Most Canadians will have heard the Canadian Blood Services slogan “it’s in you to give” at least once in their lives, but one Greater Victoria resident has taken it as a challenge.
On Wednesday (Dec. 21), Dave Charlebois reached a significant milestone, making his 200th whole blood donation since he started giving blood at the age of 17. And as an added bonus, he wasn’t doing it alone – his son Marc was there beside him making his 40th donation.
“My motivation was my dad was a longtime blood donor, and as a kid I would always go with him when he went to donate blood,” said Dave Charlebois. “I’ve been a regular donor ever since. I’m able to do it, I have no side effects from donating, we always need donors, so anything I can do to help I’m happy to.”
Nearly without fail, Charlebois, 62, has given blood as often as he is allowed. When he first started donating, he made appointments every three months, and since then he has been allowed to donate every two months.
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