Reward for blood donors

Reward for blood donors

JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto will honor 149 blood donors
and some others from around the country at the State Palace
today.

The chairwoman of the Indonesian Red Cross' city branch, Uga
Wiranto, said yesterday that the people on the honor list had
donated blood at least 75 times.

"There are 149 donors from Jakarta. They include 146 men and
three women," she said, adding many more had donated in other
regions.

Uga, the wife of Army Chief of Staff Gen. Wiranto, said the
ceremony coincided with the 52nd anniversary of the Indonesian
Red Cross.

She said the city branch managed to collect 178,768 blood
packs last year, well above its target of 172,000.

This year it hopes to collect 180,000 blood packs. As of
yesterday, it had collected a total of 126,612 packs indicating
that the branch may well surpass its target, Uga said.

The blood was distributed to 22 hospital blood banks and 279
hospitals here. (jun)