A blood donation campaign was conducted by 211 Brigade Vavuniya under the guidance of Brigadier D T Gamage psc, Commander, 211 Brigade on 7 August 2015. It was organized to fulfill a SoS call from the Vavuniya Base Hospital Blood Bank which has ran short of blood required by the patients waiting to undergo urgent surgeries. More than 103 soldiers of Brigades and Battalions under the 211 Brigade donated blood. Staff at the Vavuniya Base Hospital Blood Bank also assisted to make the blood donation campaign a success.