Just Cause is an initiative to promote awareness in the justice community about the need for blood and blood products.

Chances are that at least one person among your family, friends, neighbours and colleagues has received blood or blood products. This September you’re encouraged to make a donation of blood in honour of that family member, friend, neighbour or colleague. Your donation will help up to three people, and will be appreciated by the recipients and by the people who love them.

You can donate blood at 777 William Avenue six days a week and at mobile clinics hosted throughout Manitoba. Clinic hours and information on donor eligibility are available online at www.bloodservices.ca and by phone at 1 888 2 DONATE.

When you donate blood this September, please add your name to the sign-in sheet at the clinic in support of the Just Cause blood drive. You can also ask the staff at Canadian Blood Services for an “In Honour” card to let someone you care about know that you’ve made a donation on their behalf.

(Manitoba Justice’s participation in Just Cause is being co-ordinated by Mary McGunigal of Civil Legal Services SOA. She can be reached at 945-2834 or mary.mcgunigal@gov.mb.ca.)