Poll: Should we pay people for giving blood?
The Blood Service says it needs 40,000 new donors in the next 12 months to ensure it can meet demand of those needing plasma and blood. Suggestions have been made to pay people for donating, however there are concerns about the dangers of that. Do you think we should pay people for these donations?
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31.8% Yes, it makes sense
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50.7% No, that's too risky
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17.6% I'd need more information
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Hardship to Hope - Taranaki Health Foundation
The Taranaki Health Foundation is a charitable organisation founded in 1998 in partnership with the Taranaki District Health Board. The shared vision of the partners is to enable the best possible healthcare via fundraising for key projects that will make a significant difference to our regional community.
Help for kids and their families
Hardship to Hope Fund started as a fund available to families in the region experiencing financial hardship due to acute medical challenges. However, in the eight years it has existed, it has evolved into more than that. The fund also provides the tools for families to keep their newborns safe and to ensure their Tamariki are kept clean and healthy
What your money provides
• Pepi Pods to make sure newborns have a safe space to sleep when they leave hospital
• Safe Baby kits - warm wool blankets and natural cotton sheets so families can ensure their baby sleeps safely
• Hygiene kits - helping families make sure they have everything they need for good hygiene - including toothbrushes, shampoo and shower gel
Alsco provide the region’s hospitality services with a linen rental service. As part of this service, they guarantee the linen they provide is of high quality, natural fibres. When the bedsheets and pillowcases have reached the end of their commercial life, they are delivered to Taranaki Health Foundation to be converted into sheets for baby and children’s beds, Also sheets for the whole whanau with king, queen and single being repurposed
In kind donations like this have an incredible impact on the region. It may not seem like much – a company handing off their sheets that would be going to waste anyway. But so far the sheets supplied by ALSCO have saved over $35K in sheet purchases
If you are interested to learn more about the work of Taranaki Health Foundation and the Hardship to Hope project - listen to Volly Voices on Access Radio 104.4FM on Sunday 7th July,2024 at 2pm and repeated on Sunday 14th July 2024 where Grant & Tasha – chat about what is happening at Hardship to Hope and how they support the community.
This can also be listened to from Monday 8th July 2024 on:
Spotify open.spotify.com...
Apple Podcast podcasts.apple.com...
Access Radio website www.accessradiotaranaki.com...
Volunteering New Plymouth website www.volunteeringnewplymouth.org.nz...
If you are curious to learn more about any of the activities and / or you are interested in helping in some way please contact Wendy at Volunteering New Plymouth on 06 758 8986, Email: admin@vnp.nz or Ph/Text 022 571 4228 to take the next step.
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