HSBC blood donation

Chief Executive Officer of HSBC, Marcus Hurry (right) donating blood.

Under the theme of "Save a life, give blood today", The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) launched a blood donation campaign to help the National Blood Reserve Bank at RIPAS yesterday.

The blood donation drive was organised by the HSBC Sports and Social Club and supported by the management of HSBC as an example of its 'HSBC in the community' activities.

Mr Marcus Hurry, Chief Executive Officer of HSBC, noted that blood donation is not a new activity for HSBC.

In recent years, HSBC team members have donated blood to the National Blood Donation Unit at RIPAS through personal initiative and in support of other blood donation campaigns.

Mr Hurry said, "We are pleased that our members of staff have such a strong sense of community responsibility.

As "The world's local Bank" HSBC works hard to act in new and creative ways to be an engaged member of the local community and in the case of more traditional support, as through blood donations, will continue to make this campaign an annual community event.

The organiser, Awang Rosli Haji Haron said that more than 70 staff and customers of HSBC donated blood in the one-day campaign.

As a gesture of appreciation, staff-donors receive a T-shirt from the organiser and a certification of appreciation.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin