1981 Inauguration of RVBB & RC: Inauguration of Rajkot Voluntary Blood Bank & Research Centre by Mr. Peter Rogerson & Smt. Leela Moolgaokar : 6th December 1981 1982 Bharat-ratna Mother Teresa Mother Teresa showered blessings on her visit of RVBB & RC 25th February 1982 1982 Smt. Sharda Mukharjee – Governor of Gujarat at RVBB & RC 19th October 1982. 1982 Reflections by the legendary star Dilip Kumar 15th August 1982 1983 Renowned Indian cricketer Mr. Kapil Dev at RVBB & RC 3rd September 1983 1984 Dr. K. H. Chhaya, Medical Director, RVBB & RC from India selected by British Council – for attending a training in Scotland, UK to study Blood Transfusion, Medicine along with 50 participants from 26 countries 1984 Shri Darbari Seth, Chairman & Managing Director of Tata Chemicals Ltd. & Tata Tea Ltd. 8th December 1984. 1984 Reflections by Shri Darbari Seth 8th December 1984. 1985 Governing Council meeting at Mumbai attended by Chief Patron Shri Darbari Seth, Founder Chairperson Smt. Leela Moolgaokar, Shri Harshadbhai Mehta and Shri Chandrakant Koticha. On 24th Julay 1985. 1985 Accreditation from AABB RVBB & RC was honored as a first member from India by American Association of Blood Banks in 1983 & got accreditation on 25th September 1985 1986 An agreement signed with World Health Organization (WHO) to frame the ‘Technical and Administrative Standards in blood banking and transfusion services in India’. 1986 Late Rajeev Gandhi inaugurated 1st computerised MIS Blood Bank in India. He inaugurated first MIS software repared by TCS : 1986. Here is a rare memorable picture of late Rajeev Gandhi - the then Prime Minister of India - donating blood. 1986 Late Rajeev Gandhi inaugurated 1st computerised MIS Blood Bank in India. He inaugurated first MIS software repared by TCS : 1986. Here is a rare memorable picture of late Rajeev Gandhi - the then Prime Minister of India - donating blood. 1987 Visit of 20 leading foreign blood banks Executive Trustee Shree Chandrakant Koticha visited leading blood banks of U. K., Europe, U. S. A. & Canada : 1987) 1987 As a first international member delegate from India, Executive Trustee Mr. Chandrakant Koticha’s participated in the 40th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Blood Banks held at Orlando (USA) 1987 Memorable moments of Executive Trustee Mr. Chandrakant Koticha during the 40th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Blood Banks held at Orlando (USA) 1988 Smt. Shabana Azmi A leading cine artist and social activist visited RVBB & RC on 26th January 1988 1991 Inspiration and motivation to blood donors by Smt. Jaya Bachchan & Ms. Sonal Vimal Ambani. On 12th March 1991. 1991 Smt. Jaya Bachchan The Chair-person : Blood Donor Movement : Project ‘Life’ motivating the blood donors at RVBB & RC on 15th March 1991. 1993 Sachin Tendulkar Sachin Tendulkar, along with other members of the Indian Cricket Team, Visited RVBB & RC : 3rd September 1993 1994 Shree Amitabh Bachchan & Smt. Jaya Bachchan The Bachchans performed sacred rites of the foundation stone-laying for the ‘Life’ building : 14th April 1994 1994 Shree Amitabh Bachchan & Smt. Jaya Bachchan The Bachchans at the Blood Donation Area of RVBB & RC on 14th April 1994. 1994 Mr. Amitabh Bachchan inaugurated a Mobile Blood Van enabling RVBB & RC to conduct hundreds Of blood donation camps and collections of thousands of units of bloods. (Courtsey : B.Arunkumar & Co., Mumbai) on 24th April 1994. 1994 Reflections of Mr. Amitabh Bachchan 1995 Meeting of the Governing Council in Bombay House 15th Meeting of the Governing Council of RVBB & RC was held in the Board Room of the Bombay House on 9th January 1995 1994 Smt. Sonia Gandhi recognized & appreciated the work of RVBB & RC On 22nd April 1994. 1995 The Rajiv Gandhi Foundation appreciated RVBB & RC for its exemplary humanitarian services 21st March 1995. 1996 Communication of Shri Amitabh Bachchan & Smt. Jaya Bachchan with Project ‘Life’ 1997 Executive Trustee, Project ‘Life’ receiving the prestigious award for outstanding concrete Structure by the Maharashtra Chapter, American Concrete Institute, USA 1998 Pujya Moraribapu Pujya Moraribapu celebrated his birthday by donating blood at ‘Life’ on 19th September 1998 1999 Received ACC Award for the state-of-the-art Project ‘Life’ building at Hyderabad 18th June 1999. 2000 Senior Journalist Mr. Mark Tully, BBC’s visit to Project ‘Life’ and RVBB & RC On 20th May 2000. 2002 Board Members at the Annual General Meeting – Mumbai On 27th April 2002. 2002 Dr. Kiran Patel (President) American Association of Physician of Indian Origin (AAPI) and other members of AAPI’s visit to Project ‘Life’ on 4th August 2002. 2003 Dr. Kiran Patel (President)- American Association of Physician of Indian Origin (AAPI) USA in discussion with Executive Trustee on 4th January 2003. 2004 Sharing the passion of ‘Life’ with evergreen star Dev Anand. On 6th January 2004. 2005 NRI meeting at Board Room, CCI – Mumbai, presided over by Smt. Jaya Bachchan Shri Harshadbhai Mehta and Dr.Ketki Shah on 8th January 2005. 2006 The Governor of Gujarat Shri Naval Kishor Sharma and Chief Minister Mr. Narendra Modi awarded memento to ‘Life’ Organization Managing Trustee Shri Shashikant Koticha for outstanding humanitarian activities. On 25th January 2006. 2006 Mr. Abhay Dhebar, the centurion blood donor, donating blood for 100th time On 26th May 2006. 2007 Visit to Project ‘Life’ by “Padmashree” Dr. Sudhir Parikh (President of Federation of Indian Association, USA) with his wife Mrs. Sudha Parikh on 13th January 2007. 2008 Shri Harshadbhai Mehta, Dr. Juma Al Matrooshi & Ku. Asha Parekh at RVBB & RC On 10th May 2008. 2008 Dr. Sarika Joshi (Medical Director, RVBB & RC) visited Germany for ‘Technical Training of Galileo Machine’ 2008 Continued Medical Education (CME) to motivate the organizer’s of the Blood Donation Camp. Courtesy: Guj. State AIDS Control Society (GSACS) on 5th July 2008. 2008 Installation of first Galileo Machine in South-East Asia at RVBB & RC by India’s leading doctors From top 23 hospitals of India on 20th September 2008. Inauguration of the Mobile Blood Van to reach interior villages by Shri Pankaj Udhas, the legendary Gazal singer. On 25th October 1996. 2008 Inauguration of the fully air-conditioned Mobile Blood Van to reach interior villages by Shri Pankaj Udhas, the legendary Gazal singer. On 19th October 2008. 2009 Shri Amitabh Bachchan’s letter addressed to Project ‘Life’ 2009 Reflections by Mr. Rahul Dravid, The Cricketer. 2009 Keeping pace with the advanced technology and with the ever-growing demands of blood, laying the foundation stone of the new Blood Bank. On 27th April 2009. 2009 Continued Medical Education on “Recent Trends in Transfusion Practices” session by Dr. Mukesh Desai (MD). On 12th December 2009. 2010 Mr. Jimmy Adams (West Indies Cricketer)‘s visit to Project ‘Life’. 2010 A two days workshop for members of different blood banks (Saurashtra -Kutch) with GSACS On 07/08th January 2010. 2010 A two days’ Continued Medical Education by RVBB & RC with GSACS for Blood Camp Organizer’s And Voluntary Blood Donors. On 30/31st January 2010. 2010 Dr. Pratap Shah, Dr. Ravi Durvasula (MD, University of New Mexico School of Medicine), Dr. Katya Calvo & Dr. N. R. Shah (Prof.) on a visit to Project ‘Life’. On 5th April 2010. 2010 Dr. V. R. Bhimani – C.E.O. of Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai on a visit to Project ‘Life’. On 19th June 2010. 2010 AAPI, an association of more than 45000 Indian doctors who treat 25 million American every year. RVBB & RC scales new height internationally by signing an MoU with AAPI. 2010 Hon’ble Narendra Modi Shree Narendra Modi, at present the Prime Minister of India, visited Project ‘Life’. On 14th August 2010. 2010 Hon’ble Narendra Modi Shree Narendra Modi, at present the Prime Minister of India, visited Project ‘Life’. On 14th August 2010. 2010 Meeting with Shri Amitabh Bachchan at Salt City, Mithapur, Gujarat On 20th August 2010. 2011 Sherdil Award RVBB & RC was honoured with ‘Gujarat Sherdil Award’ by the then Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat Shree Narendra Modi on the eve of celebration of 50 years of Blood Collection Drive in Gujarat. on 14th June 2011. 2011 Actor, Shahrukh Khan’s reflection and mass awareness appeal to save hundreds of life. On 20th July 2011. 2012 Continued Medical Education (CME) On 17th March 2012. 2012 Smt. Shabana Azmi on a visit to Project ‘Life’. On 7th March 2012. 2012 Continued Medical Education (CME) at Project ‘Life’. On 24th April 2012. 2012 Dr. S. K. Nanda (IAS), Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Gujarat at Project “Life”. On 20th October 2012. 2012 Mr. H. P. Singh (Commissioner of Police, Rajkot) at Project ‘Life’. On 22nd December 2012. 2013 World Blood Donation Day celebration at Project ‘Life’ On 14th June 2013. 2013 NABH Accreditation 2013 Multi-Purpose Hall Multi-Purpose Hall Conference Conference Conference Individual Donor Nucleoli Acid Testing, (ID-NAT) LABORATROY (RESTRICTED ENTRY) Individual Donor Nucleoli Acid Testing, (ID-NAT) LABORATROY (RESTRICTED ENTRY) 2015 Name changed to Life Blood Centre to reflect all activities in blood processing, testing, storage, distribution, research, education & blood transfusion. Procleix Panther (ID-NAT) 2015 1st in Gujarat 1st Blood Centre in Gujarat State to adopt world's most advanced technology 2015 Procleix Panther (ID-NAT) 1st in Gujarat 1st Blood Centre in Gujarat State to adopt world's most advanced technology 2016 State-of-the-art technology 1st Blood Bank to adopt NAT Technology in Gujarat State since 2016 2015 CME on Advances in Blood Screening Technology & Medico-legal 2017 RS-3400 X-ray Blood Irradiator 1st in South East Asia X-Ray Blood Irradiator (Technology imported from USA) started. (1st & only in India) 2017 Striving to make Thalassaemia free society Draft of Thalassaemia Bill presented to CM of Gujarat on 10th Aug,2017 2018 40th Anniversary of Project ‘Life’ Enters into the 40th year of humanitarian activities for changing lives .