Karimnagar: State Bank of India (SBI) staff union leaders G Radhakrishna and Utukuri Ratnakar jointly expressed that everyone should come forward to donate blood and take the lead. The SBI employees said they had contacted the Red Cross for a blood donation programme during Union Day on Thursday. Sunil, Pochaiah, Sainath, Keshava Reddy, Radhakrishna Reddy, Srihari Rest, MLN Reddy, Sudhakar, Bhashir Khan also participated. The SBI staff paid respects to union leader late Y Tarkanathan on the occasion.