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Blood Drive - Pint for a Pint

The Stanford Blood Center will be at the Milpitas Public Library on Saturday, July 2 from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Each donor will receive a complimentary coupon for a Baskin-Robbins pint of ice cream and a movie ticket, courtesy of LifeScan.

Blood donors must:

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  • Be at least 17 years old
  • Weigh at least 110 pounds
  • Be free of cold and flu symptoms (allergies OK)
  • Eat before donating and drink plenty of fluids
  • Bring photo ID

Blood donors will be deferred if you:

  • Stayed in the U.K. for a cumulative time of three months or more between 1980-1996
  • Spent five years or more since 1980 in specified European countries
  • Traveled for one year, within the last 12 months, to India, certain parts of Mexico, China, Africa, Central and South America, the Caribbean or the Philippines

Schedule your appointment by visiting bloodcenter.stanford.edu. Choose 95035 for the zip code.

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