Stories from Canadian Blood Services

Child blood recipient holding ice cream, smiling and pointing at photographer
Inspiration

Precious time for dreams big and small, thanks to blood donors

Blood donations gave Penn time for everything on her bucket list, from ‘eat ice cream’ to ‘visit Disneyland’

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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’

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

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Few potential stem cell donors are Black. She’s working to change that

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

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'

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

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A plasma donor is hooked up to a machine during a donation.
Plasma

Plasma associate Amelia Greeno gives back through her work

Ensuring access to lifesaving products is the goal at new Lethbridge plasma donor centre

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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

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

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