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Give Blood 4 Good – The Group Aiming to Drive Blood Donations

The Bloody Brilliant Uni Squad at their library stall last month, where 70 students signed up to donate blood.

Give Blood 4 Good (GB4G) was founded in 2019 after twenty-one-year-old Edinburgh University student Patrick Smith lost his life. Patrick was incredibly passionate about giving blood, which he did as soon as he was eligible on his 17th birthday. GB4G was created in Patrick’s legacy to carry on his drive for blood donations. The charity […]

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“It’s a beautiful day to save lives”: Donating blood in Edinburgh

People donate blood for a number of reasons. Perhaps they were asked by a friend, they themselves may once have been in a position where they needed blood or because a friend or family member, at any moment, could be in that same position. No matter the reason, giving blood is one the easiest ways […]