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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Sikh Nation volunteers B.C. and Yukon region, one of the organization’s largest donor groups in the country
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Celebrating Asian heritage this May

We’re kicking off Asian Heritage Month with these stories. Watch this space all month for more

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Dustin Adams, owner of We Are One Composites in Kamloops, B.C.
Inspiration

Serious fall spurs mountain bike enthusiasts to call for donors

Dustin Adams’ close call moves We Are One Composites to promote blood, stem cell donations

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Graphic image of Animated organs called Orgamites
Innovation

Creative new resources boost organ donation and transplant knowledge

New international storytelling platform and the animated series The Orgamites are both coming to Canada

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Paul and Geri Laforet standing in front of a Canadian Blood Servies mural during National Volunteer Week
Inspiration Plasma

Sudbury family caps life-long involvement by volunteering

Sudbury family caps life-long involvement by volunteering at Sudbury plasma donor centre

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Young girl looking at camera
Inspiration

A lifesaving kidney transplant during a pandemic, thanks to a former babysitter

Stephanie Jolink’s transplant shows the power of living donation

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A man wearing a green shirt day jersey, in front of a body of water with a city skyline in the background.
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Building resiliency in health care

Organ donation coordinators endure high rates of burnout. Canadian Blood Services and CHEO aim to change that.

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