Yesterday, long lines of people were waiting in queues to donate blood for the victims in the earthquake-distressed areas. Many people asked a leave on work hours for the blood donation. Compared with regular days, the number of donating people jumped many times. It is learned that yesterday over 1,000 citizens in Ningbo donated blood.

　　Some people waited in queue for 3 hours.

　　At 10 o'clock yesterday morning, At Sunny Square, the line for the donation was 30 meters long and the line was extended constantly. Of the blood donators, there was a donating delegation of migrant workers from Sichuan, and the organizer of the delegation was a man named He Mingfu, from Deyang of Sichuan. 10years ago, He and his family came to work in Ningbo, and later, his younger brothers also came to Ningbo. For He Mingfu and his family, Ningbo has become their second hometown.

　　These days, After the earthquakes in the hometown, He Mingfu and his family were in pain, and early yesterday morning, they came to donate blood. "All the country is try its best to help my hometown. As a Sichuaness, We want to do something for it…" said he. His 76-year-old father is now at home, and he is all right, but their house has been destroyed. “Once people are all right, we can start once more.” In face of the disaster, they are quite optimistic.

　　At present, Ningbo has sufficient blood reserve, and related departments say that blood donation is not in urgent need.

　　Those who want to donate can get registered through the hotline.

　　Registration hotline: 87848410.

　　Office Time: 8∶00~16∶30.

　　24-hour free call:

　　8008574578.