Muslims for LifeHow do we go about collecting thousands of pints

of blood?

Why do a Blood Drive?

• Khilafat and Nizam-i-Jamaat• Wakes up jamaat members (internal)• One of the best ways to introduce jamaat to

community (external)

How to Start?

• Pray for success– Encourage jamaat and team members especially

• Write to Hazur• Offer extra prayers

Think ahead

• Need lead time• 4 months beforehand

How to Form Teams?

• Involve members by having many teams• Appoint team leaders with 2-6 people working

with them• Have a core team of 3-4 team leaders

Follow Up Work

• Frequent meetings-face to face/teleconference– Lead and guide discussion but involve everyone in

decision process– Develop plan– Assign tasks

• Be the driver in the process• Follow-up with team leaders frequently

Sponsorship• Set up meetings with blood collection

agencies, sponsors– Core team

• Involve them in the collection effort• Try to set up sponsorship with blood collection

agency, prominent organizations– Adds credibility– Use sponsors to help you

Meetings with sponsors

• In meeting briefly explain– Ahmadiyya Muslim Community– Aim of MFL– Obtain suggestions of other potential sponsors– Find out about existing blood drives– Ideas for new blood drives

Organizations

• Colleges and schools are great locations–Week long blood drives at larger colleges

• Religious Centers• Civic centers• Fire and Police Departments

How to get the high numbers

• Average blood drive will collect 20-50 units• Multiple blood drives• Large blood drives– Stadium– Logistics

Jazakallah