Years of championing giving blood leads to recognition for Country 95 and B-93
LETHBRIDGE – Today’s Country 95.5 and B-93, on behalf of the Jim Pattinson Broadcast Group, were recently acknowledged for the work they’ve done locally in support of Canadian Blood Services.
Morning man Brent Brooks, better known as Brooksie, and General Manager Gary Dorosz recently traveled to Ottawa to receive an award at the Canadian Blood Services Honouring Our Life Blood event. The event recognized people from across the country for donation milestones, volunteers and corporate supporters which the JPBG was recognized for.
Brooks says their promotion of Canadian Blood Services, the Life Saving Summer every August where they kind of adopt the clinic for a month, helps encourage listeners to go and donate.
“We try to bring awareness to the need for blood in this country, roughly 50-per cent of people in the country are eligible to donate blood but only 4-per cent of them do so. We were nominated by the local blood service clinic, located at 200 4 Avenue South in Unit 220 of the Lethbridge Centre Mall and it’s a really great feeling to know you’re helping other people,” Brooks said.