| Twenty-five generous Dundee taxi drivers went off the meter today to donate blood at Ninewells Hospital (writes David Clegg).
They were the first of a hundred cabbies who will give to the hospital’s Blood Donation Unit in the coming weeks.
The scheme has been organised by taxi driver Roger Paterson.
“The idea actually came from reading the Tele,” he said.
“I saw the paper’s appeal for good news stories and thought that was something the trade could get involved in. I feel the taxi trade is looked down upon by some organisations when we do a job a lot of people wouldn’t want.”
More than 90 drivers have already signed up and Roger is confident a total of 100 will donate blood before the end of the campaign. |
