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Next live town hall is on Thursday, March 9, 1–2:00 p.m. ET

Please submit your questions for our CEO, Dr. Graham Sher and Andrew Pateman (vice president, people culture and performance) for the upcoming employee town hall. Questions can be submitted in advance by sending them to communications@blood.ca. Check your calendar invite for this event for how to submit questions anonymously. You can also ask your question live at the town hall. We will try to get to as many questions as possible and look forward to another great discussion. Please note: if you cannot make it to the live event, it will be recorded and shared on Connect in the days following. 

New plasma donor centres are opening in British Columbia and Ontario this spring 

For team lead, plasma nurse and brand ambassador, Roshani Dalwadi, it won’t be much longer before she welcomes people to the brand-new plasma donor centre in Vaughan, Ont., this spring. “I’m waiting for that light at the end of the tunnel,” she says. Roshani’s excitement is a true testament to the enthusiasm of the teams opening new plasma donor centres this spring in Vaughan and St. Catharines, Ont., and in Abbotsford, B.C. Read more about Roshani’s story and how you can spread the word about the need for plasma donors across the country on Connect.  

Wrapping up Employee Appreciation Week 

Happy Employee Appreciation Day! Today wraps up another inspiring week where we took the time to share meaningful appreciation and gratitude for one another. The “Tag-of-Thanks” was a big hit. By Friday morning, there were more than 135 shout-outs on Yammer with more still coming in! If you would like to read all the inspirational posts and find out who won prizes, just search #IAppreciate. We were also blown away by the creative talents shared with us to recognize what amazing things our colleagues do in their spare time. You can watch a video of the submissions we received. Thank you to all employees for everything you do! As we say goodbye to another Employee Appreciation Week, we would like to keep the recognition momentum going! The 2023 Living Our Values program is just around the corner with nominations opening on March 20. Keep an eye on Connect for more.