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Breaking Barriers: One Advocate’s Journey to Blood Donation
Growing up in a small rural town in Texas, blood drives at Bláz Bush’s high school were a community event. Students were eager to participate, perhaps because it meant skipping class and enjoying free cookies. But for Bláz, these events...
Honoring Anthony Lichauco’s Legacy
By Samm Baker, Communications Strategist Stanford Blood Center’s own Melissa Lichauco has been given an extraordinary opportunity to continue her late husband Anthony’s legacy by participating in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Visionaries of the Year campaign. This campaign...
New Red Cord Program Celebrates High School Donors Making a Difference
At Stanford Blood Center (SBC), we’re proud to celebrate the compassion and community spirit of our youngest donors through the launch of our brand-new Red Cord Program. Introduced this year, the program was created to re-engage high school students in blood...
Honoring Jaime Eredia and His Years of Service as a Blood Drive Coordinator
Since 2007, Jaime Eredia has been the driving force behind the Stanford School of Engineering’s blood drives by organizing and promoting them, and often rolling up his own sleeve to donate. But as Jaime prepares to retire from his role as the...
Beyond the Donor Chair: Eric Steger’s Extraordinary Donation Story
Some people donate blood once or twice in their lives. Others make it a regular habit. And then there’s Eric Steger. His passion for giving has led him to explore a variety of opportunities to help patients in need. From...
Celebrating Black History: Pioneers in Transfusion, Transplantation and Biosciences
