Stories from Canadian Blood Services

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Save a life for a chance to win a scholarship

With the Assignment Saving Lives Scholarship Program, recruit donors to win up to $9000 toward your 2025-2026 tuition

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Lilet Raffiñan, a Canadian of Asian heritage who recruits donors for Canadian Blood Services, stands in front of a colourful mural.
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‘My Asian heritage has rubbed off on my work’

Lilet Raffiñan recruits diverse donors in one of the world’s most multicultural urban areas

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Margaret Lynch, who had a bone marrow transplant about 33 years ago, sits on a rock in front of The Alps in Switzerland.
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Toronto woman still thankful 33 years after stem cell transplant

Cancer survivor Margaret Lynch now helps others through financial donations to Canadian Blood Services

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A Chinese woman stands surrounded by blue water and tall mountains.
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‘We need to take cultural values into account’

Becky Luk, Canadian Blood Services cord blood collections supervisor, on how diversity in leadership helps create more inclusive programs

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Mother, daughter and granddaughter give new meaning to the term "blood relatives"

Three generations of women share a special connection to Canada’s Lifeline

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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.
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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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