By Kristin Stankus, Digital community and social media specialist It is no easy accomplishment, reaching 500 blood and platelet donations. In fact, it has taken Tom close to 50 years to reach this amazing milestone, which he officially realized on...
By Ben Ballard, donor The overwhelming feeling of gratitude hits me at times when I stop to ponder it, yet one thing remains constant: she is alive and thriving. It is almost unbelievable to me that April 2015 will mark...
On March 14, Luis Navarro’s daughters carefully took off his blindfold to reveal 50 of his closest friends and family. They were gathered for a surprise birthday party and blood drive to celebrate his 56th birthday. The surprise element wasn’t...
By Nadia Alvarado, Communications specialist SBC is delighted to announce our donor website will soon be sporting a new look that will be both easy on the eyes and easier to navigate. Once the new website is live, the first...
By Kristin Stankus Her story of blood donation starts like many of our donors’ stories. Thirty years ago, Linda was attending college at the University of Connecticut and there was a blood drive on campus, so she decided to give....
The Stanford Blood Center (SBC) mission states “We provide hope for the future: teaching tomorrow’s leaders in transfusion medicine, researching to unlock mysteries inherent in blood, and connecting donors to patients every day.” Part of the work SBC does to...
Spring-cleaning, that wonderful time of year when the cold of winter transitions to warmer weather and people across the world clean their homes from top to bottom. This is often the time of year where the serious cleaning and...
By Kristin Stankus, Digital community and social media specialist This winter, Stanford Blood Center (SBC) once again partnered with a fantastic local organization as part of our second annual “Give Good” campaign, aimed to help blood donations go further...
By Loren Magaña, Public relations and media specialist On any given night, players from the San Jose Sharks dole out brutal bone crushing body checks to opposing teams in the rink. This often leads to a bloody mess on the...
Today we bring you the story of one of our donors, Aly. Her journey of love, loss and perseverance led Aly to become a donor with Stanford Blood Center (SBC). Aly donated blood for the first time when she was...