S3. EP4. Alleviating the sense of hopelessness following the Hunter Valley wedding bus crash during Blood Donor Week.

On 11 June 2023, a bus transferring wedding guests from Lovedale to Singleton, in the New South Wales Hunter Valley, overturned leaving 10 passengers dead and another 25 in hospital. 

As the local community and its surrounds come to terms with the unspeakable tragedy, local AFL clubs are rallying to recruit blood donors to ensure there is enough blood to treat the injuries, infections and burns of the survivors and ensure their safety during the many surgeries they have ahead. 

On this episode, Duane Roy, Chairman of the Maitland Saints AFL Club joins me to share how overwhelming the community response has been in registering blood donations this week and how they are making lifelong commitments to blood donation, to honour the memory and celebrate the lives of the bus crash victims. 

This week we celebrate all blood donors all over the world and this story highlights the incredible impact that blood donors have. Without blood donors the number of fatalities in this tragedy would have undoubtedly been higher. 

To make an appointment to donate blood please call Lifeblood on 13 14 95 and add your donation to The Milkshakes for Marleigh Lifeblood Team https://www.lifeblood.com.au/blood

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