National Volunteer Week is coming up April 15 – 21, so what better time to introduce you to the latest edition to the SBC website…the Volunteer Spotlight. The newest addition to the Volunteer page seeks to highlight our amazing volunteers...
Donors accrue points each time they donate…most donors know that they can redeem the points they earn for items in the Donor Loyalty Store, but few know that they can also donate their points back to support community partners that...
This winter marked our fifth annual Give Good, and we are pleased to announce that it was huge success! Each year during our critical winter season (when blood donations drop due to sickness and holiday travel), SBC partners with another...
You may have seen messaging earlier this month letting you know that Stanford Blood Center (SBC) was in critical need of O-negative blood products and platelets. If you are an O- blood donor or a platelet donor, you may have...
This January, donating blood will earn you good karma! January 8 – 27, Stanford Blood Center is partnering with Good Karma Bikes (GKB) for our fifth annual Give Good campaign. Each year during our critical winter season (when blood donations are...
2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the first blood bank, created by Oswald Hope Robertson – a development that has saved countless lives. While transfusions had previously been performed by direct artery-to-view or indirect syringe techniques, Robertson was able to...
Stanford Blood Center is proud to be your community blood bank, serving the San Jose area since 1978. Our number one priority is supporting local patients in need of blood products, and we could never accomplish this without the help...
This Giving Tuesday – give the gift of life! As many of you might know, Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving that takes place the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Giving Tuesday is meant to kick off the “season of...
Robin Beresford has many goals, most of which surround helping others. She is a former nurse, a licensed physician’s assistant, a marriage and family therapist, and is in the process of completing her PhD in Depth Psychology. So several years...