{"id":31040,"date":"2025-06-09T08:48:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T07:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsa.wales\/?p=31040"},"modified":"2025-06-09T08:51:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T07:51:13","slug":"join-wsa-member-active4blood-in-supporting-nhs-blood-service-to-save-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wsa.wales\/cy\/join-wsa-member-active4blood-in-supporting-nhs-blood-service-to-save-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"Join WSA member Active4Blood in supporting NHS Blood Service to save lives\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Join WSA member Active4Blood in supporting NHS Blood Service to save lives<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Welsh Sports Association (WSA) member Active4Blood is dedicated to supporting the NHS Blood and Transplant Service, engaging with the sport and leisure community to encourage blood donation.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their work centres around the ability of sport to make impactful change, harnessing that power to promote blood donation and save lives across the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every day, the NHS needs over 5,000 blood donations to treat patients in need, from accident victims to those undergoing cancer treatment or living with blood disorders. Yet, fewer people are signing up to donate.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here in Wales, we need 300 donors a day to come forward, particularly younger people.  That\u2019s where Active4Blood, and its sport-specific campaign Sports4Blood, step in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Sport brings people together. It inspires passion, teamwork, and action \u2014 just like donating blood,” commented Julian Wilde-Davies, a Founder and Trustee of the charity.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSports clubs really are the heart of every community. With Sports4Blood, we\u2019re using the power of these sporting communities to drive awareness and life-saving action.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt’s about making donation part of our everyday culture, just like playing football on a Sunday or going for a swim at the local pool.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The impact of Active4Blood\u2019s drive has been clear to see already. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Beddau RFC is one club to have engaged with the charity, organising a bike ride and a hike to galvanise collective action. The club\u2019s community got together to take part in a 100-mile cycle ride, as well as a hike in which participants walked nearly 40 miles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In all, their events generated 135 donors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are just two examples of how organisations and clubs can engage with their communities and raise awareness of this vital issue.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, Active4Blood are launching four flagship initiatives into four sports under the banner of Sports4Blood, looking to engage with NGBs, sporting communities and fans to raise awareness of the urgent need for blood donors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Without the need to donate money, there are so many opportunities for organisations and clubs to get behind this vital issue: <\/p>\n\n\n\n