Field notes

Blood donation camps in our records, 2021 to 2026

Donor seated at an HNP blood donation camp with volunteers standing beside

Blood donation appears in the trust’s records on nine days between 11 December 2021 and 24 June 2026, in 22 photographs.

Dates in this post are the dates in the file names of the photographs on the volunteers’ phones.

What the photographs show

A young volunteer in the HNP t-shirt lies on a reclining chair at a blood centre with the name AMMA BLOOD CENTRE above him. A nurse attends a donor. A camp tent shows a donor seated in a chair with volunteers beside him and a banner for a blood donation day. The trust has also made a poster that says donate blood, save lives.

The organ donation talk, 13 July 2025

Eight photographs from 13 July 2025 show a hall with a banner of the trust, volunteers and guests seated in rows, and a speaker at a table. It was an awareness talk, not a donation. In India, organs are removed only in authorised hospitals, and the most important step for a person who wishes to pledge is to tell the family.

Who can give blood

In general a healthy adult between 18 and 65 years who weighs at least 45 kilograms can donate. A doctor at the camp checks every donor first. People who are unwell, or who take certain medicines, may be asked to wait.

How a camp could be organised with the trust

  • A group offers a hall and a date.
  • A licensed blood centre supplies staff and equipment.
  • The trust brings volunteers, posters and refreshments.
  • Donors register, are checked and give blood.

Read the blood and organ donation page and the first-time donor guide on this blog. The trust number is 97036 30893 (call and PhonePe).