Brandix associates pump 1721 pints of blood
Demonstrating that good citizenship runs in their veins, employees of
Sri Lanka’s top apparel exporter Brandix have donated 1721 pints of
blood to the National Blood Transfusion Service through a Group-wide
initiative encompassing 19 locations.
Dr R. M. Bindusara presents a certificate of appreciation to
Brandix Group HR Manager Sujith Jayasekera in the presence
of Brandix associates Lalani Sandamalee and Hasika Darshani |
Spanning June and July, the mass blood donation project conducted
with the assistance of the Blood Bank involved a like number of
employees from manufacturing locations and offices in places such as
Avissawella, Giritale, Polonnaruwa, Katunayake, Mirigama, Minuwangoda,
Koggala, Ratmalana, Moratuwa and Colombo.
“The response of our employees to the call to donate blood was a
poignant exhibition of caring across social, economic, racial and
geographical boundaries,” said Chief Peoples Officer at Brandix Nigel
Forbes. “The volume of blood donated this year was more than triple the
collection last year, and in layman’s terms, was more than 215 gallons.
There could be no better expression of compassion for the needs of
others. Commending Brandix for this massive voluntary effort, a
spokesperson for the National Blood Transfusion Service said the
initiative was particularly noteworthy as it has resulted in the
collection of blood on weekdays.
Most donors opt to donate on weekends due to their work commitments
but Brandix had taken the lead to organise collections on week days,
helping redress this imbalance, the spokesperson said.
A certificate of appreciation was presented by the National Blood
Transfusion Service to Brandix in acknowledgement of this initiative
this week. The certificate was received on behalf of the donors by Group
Human Resources Manager Sujith Jayasekera and two associates from
Sintesi, the Brandix Group company which had the most successful
collection campaign.
Brandix pioneered the concept of total solutions in the Sri Lankan
apparel industry and has been recognized as Sri Lanka’s largest apparel
exporter by the Export Development Board for the past two years. |