Rose Bergen, a longtime Burns Lake resident, is close to reaching her blood donation goal of 35 pints.

The committed 73-year-old has already donated 31 pints of blood throughout her life.

“I want to give blood to people that need it; it is a huge thing in my life,” she told Lakes District News.

However, for the past few years Bergen has been faced with a challenge that prevents her from reaching her goal. The closest place for Burns Lake residents to donate blood is 743 away, in Kamloops, which has a mobile donor centre, while the closest permanent donor centre is 901 km away, in Kelowna.

Read Full Article