OK clients, friends, relations one and all, this is the time of the year when I (don't) send you baskets of fruit, my amazing 12 month calendar for 2014, and your special Purdy's chocolate selection.  Yes it a special time of year for all of us to give and to receive.  In this country of Canada we are able to look around at our wonderful scenery, our cities and our towns and feel proud of who we are and where we live.  However, it is a fact of life, in our modern and inclusive society, that right beside us are people so much less fortunate than ourselves.

Let us please reach out to these people.

For my part I am proud to be a part of community activities that help those less fortunate.  One area I have specialized over the years, because of working close to the health care field, is to give blood.  A simple act every 6 weeks, producing 6 donations every year.  Cost me nothing, I get no tax receipt for my donation, but I am in the business of saving and improving lives on a year round basis.

I am also very proud that at Pemberton Holmes Ltd we now have a very active group of my colleagues, together with their friends, partners and children who have joined our Pemberton Holmes blood group.  Almost 40 people are actively donating.  Last year we gave 49 units of blood, this year we are rapidly approaching 70 as we come to the end of the year. 

If you can give in the community where you live, feel proud that you can improve peoples lives in this way.  As the say: It's in You to Give.

To learn more, make an appointment, or join our group please go to http://www.bloodservices.ca/centreapps/internet/uw_v502_mainengine.nsf/page/Home?opendocument