Employees of the Office of the President donated blood today at a bloodmobile stationed at the President’s Residence, as part of a special campaign for Magen David Adom’s blood bank, where blood supplies are at a forty-year low.
President Isaac Herzog said: “The coronavirus challenge has created a significant shortage of blood supplies at Magen David Adom’s blood bank. Michal and I have decided to get onboard and call on the public to go out and donate blood. Blood donations save lives. There are so many people who need it exactly now. I call on the public: go out and donate blood!”
First Lady Michal Herzog added: “I think that there isn’t a single family or person who doesn’t know someone who needs help these days. Part of this extremely important work is blood donations. So we here, employees of the President’s Residence, are setting a personal example and encouraging everyone to donate blood. This is very important.”
The Director-General of the Office of the President, Eyal Shviki: “The privilege of giving something without knowing to whom is a beautiful thing. You don’t know who will get your donation, and whoever gets it doesn’t know who you are. And that’s the essence of giving something anonymously. It’s our privilege to give something of ourselves to others, in every sense. It was a privilege today at the President’s Residence to do a great mitzvah. May there be many more!”