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FOSSILS FORCE, the official fan club of the Bangla Rock band FOSSILS, is organizing a Blood Donation camp on 29th August 2010 in association with KPC Medical College & Hospital and Baishakhi Sangha Club. The camp will commence at 9:30 AM.

The camp will be at Baishakhi Sangha Club, 66A, Prince Baktiar Shah Road, Kolkata - 700 033 - located just opposite street of Navina Cinema, Prince Anwar Shah Road. The club is reachable by Metro Rail via Rabindra Sarovar Metro Station, then by cycle rickshaw to Baishakhi Sangha Club. (Fare Rs. 7/-).

All the members of the Kolkata Bangla band FOSSILS will be present at the camp and will also donate blood.

FOSSILS will also perform acoustic specially at the event.

Please call Anirban Ghoshal at 9830251500 or Abhinava Mukherjee 9830859644 for more information.

FOSSILS FORCE need your presence along with your friends & family members eagerly. Please donate blood on that day if:

• you are between age group of 18-60 years.
• your weight is 45 kg or more.
• your hemoglobin is 12.5 gm% minimum.
• your last blood donation was 3 months earlier.
• you are healthy and have not suffered from malaria, typhoid or other transmissible disease in the recent past.
  

There are many, many people who meet these parameters of health and fitness! Do abide by these rules - be truthful about your health status! We ensure the health of blood donor, before being taken, as well as after it is collected. Firstly, the donor is expected to be honest about his or her health history and current condition. Secondly, collected blood is tested for venereal diseases, hepatitis B & C and AIDS. You have to be healthy to give 'safe blood'.

Do not donate blood if you have any of these conditions:

• cold / fever in the past 1 week.
• under treatment with antibiotics or any other medication.
• cardiac problems, hypertension, epilepsy, diabetes (on insulin therapy), history of cancer, chronic kidney or liver disease, bleeding tendencies, venereal disease etc.
• major surgery in the last 6 months.
• vaccination in the last 24 hours.
• had a miscarriage in the last 6 months or have been pregnant / lactating in the last one year.
• had fainting attacks during last donation.
• have regularly received treatment with blood products.
• shared a needle to inject drugs/ have history of drug addiction.
• had sexual relations with different partners or with a high risk individual.
• been tested positive for antibodies to HIV.
  

FOSSILS FORCE will ensure the proper use of your blood & use of proper accessories during and after the donation. The total event will be done & supervised by professionals & medical officers. On that day, please come with your friends & family members for donating blood. Those who are not willing to so, they will be also cordially welcome. But think twice before not serving your society by not donating blood.