Sundry Foods Limited (SFL) has joined forces with the Armed Forces Blood Centre to commemorate this year’s World Blood Donor Day with an in-house blood donation drive aimed at saving lives and strengthening the national health system.
The lifesaving campaign, held at the company’s headquarters in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, drew more than 100 voluntary staff donors from various departments and levels of the organisation. The initiative was part of SFL’s broader corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts and aligned with the 2025 World Blood Donor Day theme: “Give Blood, Give Hope: Together We Save Lives.”
World Blood Donor Day is marked annually on June 14 to raise global awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products for transfusion. Additionally, it highlights the critical contribution voluntary, unpaid blood donors make to national health systems
Head of marketing at SFL, Nduka Mokwunye, in a statement, said the blood donation drive conducted by the company, is a demonstration of commitment to the community and to the corporate social responsibility programmes initiated by SFL.
The executive director at SFL, Nnamdi Opara added, „For us at SFL, our in-house blood donation initiative is our modest contribution to enhancing the objectives of blood bank stocks and raising awareness of the importance and benefits of blood donation in the communities. We recognize that saving lives is not for care givers alone but everybody’s business because we value the health and well-being of members of the community.”
According to him, donating blood is vital because it is a lifesaving resource essential for treating injuries, surgeries and various medical conditions, even as he highlighted that a steady supply of blood is essential for hospitals to provide medical care and manage emergencies.
“At SFL, we are constantly seeking ways to positively impact lives of people living in our host communities. Our corporate responsibility teams are always working hard on identify ways in which we can make bigger impacts in the society,’’ Opara said, while reiterating the commitment of the company to support causes that have direct impact in improving health of members of the communities it serves.
