Blood donors like you help people like the conjoined twins Angelica and Angelina Sabuco.

Stanford Blood Center donors helped support the successful surgery that separated conjoined twins, Angelica and Angelina Sabuco, at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital on Nov. 1, 2011.

The surgery that took nearly 10 hours required the two-year-old girls to receive approximately 10 units of blood.

"We are so grateful to the medical team and selfless blood donors who made Angelica and Angelina's separation possible," said mother Ginady Sabuco. "Please give blood so that other patients have it available when they need it too."

Special benefits for donors
Blood donors get the satisfaction of knowing they’ve helped to provide hope and life to a patient in a local hospital. Each donor will also receive a coupon for a free pint of Baskin Robbins ice cream.

Blood donors must:

Be at least 17 years of age
Weigh at least 110 lbs
Be free of cold and flu symptoms (allergies okay; as are most medications)
Eat before donating & drink plenty of fluids
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Unfortunately, you will be deferred:

If you stayed in the U.K. for a cumulative time of three months or more between 1980 and 1996;
If you spent five years or more since 1980 in specified European countries (please call the Resource Nurse);
For one year if, within the last twelve months, you traveled to India or certain parts of Mexico, China, Africa, Central and South America, the Caribbean, or the Philippines.
 
Click here to schedule an appointment online, or register at the Customer Service Desk.
   
Date: Thursday, February 23
Time: 2:00-6:00  PM
Location: OFJCC Campus
Contact: Cristina Arthun
(650) 223-8724
carthun@paloaltojcc.org
 





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