Inspiration
Celebrating Mothers Touched by Blood Donation
Mother’s Day was this past weekend, and we hope you enjoyed your time with the mothers in your life! Although the day may have passed, we want to continue to appreciate moms all over by taking a moment to celebrate some...
Help Spread the Word About Blood Donation
Seeking Donors with a Rare Blood Type to Support Young Zanaib
Stanford Blood Center (SBC) has been asked by a sister blood center in Florida to help support a two-year-old girl with an extremely rare blood type. Zanaib has a form of cancer that has required several rounds of chemotherapy and...
Can You Help End Childhood Cancer?
Every year, 15,780 children in the United States are diagnosed with cancer. In fact, according to Children’s Cancer Research Fund, each day, 43 families in the United States will hear that their child has cancer. That’s why we observe September...
World Blood Donor Day — Altruism and Safer Blood
This Thursday, June 14, blood centers and health organizations around the globe will celebrate World Blood Donor Day (WBDD). As a day of appreciation for blood donors, WBDD is a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the impact that donors have...
40 Years of Saving Lives Together: A Look at SBC’s History
What does 40 years as your community blood center look like? Let us take you on a journey through the history of Stanford Blood Center since its inception in 1978. In honor of our 40th anniversary, a group of SBC...
Support the International #BloodDonorEmoji Campaign
January is National Blood Donor Month, so we figured this was the perfect time to share an awesome and long overdue initiative — the International #BloodDonorEmoji Campaign. According to the World Health Organization, 112.5 million blood donations are collected globally...
“SBC Kids to Camp” Helps Turn Patients into Happy Campers
Help us turn pediatric patients into happy campers! This September, Stanford Blood Center (SBC) is partnering with an organization close to our hearts. The Annual Solid Organ Transplant Camp by Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford offers transplant recipients at Packard Children’s a...
Kelvin Yu — His Second Life
Kelvin Yu thought it was just an ordinary day. He went to his job as a Project Manager at Kaiser Engineers, left his office, and set out for a lunchtime walk around Lake Merritt. He had no idea that within...