Avis, more donations in ’21 but now there is a great shortage of immunoglobulins

The Avis section of Ivrea closed 2021 with excellent results: an increase in donations (5,236, plus 390 over the previous year) and members (close to the 3,000 threshold: 2,962, plus 120 over 2020). But, to the few dozen members present at the shareholders’ meeting held last February 25 in the hall of the oratory of the church of San Lorenzo, the head of the Ivrea transfusion center, Grazia Delios, reported «the great lack of immunoglobulins and the need to order them abroad “

IVREA. The Avis section of Ivrea closed 2021 with excellent results: an increase in donations (5,236, plus 390 over the previous year) and members (close to the 3,000 threshold: 2,962, plus 120 over 2020). But, to the few dozen members present at the shareholders’ meeting held last February 25 in the hall of the oratory of the church of San Lorenzo, the head of the Ivrea transfusion center, Grazia Delios, reported «the great lack of immunoglobulins and the need to order them abroad “. A significant reminder for Canavese blood donors who approved the report by President Fernando Giannini and the final balance sheets for 2021 and the 2022 budget presented by Maria Teresa Anrò on behalf of the former administrator Ezio Carazzato.

The president recalled that despite the restrictions imposed by Covid 19, “the flow of donors has always been well regulated” who, as he himself and the secretary Augusto Conedera recalled “from the beginning of February 2022 have available and can download the new Avisnet application from the Play store to your mobile phone, to make reservations from your mobile phone and download medical reports ». «The year that has just begun – pointed out Giannini – is the seventieth year of Avis Ivrea’s foundation. In 1952 the association had its official affiliation to the national Avis even if the first blood samples had already been taken at the Ivrea hospital for four years. For this reason the delivery of the associative merits will certainly have a greater resonance this year given the important goal achieved and it will therefore be our task to inform the population about what has been done in these 70 years of life of Avis Ivrea ».

One of the gifts from Avis to donors is the discount for two tickets, agreed with the Contato del Canavese, on the two shows: Comincium by Ale and Franz on Friday 4 March and Noi mille faces e una lie by Giuseppe Giacobazzi on Thursday 10 March.

The shareholders approved the Avis social balance sheets: final 2021, in balance on the sum of over 123 thousand euros (117 thousand euros of which due to the revenues for the reimbursements of the agreement with the ASL / To4 for the bottles of blood; and with the the most significant sum of expenses of about 43 thousand euros incurred for promotional activities related to blood donation), and estimate 2022 of just over 100 thousand euros, almost entirely from transfusion reimbursements and in part from the Avisini membership fees.

The appointment of the delegates of the Ivrea section at the next Avis social assemblies was also indicated on the agenda. At the provincial assembly of Agliè on March 26, the following were designated to represent the Ivrea donors: Corrado Bellono, Egidio Chaissan, Rita Chieregato, Augusto and Miriam Conedera, Fernando Giannini, Piera Ollearo, Umberto Criveller, Luciano Carlo Riva and the provincial councilor Elidio Viglio. For the regional assembly of 30 April in Nizza Monferrato, the Avisian assembly chose the partners Augusto Conedera, Fernando Giannini, Paola Rabbione and Luciano Riva. Representing the blood donors of Ivrea and Canavese at the Avis national assembly of 20-21-22 May in Perugia will be the delegate Ezio Carazzato, the observer Paola Rabbione and, as a reserve, Giannini.

Now, managers and blood donors are preparing to remember and celebrate the 70 years of life and social and civil commitment of the thousands of members who have alternated over the years in the section.