The Sharks Foundation and Stanford Blood Center will team up to save lives by hosting a Blood Drive on Feb. 8 from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. at HP Pavilion at San Jose.

Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood and donation rates typically drop off after the holiday season. Right now blood types O, A and AB- are in special need but all donations are appreciated. Blood donated at this drive will be used at facilities throughout Santa Clara County and each donation has the potential to save multiple lives.

Every fan that attempts to donate will have the chance to win a Zamboni Ride and four (4) tickets to that evenings game vs. Columbus. Fans that pre-schedule an appointment will have the opportunity to watch the San Jose Sharks and Columbus Blue Jackets morning skates (10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. respectively).

Fans hoping to donate should park in the main lot at HP Pavilion at San Jose and enter the building through the North Entrance adjacent to the lot.

For more information or to make appointment, please call 650-723-7819 or click here to be directed to the Stanford Blood Center website.

DONATION INFORMATION
To give blood you must be at least 17 years old (or 16 with parental consent), weigh at least 110 lbs., be in good health, and have eaten prior to donating. From start to finish, giving blood consists of four easy steps: registration, brief medical history, actual donation, rest and refreshments. The entire process last about one hour.

STANFORD BLOOD CENTER
Stanford Medical School Blood Center was created within the Department of Pathology at Stanford University School of Medicine in 1978. The Blood Center was created to meet the increasingly large and complex transfusion needs of Stanford Hospital and Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, and to perform research and teaching.

In addition, the Blood Center now serves Palo Alto Medical Foundation Clinic, El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, O'Connor Hospital in San Jose, Palo Alto V.A. Hospital, Livermore V.A. Hospital and 3 free-standing local surgery centers. In order to meet the needs of our community, more than 40,000 whole blood donations are need annually so dont wait to donate. The life you save could be that of someone you know!