250 Rotarians from around the world signed up as new members of Global Network for Blood Donation, a Rotarian Action Group at the Salt Lake City convention. Our members represent close to 50 countries. (Updated October 5, 2007).
See also GNBD's Annual Report to the Secretary General, Rotary International and Financial Statement 2006-07.
The Salt Lake City Convention
Report from our blood donor both - Global Network for Blood Donation, Rotarian Action Group - in the House of Friendship at the Salt Lake City convention. For Financial Statement 2006-07 click here or go to DOWNLOADS.
We estimate:
600 person-to-person contacts at the booth
400 GNBD Handbooks distributed
250 new members recruited to GNBD, which brought the total membership to 400 - from 46 countries - within the week of the convention.
The blood donor booth was staffed full time by GNBD members Geoff Graham (left) and Joe Ridley (4th from left), Texas. Others (from left) GNBD Vice President Haagen Cumlet, GNBD laision in India P.T. Prabhakar and GNBD President Chuck Kurtzman.
GNBD's official annual meeting will be conducted online over a period of time. Please stay tuned.
(Go to Photo Journals for more pictures from the 2007 Convention in Salt Lake City, the 2006 convention in Copenhagen, Denmark; the 2005 centennial convention in Chicago; and the 2001 convention San Antonio).