Philanthropy

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Fundraiser and cancer survivor turns his passion for cycling into a lifeline for patients

August 11, 2020
While many people’s most vivid childhood memories often involve birthday parties or the first day of school, Neill Spencer’s clearest flashbacks are of blood donation clinics and sugary snacks. 
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New ‘do it yourself’ webpage makes fundraising easier than ever

February 25, 2020
You can honour someone’s life, celebrate a milestone or rally the support of your community by kickstarting your own fundraising campaign in support of Canada’s Lifeline
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Making more matches, faster: How financial gifts give hope to patients waiting for stem cell transplants

February 21, 2020
Imagine your sibling, parent, or child was sick with a life-threatening illness and there was nothing you could do to save them.
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100 transfusions and counting: Why Canadians like Charles will need blood for life

January 23, 2020
This year alone, 86 blood donors will save Charles's life. Read his story and learn how financial donors are also helping patients like Charles who need ongoing support.
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Don’t wait to be affected to give back, says two-time leukemia survivor and blood, platelet and cord blood recipient

December 23, 2019
With the stress of exams and the excitement of the upcoming holiday season hanging in the air, 20-year old Crystal Nguyen sits behind a small booth in the middle of her college campus, while her fellow students buzz by.
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‘Paying it forward’ through cord blood donation

November 14, 2019
Like most parents, Jessica vowed she would do everything and anything she could to keep her new baby happy and healthy, once she entered the world.
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“We literally saw our child’s life in the hands of donors”

October 3, 2019
Sharon Bulger can still remember the feeling of the air being completely sucked out of her lungs, when she learned her eight-year-old son Cameron had brain cancer.
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Financial and blood donations made young cancer patient "feel special at a very scary time"

September 25, 2019
Abby is seven years old and for the next 18 months, she'll receive treatment for precursor B lymphoblastic lymphoma, a type of cancer. Read her story from her dad Drew's perspective and see how financial donors and blood transfusions are part of her story.
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"We all have the power to make a difference" says blood cancer survivor

June 20, 2019
It all started while walking to the bus stop one morning four years ago. The air was brisk, and the sun was bright in the sky. After just a few steps, Tom was out of breath and feeling dizzy. He thought it was probably nothing but decided to get checked just to be safe.
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More than 200 transfusions of uncommon blood type were needed to save Vinesha's life

June 20, 2019
It all started with a sharp pain in Vinesha Ramasamy’s left knee. An x-ray revealed a mass. As her oncologist put it, it was “the worst case of high-grade osteosarcoma” he’d ever seen. At 15 years old she was diagnosed with bone cancer.