By Bob Schultz, APR, senior account director
Two years ago today – January 12, 2010 – the most devastating earthquake in Haiti’s history occurred when a 7.0 magnitude earthquake killed 300,000 people. There are many memorials underway in Haiti no doubt, but here in Indianapolis, 1,700 miles away from Haiti, we have an opportunity to better understand the tragedy and be truly inspired by the international humanitarian response.
By Karen Alter, ABC, senior vice president
Today Borshoff will host its second blood drive this year. Throughout the day, my coworkers, their family and friends, and people from our building, will enter the Indiana Blood Center’s bloodmobile on south Pennsylvania to make a donation. After all, it is the season of giving, and as a company, this is one important way we can give back and support our community.
By donating, each person will make a small sacrifice, and for that, I am extremely grateful. This fall, I was the recipient of a platelet transfusion and a red blood cell transfusion due to the medical treatment I was undergoing. Until this time, I hadn’t really thought about the importance of blood donors and donations. Now because of my personal experience, I know that the need is very real.
By Lisa Tellus, account manager
Borshoff employees are known for their competitive nature and will to succeed; but do they actually take it as far as to draw blood? Well, this morning 26 Borshoff employees did just that at our first ever blood drive. With outstretched arms and a foam squeezie in hand, we lined up and took one for the team.
The initial motivation to host a blood drive at Borshoff’s office came from our participation in this year’s Indiana Sports Corp’s Corporate Challenge. Corporate teams have the opportunity to earn points by donating blood. While the idea to host a blood drive may have started as a way to improve our score for the Corporate Challenge, we ended up learning a lot about how we were helping our community and are energized to encourage others to do the same.
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