Hotels hold blood donation campaign

YOGYAKARTA: As part of its nation-wide "Accor Blood Donation Campaign 2005" program underway since May 16, three Accor hotels in Yogyakarta, namely Grand Mercure, Novotel, and Ibis Malioboro on Thursday held a blood donor event.

As many as 74 blood donors participated in the event that was held at Grand Mercure Yogyakarta Hotel on Jl. Sudirman, and resulted in the collection of 54 bags of blood.

Of the participants, 36 donors were staff from Grand Mercure, 27 were from Ibis Malioboro, 19 from Novotel Yogya, and the two donors were non-staff.

According to Wiwied of Grand Mercure Yogyakarta, over 30 hotels under the Accor flag throughout Indonesia participated in the program, and was held in cooperation with the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI).

The program, held during this month, is open to anyone and will take place in all Accor hotels in Greater Jakarta, Central Java, East Java, Yogyakarta, Bali, Lombok, and Sumatra. -- JP