MEDICAL CENTER REPORT
06/18/08
Cantor Arts Center invites blood donations at exhibit
BY BROOKE KRANNICH
The Stanford Blood Center invites the public to view a special installation at the Cantor Arts Center and to donate blood this summer. This unique exhibition, titled, "Spared from the Storm: Masterworks from the New Orleans Museum of Art," showcases 80 pieces of world-class art that escaped the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.
In keeping with the focus on surviving tragedy, the blood center's blood mobile will be on location at Cantor Arts Center on selected Thursday evenings through early September. Art lovers and community members are encouraged to donate blood as a way to offer a lifeline to patients in local hospitals. Due to unusually high demand, the blood center is experiencing a critical shortage of type O-negative blood.
"The museum has been serving Stanford and the community for more than a century. This blood drive gives us an opportunity to serve in a new way, and it is timely as we present 'Spared from the Storm' and prepare for disasters here," said Steve Green, Cantor Arts Center's operations manager.
Cantor's diverse collections span continents, cultures and 5,000 years of art history. The museum has withstood natural disasters and periodic neglect, only to be resurrected, renewed and expanded, thanks to the dedication of Stanford faculty and staff, and art lovers in the surrounding community. It is with shared appreciation for this community that Cantor Arts Center and Stanford Blood Center teamed up to provide a unique combination of viewing works of art and donating blood.
"We are honored to be a part of the 'Spared from the Storm' experience," said John Williams, blood center marketing director. "Attendees will definitely be impacted by the amazing survival story of this collection, and Stanford Blood Center's aim is to provide them with an effective way to give life and hope to patients in local hospitals."
The bloodmobile will be on location at Cantor Arts Center's Rodin Sculpture Garden from 4 to 8 p.m. on the following Thursdays: June 26, July 10, July 24, Aug. 7 and Sept. 4.
Donors can call the blood center at 723-7831 or toll-free (888) 723-7831 to make an appointment for donating at either the bloodmobile or any of the center's facilities. Donors should be in good health with no cold or flu symptoms. They must eat well before donation, drink fluids and present photo identification when they make a donation. The process takes about an hour. For more information or to schedule an appointment online, please visit http://bloodcenter.stanford.edu. Drop-in donors will be accepted for any times open on the schedule.
Brooke Krannich works in communications at the Stanford Blood Center.
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