Thanks for Giving
By Julie Peachey There are many reasons people are motivated to become blood donors. Perhaps a loved one needed blood for survival or maybe a friend encouraged you to come with them once and it became a habit. Whatever the...
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Allyson
It doesn’t hurt! It really helps! Donate blood!
Celeste
I donate blood to make others healthy and have the blood they need so they can have a wonderful life ahead. I love the clinic at Menlo Park. It is such a nice place to donate & the staff and...
Meet this Year’s Give Good Partner: BayKids Studios
By Kristin Stankus, digital community and social media specialist Who is BayKids Studios? Lights, Camera, Healing…that is the motto of San Francisco based BayKids Studios, our 2014 Give Good campaign partner. Stanford Blood Center (SBC) is so excited to work...
More than your Community Blood Bank: Altruistic Giving at Stanford Blood Center
In the Merriam-Webster dictionary, altruism is defined as feelings and behavior that show a desire to help other people and a lack of selfishness. Every day, donors walk through the doors at Stanford Blood Center (SBC) that exhibit this quality....
Rivals for Life
By Julie Peachey There’s a friendly yet competitive spirit in the air as we approach our 9th annual Rivals for Life blood drive on November 19. Since 2006, Stanford Blood Center (SBC) and UC Berkeley have gone arm to arm...
Blood Donation Counts
Brought to you by the letters S, B, C At Stanford Blood Center (SBC), staff are often referred to as vampires; an accurate description in a sense! So this Halloween, in honor of one purple, number-loving, friendly vampire, here are...
Transfusions Can Slash Sickle Cell Stroke Risk
By Dayna Kerecman Myers Regular blood transfusions can significantly reduce the incidence of strokes in children with sickle cell anemia, a new study shows. Results of the clinical trial, published in August in the New England Journal of Medicine http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1401731?query=featured_home&&,...
Through the eyes of a volunteer: one teen’s journey at Stanford Blood Center
By Deepthi Sampathkumar, volunteer Hi Everyone! My name is Deepthi and I am a junior in high school. I’ve been volunteering at Stanford Blood Center ever since 8th grade and it has truly been one of the most satisfying experiences....
Join Us in Celebrating a Community Hero at the Last Paul B. Newman Drive
By Kristin Stankus, Digital community and social media specialist It was a close call for Paul and his then 11-year-old son Mitch more than 10 years ago when they were in a serious accident on the freeway. Paul and Mitch...