow Donors registered and 35 National Blood Service Blood donation forms completed)
Monday 16th February 2009 - NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Time: 11.30am - 3.30pm
Barclays Capital
10 South Colonnade
Canary Wharf
E14 4BB
(14 Anthony Nolan Trust potential Bone Marrow Donors registered and 11 National Blood Service Blood donation forms completed)
Saturday 21st February 2009 - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Time: 12.00 noon - 4pm
Hackney Empire
291 Mare Street
London
E8 1EJ
(80 Anthony Nolan Trust potential Bone Marrow Donors registered and 16 National Blood Service Blood Donation forms completed)
Sunday 1st March 2009 - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Time: 12.00 noon - 4pm
Cobourg Primary School
Cobourg Road
London
SE5 0JD
(20 Anthony Nolan Trust potential Bone Marrow Donors registered and 18 National Blood Service Blood donation forms completed)
Monday 16th March 2009 - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Time: 11.00am - 4.00pm
University of Essex
Sub Zero
Wivenhoe Park
Colchester Essex
CO4 3SQ
(217 Anthony Nolan Trust potential Bone Marrow Donors registered and 50 National Blood Service Blood donation forms completed)
'Daniel De-Gale Blood Donation Day' in association with the National Blood Service (NBS)
Date: Tuesday 17th March
Time: 08:30am till 7.00pm
Venue: West End Blood Donation Centre
26 Margaret Street
London
W1N 7LB
(Nearest Tube is Oxford Circus) - 2 minutes walk
90 people Donated 1 Unit (475 mls) of Blood for transfusion Purposes
Monday 23rd March 2009 - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Time: 12.30pm - 7.30pm
Croydon Higher Education College Building
College Road
Croydon
CR9 1DX
(73 Anthony Nolan Trust potential Bone Marrow Donors registered and 61 National Blood Service Blood donation forms completed)
Saturday 18th April 2009 – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Time: 12noon – 5.00pm
The Drum
144 Potters Lane
Aston
Birmingham
B6 4UU
(38 Anthony Nolan Trust potential Bone Marrow Donors registered and 36 National Blood Service Blood donation forms completed)
Wednesday 22nd April 2009 – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Time: 11.30 till 4.30pm
Coventry University
Richard Crossman Building
Priory Street
Coventry
CV1 5RW
(88 Anthony Nolan Trust potential Bone Marrow Donors registered and 70 National Blood Service Blood donation forms completed)
Wednesday 29th April – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Time: 2.30pm till 7.30pm
Elmwood Primary School
Lodge Road
Croydon
CR0 2LT
(42 Anthony Nolan Trust potential Bone Marrow Donors registered and 35 National Blood Service Blood donation forms completed)
Tuesday 12th May 2009 - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Time: 11am till 4pm
DMU Students Union
1st Fl Campus Centre Bldg
Mill Lane
Leicester
LE2 7DR
179 Anthony Nolan Trust potential Bone Marrow Donors registered and 136 National Blood Service Blood donation forms completed)
Saturday 16th May 2009 – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Time: 11am till 4pm
Choice FM
Capital Building
30 Leicester Square
London WC2H 7LA
128 Anthony Nolan Trust potential Bone Marrow Donors registered and 67 National Blood Service Blood donation forms completed)
Thursday 28th May - Open TO THE PUBLIC
Time: 2.30pm till 7.30pm
Whitgift Shopping Centre
Unit 0141 (Allders Square, Opposite WH Smith & Allders)
Croydon
CR0 1UT
73 Anthony Nolan Trust potential Bone Marrow Donors registered and 58 National Blood Service Blood donation forms completed)
Friday 29th May - Open TO THE PUBLIC
Time: 2.30pm till 7.30pm
Whitgift Shopping Centre
Unit 0141 (Allders Square, Opposite WH Smith & Allders)
Croydon
CR0 1UT
60 Anthony Nolan Trust potential Bone Marrow Donors registered and 53 National Blood Service Blood donation forms completed)
Friday 12th June 2009 – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Time: 3pm till 8pm
Battersea Arts Centre
Lavender Hill
Battersea
London
SW11 5TN
(37 Anthony Nolan Trust potential Bone Marrow Donors registered and 34 National Blood Service Blood donation forms completed)
Saturday 20th June 2009 – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Time: 12.00noon – 4pm
Lewisham Fire Station
249 Lewisham High Road
London
SE13 6NH
(44 Anthony Nolan Trust potential Bone Marrow Donors registered and 34 National Blood Service Blood donation forms completed)
Saturday 27th June - Open TO THE PUBLIC
Time: 12pm till 5pm
Whitgift Shopping Centre
Unit 0141 (Allders Square, Opposite WH Smith & Allders)
Croydon
CR0 1UT
(61 Anthony Nolan Trust potential Bone Marrow Donors registered and 79 National Blood Service Blood donation forms completed)
Wednesday 30th September 2009 - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Time: 11am - 7pm
University of Arts
Trumans Brewery
91 Brick Lane
London
E1 6QL
(53 Anthony Nolan Trust potential Bone Marrow Donors registered)
Thursday 1st October 2009 - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Time: 12pm till 5pm
Mini Festival 'Black History Month' Freshers
London College of Communication
Elephant & Castle
London
SE1 6SB
(1 Anthony Nolan Trust potential Bone Marrow Donor registered)
‘DANIEL DE-GALE BLOOD DONATION WEEK IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE NATIONAL BLOOD SERVICE (NBS).’
Monday 5th October to Friday 9th October
We Invited the general public to donate 475mls of blood for transfusion purposes.
40 minutes of their time was all it took to save someone's life. Here are the results:
Monday 5th and Tuesday 6th October - ‘Daniel De-Gale Blood Donation Week’
Time: 10:00am till 7.10pm
West End Donor Centre
26 Margaret St
London
W1W 8NB
157 people donated 1 Unit (475 mls) of Blood for transfusion purposes
Wednesday 7th October - ‘Daniel De-Gale Blood Donation Week’
Time: 11:15am till 7pm
Birmingham Blood Centre
65 New Street
Birmingham
West Midlands
B2 4DU
18 people donated 1 Unit (475 mls) of Blood for transfusion purposes
Thursday 8th October - ‘Daniel De-Gale Blood Donation Week’
Time: 1.00pm till 7.00pm
Whitgift Shopping Centre
Unit 1054-1056 (1st Floor Next to Lloyds Bank)
Croydon
CR0 1UT
64 people donated 1 Unit (475 mls) of Blood for transfusion purposes
Friday 9th October – ‘Daniel De-Gale Blood Donation Week’
Time: 08:30am till 11.40am and 1pm till 2pm
Filton College, Wise Campus
New Road
Stoke Gifford
Bristol
BS34 8LP
24 people donated 1 Unit (475 mls) of Blood for transfusion purposes
Wednesday 21st October 2009 – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Time: 12pm till 4pm
University Of Nottingham
Portland Bldg
East Drive
Nottingham
NG7 2RD
(66 Anthony Nolan Trust potential Bone Marrow Donors registered and 21 National Blood Service Blood donation forms completed)
Sunday 25th October 2009 – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Time: 12pm till 4pm
All Stars Boxing Gym
576 Harrow Road
London
W10 4NJ
15 Anthony Nolan Trust potential Bone Marrow Donors registered and 13 National Blood Service Blood donation forms completed)
Friday 30th October 2009 – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Time: 12pm till 4pm
Loughborough University
Students Union
Ashby Road
Loughborough
LE11 3TU
39 Anthony Nolan Trust potential Bone Marrow Donors registered and 33 National Blood Service Blood donation forms completed)
Saturday 21st November 2009 – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Time: 1.30pm till 5.00pm
Clapton Community Seventh Day Adventist Church
St Pauls Church
Chelmer Road
Hackney
E9 6AY
(33 Anthony Nolan Trust potential Bone Marrow Donors registered and 38 National Blood Service Blood donation forms completed)
New dates have been added to our 2010 registration clinics calendar. Look in the clinics and events sections of our website.
New dates in London and other cities will be added to our 2010 list of registration clinics. Please look at our website for further updates. Please also click here to take a look at the Anthony Nolan Trust Website for further dates in their diary of registration drives.
All we ask of you, especially if you are from the Black, Mixed Race and Ethnic Minority community and aged between 18-40 in relatively good health and not obese or under 8 stone, is to give up 30 minutes of your day to come down to the registration clinic venue where you can complete the application form, be counselled about the donation procedures and if you are ever found to be a matched donor what your preparation would be. This is followed by a Q & A's session and finally giving 4 mls of blood (a tablespoon). The blood sample is taken to determine your bone marrow tissue type (your blood group is of no relevance) and these details with your name and location will be added on to a database of potential donors for patients awaiting matches around the world. On completion we will arm you with various bits of information and our contact details, just in case you need to speak with us in the future about anything. In order for you to save time you can download the necessary reading and registration documents "Commit to a Life Saving Procedure Now" click here and "Donor Recruitment Medical Application Form" click here from the Anthony Nolan Trust's website.
These are both PDF files. So if you need the appropriate software then all you need to do is click and download the free Adobe Reader www.adobe.co.uk to download to view them. Please print and complete every question in the medical questionnaire including all parts of the Consent section at the back of the form. Then bring the completed form to the Registration clinic so that it can be checked to ensure that you are eligible to register.
If any of the ACLT dates or venues is not convenient to you or you are aged between the ages of 41-49 then we would strongly suggest that you contact the National Blood Service. The NBS has the 2nd largest register in the UK of potential bone marrow donors called the British Bone Marrow Registry (BBMR), and has recently raised its upper age limit. Now the age to register onto the BBMR is between 18-49. The NBS are always in your area promoting the need for blood donation as well as the urgency for new potential bone marrow donors.
Please call them on 0300 123 23 23 and quote reference 'R20 - ACLT'
Tell them you want to become a blood and bone marrow donor, they will ask what area you live or work in and can direct you to the closest donation session taking place possibly that same day. They will also post out to you information on blood registration drives in your area. Another easy way of finding your nearest public session is via their website link www.blood.co.uk. Just type in your home town or your postcode and you'll find plenty to choose from. And you don't even have to register before doing so. Just turn up on the day.
If you are willing and able to donate a unit of blood as well as joining the bone marrow register please give them a call. It is imperative that you must ensure to inform the NBS staff at the registration clinic that you want to also register as a potential Bone Marrow donor. (Do not presume that the NBS staff will automatically test you for Bone Marrow purposes) You will then be asked to read and sign the necessary Bone Marrow form in addition to the standard Blood Transfusion form. When you are donating a unit of blood for transfusion purposes, a small amount will also be taken and put aside for Bone Marrow testing.
You should not give blood via the National Blood Service if:
You've already given blood in the last 12 weeks
(normally, you must wait 16 weeks).
You have a chesty cough, sore throat or active cold sore (although the end of a cold is OK).
You're currently taking antibiotics or you have just finished a course within the last seven days.
You've had ear or body piercing or tattoos in the last 6 months.
You have received blood or think you may have received blood during the
course of any medical treatment or procedure anywhere in the world since 1st January 1980.
You've had a serious illness or major surgery in the past or are currently on medication.
Please discuss this with the clinical staff. The reason you're taking medicines
may prevent you from donating.
You've had complicated dental work. Simple fillings are OK after 24 hours,
as are simple extractions after 7 days.
You've been in contact with an infectious disease or have been given certain
immunisations in the last four weeks.
You're presently on a hospital waiting list or undergoing medical tests.
Please wait 6 months after returning from a malarial area before giving blood.
Thank you for reading our note, if you have any queries please feel free to contact us at the ACLT office. Thanking you in anticipation and hoping that we will see you with family and friends at one of the registration clinics if not registering directly with the NBS or Anthony Nolan Trust, because time is desperately running out.
Kind Regards
Beverley De-Gale & Orin Lewis – Co-Founders of the ACLT
