Love and compassion were on full display as members of the Filipino community in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, gathered for a life-saving cause.
A total of 64 donors from various Filipino organizations and individual volunteers participated in the blood donation drive organized by Las Damas de Rizal – Central Region Chapter held on Feb. 13.
Held under the theme “Give Blood, Give Love: Straight from the Heart,” the campaign took place at the Blood Bank Unit of King Fahad Medical City, highlighting the Filipino community’s enduring bayanihan spirit even while abroad.
The event was attended by Philippine Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Raymond Balatbat, along with Dominador Salanga, Labor Attaché of the Migrant Workers Office in Riyadh, and Virgilio Viloria, Police Attaché of the Philippine Embassy, who expressed support for the initiative.
The campaign was made possible through the collaboration of multiple organizations, namely:
- Knights of Rizal – Central Region Chapter, KSA
- Association of Filipino Plumbing Engineers in KSA
- Aureus Financial Planning and Consultancy
- Best Care International and Training Center Filipino Dentists in KSA
- Filipino Dentists in KSA (FDKSA)
- Filipino Integrated Midwives Association Saudi Arabia (FIMASA)
- Filipino Nurses in Arabia (FINA) – Riyadh Chapter
- Kabataang Pangarap ni Rizal King Tiger Taekwondo Association (KTTA)
- OFW Bicolanos
- Pambansang Samahan ng Inhinyero Mekanikal (PSIM) – KSA Chapter
- Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers, Inc. (PICE) – Riyadh Chapter
- PICPA Riyadh Toastmasters Club Riyadh
- Sanbigkas Eagles Club Riyadh
- Sanbigkas Lady Eagles Club
