Stories from Canadian Blood Services

Image of Brian Fraser with black glasses wearing an Ottawa Senators jersey and a backwards cap.
Inspiration

Very public cancer journey inspires thousands to donate

Brian Fraser highlights the importance of blood and stem cell donation, as well as financial giving, even in his last days

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Image of a white blonde girl wearing a Hockey Gives Blood t-shirt and holding a hockey stick.
Inspiration

Member of National Women’s Team a proud Hockey Gives Blood Player Ambassador

February 18, 2021

Emily Clark inspired by her brother to donate blood for the first time

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Élodie Guitteaud, a Black employee at Canadian Blood Services poses outside by the snow.
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‘We need to do more’

February 18, 2021

Élodie Guitteaud, translator at Canadian Blood Services, shares her Black pride and reflects on inclusion

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Sylvia Okonofua, a Black woman leading a campaign to recruit Black Canadians to the stem cell registry, smiles for a portrait.
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Few potential stem cell donors are Black. She’s working to change that

February 17, 2021

Sylvia Okonofua is leading a volunteer campaign to recruit Black Canadians to the stem cell registry

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Hezekiah, Joiakim and Micah Felix pose in shirts that display the superhero characters in the book The Battle of Ottogatz.
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‘Superpower’ boost from donors helps brothers thrive with illness

February 12, 2021

The Felix brothers are also the heroes of a comic book that's raising awareness of sickle cell disease

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An Asian employee and a Black employee in conversation. Behind them is a map of Canada with the words Somewhere in Canada there’s a life you can save.
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'Every step forward is a good sign'

February 10, 2021

Karl Kuate, a category manager with Canadian Blood Services, reflects on the importance of inclusion

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Dr. Warren Fingrut, who founded Stem Cell Club to recruit donors to Canadian Blood Services Stem Cell Registry and increase diversity of prospective donors, smiles while posing in front of a stone wall.
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Meet Stem Cell Club

February 3, 2021

Dr. Warren Fingrut and his volunteers have recruited tens of thousands of potential stem cell donors

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