At 7 o’clock on the morning of November 19, 2015, in room 111-7 at the headquarters of Sanpower Group, the air began to warm. The staff at the administration in Hirealty’s headquarters was on the clock earlier than usual and had turned on the air conditioners in the room. Umbrellas had also been prepared for Nanjing’s sudden and unexpected light rain. In the neighbouring room 111-6, the Trade Union of the Group had prepared breakfast. In the Kraft paper bags there were milk, pastries and fruit. All of this was made for that day’s group event: Sanpower Group 2015 Blood Drive.

After 8 o’clock in the morning, two blood drive vehicles from the Nanjing Red Cross Blood Centre pulled into Sanpower Group Headquarters, located at No.68 Software Avenue. The staff became pretty busy arranging display racks publicising the blood drive, placing desks and chairs, carrying medical devices, preparing sugar water, guiding registration, and everything went on as scheduled. Close to 9 o’clock, more and more employees arrived to clock in. Some workers who signed up in advance came to room 111-7 before they put their bags down and waited to donate blood.

At 9 o’clock, the blood drive officially began. Blood donors began to fill in forms. After they finished that, they underwent a medical examination before donating blood, and if they were qualified, they would enter the blood drive vehicles and donate blood.

The blood drive vehicles were filled with warm hearts that day. The needle was put into skin, and warm and life-sustaining blood flowed into the blood bag which then was given to those that truly need it. All staff believed that it was a meaningful activity because blood can regenerate but life cannot. Those who had donated blood headed for Room 111-6 to recuperate, collected blood drive souvenirs and signed their names on blood donation cards.

This activity was led by the Trade Union of Sanpower Group, held jointly by the Human Resources Management Centre, Public Relations and Administration Centre, Culture and Brand Management Centre, Hisap Trade Union, Hirealty Trade Union, Hiteker Party Branch and Trade Union and Administration of Headquarters Building of Hirealty, etc.

Before the activity, Sanpower Group had already encouraged its staff to donate blood through its OA and obtained a positive response: Yue Lei, Senior Vice President of Sanpower Group and Chairman of the Trade Union, was the first one again to register for the blood drive but missed the event due to a business trip. He was always concerned about the blood drive and said that if he had the opportunity, he would donate blood after returning. Zhang Yong, Vice President of Sanpower Group and Director of Department Store Strategic Management Centre, took time out of his busy work day to donate blood. The workers suggested that he donate 300ml in consideration of his workload, but he believed that he could donate 400ml because he had donated blood frequently before. Wang Xiang, special inspector of the Independent Inspection Room, participated in the blood drive last year. This year, in order to donate blood, he specifically came back the night before without stopping. An employee at Hisap who registered for the blood drive could not donate blood because of their poor physical health. Cao Yongfu, Administrative Manager of Hisap, filled the vacancy immediately. He exercises regularly and is in good physical condition, and although he is older than most donors, he still donated 400ml without a problem. There were still many more employees who donated blood.

It’s said that there were in total 186 people who registered for this year’s blood drive. On the day, 162 people donated, with 45,200 ml of blood collected. Sanpower Group has been actively engaged in charity and public welfare. More and more Sanpower employees have participated in charity and public welfare events due to the appeal of the company’s public welfare culture. Sanpower people are always on the road to convey positive energy and make contributions to society.