Anyone Can Make A Difference: Peterborough Man Gives 100th Blood Donation

Peterborough’s Mathew Ansara has already given a hundred blood donations at the age of 38. Mathew, who has been told he is super young to have reached the century mark, accomplished the feat on Tuesday (September 29th) at the main donation clinic on Perry St.

“It was October 2012 that I hit my 50th, so it took me 8 years to get another 50 donations,” Ansara tells PTBOCanada. “I just feel that is a way for an ordinary person to actually save a life. People need blood, we all have it. It's a small thing that we all can do that can actually save a life.”

Ansara, who is currently a teacher at Adam Scott high school in Peterborough, encourages people to consider donating: “If someone hasn't donated before, I want them to know that the staff are excellent, the process is pretty painless, and on average less than an hour to do.”

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