We look forward to blood donors tomorrow
Despite advances in medicine, it has not yet been possible to create a substance that can fully replace human blood. On Thursday (15 May), a special ambulance of the Regional Centre for Blood Donation and Haemotherapy in Bydgoszcz, in which people can donate blood on an honorary basis, will be at Teatralny Square in front of the Marshal’s Office building in Toruń. The campaign is repeated every third Thursday of the month. Photo attached Photo Andrzej Goiński/UMWKP
– Your blood can save the health or life of another human being. I appeal to everyone who can do so to take part in our campaign,’ says Marshal Piotr Całbecki.
Who can become a donor?
Blood can be donated by adults up to 65 years of age, who are healthy, have no symptoms of infection and weigh no less than 50 kilograms. Those who volunteer to donate blood should carry a photo document proving their identity and PESEL number. Before donating blood you should drink about 2 litres of liquids (mineral water, juices), have a good night’s sleep and rest, have a light meal, eliminate animal fats from your diet if possible, limit smoking and do not drink alcohol (also on the day before donation).
Donating blood is safe – only disposable equipment is used for this purpose, so there is no risk of infection with blood-borne viruses. The visit to the ambulance starts with the completion of a questionnaire and registration, as well as the collection of a blood sample and a medical examination. The donation itself takes about 5-10 minutes (usually one unit of whole blood, i.e. 450 ml, is collected) and is followed by a 15-minute rest, after which the donor receives the caloric equivalent (chocolates and juice). For more information, visit the website of the Blood Donation and Haemotherapy Centre.
The ambulance of the Regional Centre for Blood Donation and Haemotherapy will be parked on the square in front of the Marshal’s Office on Thursday 15 May. Attendants will be waiting between 1 and 5 pm.
In 2025, blood collection in the square in front of the Marshal’s Office will still take place:
- 17 July
- 21 August
- 18 September
- 16 October
- 20 November
- 18 December
According to the Office of Statistics in Bydgoszcz, we have over 33,000 voluntary blood donors in the Kujawsko-Pomorskie voivodship – that’s nearly two per cent of the region’s population.
The blood donation campaign in front of the Marshal’s Office in numbers:
- in the Kujawsko-Pomorskie voivodship we have more than 33 thousand honorary blood donors,
- a special ambulance of the Regional Centre for Blood Donation and Haemotherapy in Bydgoszcz stands in front of the Marshal’s Office every third Thursday of the month,
- blood can be donated between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.,
- blood can be donated by adults up to 65 years of age, healthy and weighing no less than 50 kilograms,
- blood collection takes about 5-10 minutes (most often one unit of whole blood is collected, i.e. 450 ml).
Beata Krzemińska
Spokesperson for the Marshal’s Office
14 May 2025