Tema Methodist Day Old Students Association embarks on health walk

Tema, Nov. 12, GNA – Members of the Tema Methodist Day Senior High School Old Students Association (MEDASSOSA) has embarked on a walk dubbed: “Health Walk for Peace for Election 2012”.   The aim was to sensitize the public within the Tema Metropolis of the need to ensure peaceful election come December 7th 2012.   The walk, which took place at the weekend, formed part of activities lined-up to mark the school’s 30th anniversary celebration next year that would reach its climax in October in 2013.   After the walk, MEDASSOSANs converged at the school’s premises where they jointly organised a blood donation exercise with some members of the Community ‘6’ branch of the Church of Christ.   Speaking at the function, Mr John Asseph, National President of MEDASSOSA said members needed to be healthy before they could cast their votes on December 7, hence the walk.   Mr Aseeph said the blood donation exercise was the modest contribution to the National Blood Service to help save lives.   Mr Benny Ebo Koomson, Deacon of the Church of Christ, said Christians could succeed in evangelisation only if they paid special attention to the physical needs of those they intended to convert.   Mr Koomson, therefore, said it was for that reason that members of the congregation decided to take part in the blood donation exercise.   Mr John Atter Ahadjie, Deputy Chief Donor Recruitment Officer of the National Blood Service at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, who supervised the exercise, stressed the basic requirements of every donor as: He or she should be 17 years and above, must not be less than 50 kilogrammes in weight and above all the donor should donate the blood willingly or voluntarily.   At the end of the exercise, a total of 32 donors voluntarily donated to replenish the Korle Bu Blood Bank.   GNA... Read Full Story