PagKalMa Month: Bloodline 2021

By Rizza Mae Saavedra, Φ2021, Class 2025

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Last October 9 and 24, 2021, the Phi Lambda Delta Sorority and Phi Kappa Mu Fraternity launched and ended this year’s PagKalma month with the annual Bloodline—a joint blood drive for the benefit of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) Blood Donor Center, held at the San Vicente de Paul Parish, Ermita, Manila.

The recent increase in COVID-19 cases and the subsequent hard lockdowns have severely depleted PGH’s blood unit stores to critical levels. In response, the sisses and brods rallied to address this pressing issue. With the help of our generous donors, we were able to successfully collect and donate a total of 92 blood bags.

We would like to sincerely thank our partners, Triskelions' of Manila City Hall (TriMaCH) Inc., Tau Gamma Phi / Sigma Manila City Council, Technological University of the Philippines Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Unit, Project Paghimo, and the Mu Lambda Sorority and Fraternity of the UERMMMC College of Medicine, for this event would not have been possible without them.

We hope to see you at our next mobile blood drive!