CARLYLE — The Carlyle District Lions Club realized the importance of blood donations when one of their own members, Frank Faber, became ill with leukemia.
Faber was an active Carlyle District Lions Club member for 46 years and an active blood donor for 20 years. In his battle with leukemia, Faber required seven blood transfusions.
One of the Carlyle Lions members stated that is a good thing they are going regularly. Although they started donating before Faber became ill, they knew it was an important cause.
The Carlyle District Lions Club became Partners for Life with the Canadian Blood Services in 2022. May 31 marked their 10th donation as a club. They have an average of 10-15 donors each time. Some come the day before/after and some donate in Saskatoon.
Meetings will occur with four other Lions clubs in the next few weeks. The Lions' motto is “we serve” and this is a way clubs can serve many.
As part of their celebration on May 31, they all will be wearing their Green Shirt Day T-shirts to bring awareness to organ and blood donations and continue to inspire like Logan Boulet, one of the victims of the Humboldt Broncos' bus crash.
