How Do I Write a Heartfelt Appreciation Letter for Employees Who Donated Blood?

Very recently, a few employees of our organization have donated blood to one of the close relatives of management. Now I have to issue an appreciation letter to each employee. If anybody has a sample letter, please share.

Blood donation is a virtue. By donating blood, your employees have served the cause of humanity. However, I am against the idea of issuing appreciation letters for blood donation. Appreciation letters are issued for employees' outstanding performance or when employees do something beyond the call of their duty or present a very innovative idea. Nevertheless, blood donation transcends all the higher limits. Therefore, I recommend top management authority calling employees and thanking them personally.

Let other senior members also give their views.

Thanks,

Dinesh Divekar

Blood donation is a highly appreciable action on the part of the employees. They can definitely be thanked by the people who benefited from this noble act. Appreciation letters may not be the ideal way of showing our feelings.

Suggest giving the donors a certificate that will bear the signatures of the Doctor, HR, and Unit Head. This should be done in the morning with proper notice provided in advance for collection near your HR Office. Simultaneously, display a circular thanking the donors for their noble act that saved the life of a specific person. This gesture will spread a message of belongingness, foster family bonding, and enhance concerns among all, showing that this was well managed. I can provide drafts of both documents free of charge to assist you.

While sharing the remarks of Dinesh & Nathrao that giving Appreciation Letters MAY NOT be the right way to appreciate, I have another reason for this view. The employees concerned donated blood to a 'close relative of the management'... NOT to any unknown person or accident victim. What's so special? Will YOU not donate blood to any of your family members or relatives? And what's an organization where one works but an extended family? After all, one spends a large part of his/her life at work... after sleep. Would you expect any Appreciation Letter from your family/relatives? Suggest not giving scope for any such precedents... there are chances that those employees may begin to take advantage of their action as days go by, creating some sort of divide among the employees. If you really wish to do something, let the relative THANK those employees AT THE PERSONAL LEVEL... DON'T allow the organization to get involved.

Regards,
TS