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Central Festival collects 52,900 cc at first 2014 blood drive

Many Central Festival Pattaya Beach employees, tourists and residents rolled up their sleeves to donate 170 units of blood for a total of 52,900 cc.

Warunya Thongrod
Pattaya-area residents donated more than 50,000 cc of blood at Central Festival Pattaya Beach’s first blood drive of the year.
Puchong Wannapornsiri, human resources manager at the beachfront mall, led the Feb. 24 drive for the Chonburi Red Cross. Many Central Festival Pattaya Beach employees, tourists and residents rolled up their sleeves to donate 170 units of blood for a total of 52,900 cc.
“Every blood drive has received a good response from employees and citizens, evidenced by the more than 100 units donated,” Puchong said. “We have not advertised, so it has been word of mouth that has led to an increase in the number of people donating blood.”
This marks the fourth consecutive year Central Festival has run blood drives. Red Cross officials advised people can donate three times a year.

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