Donate Blood this Holiday Season and Get Your Collectible Ugly Sweater T-Shirt
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 2, 2026
MEDIA CONTACT:
Jeff Schmidt, (650) 796-5726
media@stanfordbloodcenter.org
November 2, 2026
MEDIA CONTACT:
Jeff Schmidt, (650) 796-5726
media@stanfordbloodcenter.org
WHAT
Saving a life is the best gift you can give during this busy holiday season. When you set aside just one hour to give blood, you’re supporting Bay Area surgeries, cancer treatments, and recoveries from serious injuries. You’re a true holiday hero for friends, neighbors, and families in our community.
Saving a life is the best gift you can give during this busy holiday season. When you set aside just one hour to give blood, you’re supporting Bay Area surgeries, cancer treatments, and recoveries from serious injuries. You’re a true holiday hero for friends, neighbors, and families in our community.
In November, everyone who donates at a Stanford Blood Center mobile drive or center will receive a festive, collectible, long-sleeve “Sweet on Saving Lives” T-shirt as a gift for their generosity, and just in time for winter celebrations.
It’s a great way to remind everyone that donating blood to save a life is the extra gift we can find time to give during the holidays.
Learn more about the November campaign at stanfordbloodcenter.org/donate-blood/promotions/.
WHEN
Donate blood from November 1 – 30
WHERE
Stanford Blood Center donation sites in Menlo Park, Mountain View, Campbell, and Dublin, or any mobile blood drive. Find your nearest location HERE.
WHY
Bay Area hospitals need all blood types. Please help ensure there is blood available for patients in need by making an appointment today.
Donate blood from November 1 – 30
WHERE
Stanford Blood Center donation sites in Menlo Park, Mountain View, Campbell, and Dublin, or any mobile blood drive. Find your nearest location HERE.
WHY
Bay Area hospitals need all blood types. Please help ensure there is blood available for patients in need by making an appointment today.
Appointments can be made online at stanfordbloodcenter.org, through the SBC app, by calling 888-723-7831 or sending a text 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.
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About Stanford Blood Center
Stanford Blood Center (SBC) is an independent, community blood center that supplies blood products and testing services to multiple 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 Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, 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.
About Stanford Blood Center
Stanford Blood Center (SBC) is an independent, community blood center that supplies blood products and testing services to multiple 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 Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, 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.