NSS unit of PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh organized a Blood Donation camp in collaboration with PGIMER, Chandigarh at PEC auditorium on September 07, 2016.
The Blood donation camp commenced at 7:30 AM. The event was graced by the Chief Guest, Mr. R.S Khandpur, Director of Pushpa Gujral Science Ciy, Kapurthala, Punjab. He has been the founding director of Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC).
Mr. R.S Khandpur accompanied by Dr. Manoj K Arora, Director, PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh, Dean Student Affairs and the student co-coordinator of NSS (PEC) visited the place of event, followed by words of wisdom by the Director and the Chief Guest. They encouraged the donors for contributing to this noble cause and appreciated the efforts put in by the University.
Also, a felicitation ceremony for the 'Star Donors' i.e. the people who have donated blood at least three times in the past, was held. Their contribution was acknowledged by giving them mementos. This move left the students cheerful and motivated. In all, there were a total of 46 star donors among students and 26 among the faculty.
The event was sponsored by SBI, Bulls Eye, Blueworld and O2 Academy. The Blood Donation camp ended on a high note with collection of 337 units of blood.