Source: jconline.com

Mian Ahmad has his temperature taken Monday by phlebotomist Diane Clark at the Indiana Blood Center’s bloodmobile at Purdue University. / Michael Heinz/Journal & Courier

Its goal is to collect 12,000 pints of blood nationwide by Oct. 11 for the“Muslims for Life” blood drive campaign. After five hours outside Stewart Center at Purdue University the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA was 18 pints closer.

That may not seem like much, but Muzaffar Ahmad, treasurer and spokesman for Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Indiana, considered the day a success.

Ahmad is part of a worldwide organization, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, a 150-year-old group focused on public outreach, such as building hospitals, schools and sponsoring public blood drives, he said.

The organization partnered with Indiana Blood Center for Monday’s drive.

This is the nationwide blood drive campaign’s third year… continue reading at jconline.com