One critical area the pandemic has damaged is the country’s supply of donated blood. As gatherings have been limited in various capacities over the last two years, blood drives have been halted and The American Red Cross now has concerns that the blood supply could dwindle to the point that rationing will occur.
The San Jose Sharks partnered with Stanford Blood Center this past Saturday to host a blood drive at SAP Center, a partnership that has been going strong for over 15 years. To encourage Sharks fans to donate during this time of shortages, 70 tickets to Sharks games were raffled off, along with a Grand Prize that features an exclusive viewing experience from a luxury penthouse suite at SAP Center.