This May, Stanford Blood Center launched its first campaign to encourage engagement on our social media channels. We are always interested in what our donors, staff, community partners and volunteers are up to! We knew friend of Stanford Blood Center...
Each winter as part of our Give Good campaign, we partner with a different community organization to double the impact of each blood donation. Patients and their families benefit from blood donations, and others in our community that need support...
In 2016, in addition to providing lifesaving blood products, donors benefitted breast and ovarian cancer patients in treatment. For each donor that came in during the campaign, SBC made a donation to Bay Area Cancer Connections (BCC). Donations went toward...
For our 2014 Give Good campaign, Stanford Blood Center partnered with BayKids Studios – a nonprofit who helps children facing long-term hospitalization empower themselves through filmmaking. Our Give Good contributions went toward funding a film made by Danica, a young...
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and is often symbolized by the widely recognized pink ribbon. First handed out to survivors at the Susan G. Komen New York City Race for the Cure in 1991, pink ribbons now seem to...
The Lucile Packard Transplant Center at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford (LPCHS) has performed more pediatric organ transplants over the last five years than any other U.S. Center, according to data from the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN). With...
Stanford Blood Center’s most popular campaign, the annual Grateful Life Tour is back! Now in its 12th year, this popular promotion thanks donors for giving blood when it is needed most, during the critical summer months when many donors travel...
Let’s all go to the movies! This summer, we are expanding our Monday movie tickets to all centers, all donation types, all day! Summer months often leave blood centers without enough inventory to meet patient needs and Monday mornings continue...
Many consider Memorial Day the unofficial beginning of the summer vacation season and celebrate the long weekend by taking a break from work, enjoying family and friends and having some fun. At Stanford Blood Center (SBC), we know your time...
By Kristin Stankus, digital community and social media specialist This winter, Stanford Blood Center (SBC) partnered with Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley (Habitat) for our third annual Give Good Campaign to help blood donations go further during the critical...