FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 3, 2025
MEDIA CONTACT:
Julie Peachey, (650) 353-1379
media@stanfordbloodcenter.org
June 3, 2025
MEDIA CONTACT:
Julie Peachey, (650) 353-1379
media@stanfordbloodcenter.org
WHAT:
During the month of June, all Stanford Blood Center donors will receive a redemption card for two tickets to an upcoming Giants game.
For a list of game selections, please visit Stanford Blood Center’s website.
WHEN:
Donate blood June 1 – 30
WHERE:
Stanford Blood Center has donation sites and mobile blood drives across the Bay Area. Find your nearest location by entering your zip code HERE.
WHY:
There is an immediate need for all blood types, especially type O. Summer is traditionally a challenging time to collect blood due to increased travel and busy schedules. As we head into the season, please help ensure a stable blood supply for local patients by making an appointment today.
During the month of June, all Stanford Blood Center donors will receive a redemption card for two tickets to an upcoming Giants game.
For a list of game selections, please visit Stanford Blood Center’s website.
WHEN:
Donate blood June 1 – 30
WHERE:
Stanford Blood Center has donation sites and mobile blood drives across the Bay Area. Find your nearest location by entering your zip code HERE.
WHY:
There is an immediate need for all blood types, especially type O. Summer is traditionally a challenging time to collect blood due to increased travel and busy schedules. As we head into the season, please help ensure a stable blood supply for local patients by making an appointment today.
Appointments can be made online at stanfordbloodcenter.org, via the SBC app, or by calling 888-723-7831 or texting to 999-777. Walk-ins are always welcome.
Donors should be in good health with no cold, flu, or COVID-19 symptoms. Be sure to eat well prior to donation, drink fluids, and bring a photo ID. Donors must be at least 17 years of age (or 16 with a parent or guardian’s consent). Eligibility information can be found at stanfordbloodcenter.org/eligibility or by calling 888-723-7831.
Donors should be in good health with no cold, flu, or COVID-19 symptoms. Be sure to eat well prior to donation, drink fluids, and bring a photo ID. Donors must be at least 17 years of age (or 16 with a parent or guardian’s consent). Eligibility information can be found at stanfordbloodcenter.org/eligibility or by calling 888-723-7831.
Think you're not eligible to give blood? The rules have recently changed, per the FDA. Check out the latest on blood donor eligibility here.
About Stanford Blood Center
Stanford Blood Center (SBC) is an independent, community blood center that supplies blood products and testing services to multiple Bay Area hospitals and is a recognized leader in the fields of transfusion and transplantation medicine. SBC was created at the Stanford University School of Medicine in 1978 to meet the complex transfusion and transplant needs of Stanford Health Care and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, as well as provide clinical trial services and specialized blood products for researchers. Today, the center remains locally focused, serving community hospitals, patients and donors, while contributing to research and advancement that impact the world at large.
More information is available at stanfordbloodcenter.org.
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Stanford Blood Center (SBC) is an independent, community blood center that supplies blood products and testing services to multiple Bay Area hospitals and is a recognized leader in the fields of transfusion and transplantation medicine. SBC was created at the Stanford University School of Medicine in 1978 to meet the complex transfusion and transplant needs of Stanford Health Care and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, as well as provide clinical trial services and specialized blood products for researchers. Today, the center remains locally focused, serving community hospitals, patients and donors, while contributing to research and advancement that impact the world at large.
More information is available at stanfordbloodcenter.org.
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