[Shincheonji Volunteer] 'WE ARE ONE', Sets New Guinness world record

Youth volunteer group in Korea set a world record by registering more than 70,000 blood donors in 24 hours.

Youth volunteer group 'We Are One' of Shincheonji Church of Jesus, The Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony (Shincheonji Church of Jesus) announced that 71,121 volunteers had completed online blood donation applications for 24 hours on the 1st. With this, 'We Are One' recorded the Guinness Book of World Records, setting a new record which is more than seven times that India's previous world record of 12,217 (8 hours)/

'We Are One' that is conducting 'Life ON Youth ON' blood donation campaign announced that it has prepared a Guinness Challenge to promote the importance of blood donation to overcome the blood shortage caused by COVID-19.

According to the data of the 2018-2021 blood donation report by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the number of designated blood donations in which patients fighting the disease directly seej blood donors has exploded as blood supply has become difficult due to a decrease in the general blood donation volume over the past three years. In particular, from 2020 to 2021, patients experienced great difficulties in finding blood donors as there was an emergency in blood supply due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Recently, as the number of patients looking for designated blood donors on social media has rapidly increased, 'We Are One' has planned a large-scale campaign called the 70,000 blood donation challenge. The purpose of this campaign is to inform that the blood shortage is still there even though the Corona 19 is fading and to encourage noble blood donation volunteer.

A total of 70,000 volunteers applied for blood donation at each time from 8:00 am on October 1st to 8:00 am on October 2 through 'Red Connect', the official blood donation APP of the Korean Red Cross. The Korean Red Cross Blood Management Headquarters computer team checked the servers, so that other blood donation reservations would not be inconvenienced by the Guinness World Record challenge on that day. With active help, a total of 71,121 youth volunteers of 'We Are One' completed blood donation registration in 24 hours.

Guinness, which carefully reviewed the record by mobilizing two general witnesses, approved the world record break on the 13th. It is said that the progress and review process was not easy because a large-scale volunteer event of 70,000 people applied through mobile APP at the same time.

An official of 'We Are One', who planned the Guinness Challenge, said, “The key was to make a time-by-time schedule for 70,000 people and proceed smoothly to avoid errors due to system overload. did. We rehearsed with the help of the Korean Red Cross, but we were nervous that there might be an unexpected variable on the day. Without the desire to share a new life through blood donation, it would have been impossible to achieve this record.”

A volunteer who participated in this challenge said, “I practiced so that this challenge would not fail due to my mistake and set the alarm so that I access it on time. It is a simple task for each person, but it was not easy for 70,000 people to keep their promises in their respective positions. The server had to operate without difficulty. We were so desperate,”.

Jun Su Hong, delegate of 'We Are one', said, “This challenge is to share the situation of patients suffering from blood shortages amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, and to inform the value and importance of blood donation, saving lives all over the world, and to participate in beyond just registering records.

Delegate Hong said, “It was possible not only because of the volunteers, but also the Korean Red Cross officials who are working at the forefront to solve the blood shortage, and the company that developed a convenient blood donation APP. In that respect, the Guinness World Record has a significant meaning. COVID-19 can be defeated when we become one,".

Youth volunteer group 'We Are One' was launched on July 30. At the time of its launch, 'We Are One' symbolizes 70,000 domestic members, and has been conducting the '70,000 blood donation' campaign since August 27. As of the 16th, a total of 67,147 people challenged, and 47,706 people completed the blood donation. Their plan is to complete the blood donation of 70,000 by November.

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[Shincheonji Volunteer] 'WE ARE ONE', Sets New Guinness world record