The meeting rooms of Maltco Lotteries Ltd in Iklin, where so many a life must have changed as a result of handsome wins, have just witnessed a much more life-boosting experience: Blood donation.

Maltco and the Malta National Blood Transfusion Centre got together to launch a drive among company employees and the meeting rooms at the head office were set up for the purpose.

The initiative was very well supported with almost all employees volunteering to donate blood throughout a whole morning, Maltco said. Mario Cassar, Maltco's general director, described the enthusiastic response of employees as "proof of the altruistic values that exist among the company's employees".

The response has encouraged the company to diarise a similar activity in four months' time.

Patricia Galea, the coordinating nurse responsible to organise the event on behalf of the National Blood Transfusion Centre together with her team of experts, were evidently very pleased with the turnout.

Companies interested in holding such activities can contact the centre on 2123 4767 /2206 6201.

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