Blood Drives San Francisco

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Donate blood, Get data: Blood drive

Wed, Aug 26, 10:00 PM

From Longevity San Francisco

4.7

Hey there! Join [Goodlabs](goodlabs.com) for an in-center blood drive in partnership with[ Longevity Cities](https://longevity-cities.com/en/home) and [Don't Die SF](https://luma.com/dontdiesf). When you book a blood donation with Goodlabs, you can get 40+ biomarkers tested for free. And you get a plan for what to do with the results! Here's the link to sign up: [https://goodlabs.com/book-tests/donation/drive/donate-blood-get-data-sf-downtown](https://goodlabs.com/book-tests/donation/drive/donate-blood-get-data-sf-downtown?utm_source=luma) About Longevity Cities: Longevity Cities is a global community where longevity enthusiasts, curious minds, experts, scientists, and founders come together. Our mission is to make longevity human, easy, and accessible to everyone — with chapters across 11 countries in 3 continents. We host events regularly and the quickest way to hear about them is through our WhatsApp group, and/or by registering on our website and keeping an eye on the events section. 💬 WhatsApp: [https://chat.whatsapp.com/D7EK33mRRAU0oRQNqboj5P](https://chat.whatsapp.com/D7EK33mRRAU0oRQNqboj5P?utm_source=luma) 🌐 Website: [https://longevity-cities.com/en](https://longevity-cities.com/en?utm_source=luma) We hope to see you there!

2 attendees

Blood on the Clocktower in Mission Bay!

Sat, Aug 22, 6:00 PM

From San Francisco Bay Area Blood on the Clocktower

4.9

Our next Genentech Hall event will be on **Sunday** August 9th! We usually have 2-3 games going on, there will always be a circle for any newcomers! We expect about 30-40 people to RSVP on Discord. Let us know if there is any particular script you want to play or if you want to storytell! **Please review and be familiar with our [best practices](https://docs.google.com/document/d/15WL2Da0003h5V-5p_JRNxjJ_gLsl2KKFzkfxyNM7K6E/edit?usp=sharing).** Call 510-457-1355 or ping Felicia (@crimson_flowers), Lily (@lilyblep) or Jim/ddz (@ddz7137) on Discord in the event thread if you need to get in or are lost. Make sure to have us added as friends as we don't get notifications for friend requests. A good number of attendees arrive between 11:00-11:30, but people come and go throughout the day, so feel free to show up and leave whenever you like - no need to be there for the whole day. If you text or call us, please give your Meetup/Discord name (some people both call and message on Discord and it's unclear whether we've already picked them up or not). Please come to the side entrance (not the main entrance) when you search for 1705 Owens St on Google Maps. You need badge access to enter so contact us to get inside. See [these images](https://imgur.com/a/roVuZ3S) for entrance location and parking details. There will be snacks and drinks and feel free to order food. The area has free and paid parking. Free parking is around a 5 min walk from Genentech Hall (near Mississippi and 17th). Join the [California Clocktower discord](https://discord.gg/ACwrXxtWyY) for more events!

8 attendees

Organic vegan food and live music on Fridays

Sat, Aug 15, 2:30 AM

From Friday Vegan/Live-food Happy Hour & Dinner with Live Music

4.7

> Enjoy organic Latin and international plant-based cooked and live food with live music. "in this magical place, a little island of the future where those who enter her doors are forever transformed by the spirit of the music and dance that takes them in. You’ll find it on a little side street in San Francisco’s old Latin Quarter somewhere between Chinatown, Fisherman’s Wharf and endless Italian late night cafes." > Robin Williams took to the stage here and said “This place is amazing, this is the kind of place that would make even the Amish dance” > To celebrate our 25th year in Peña Pachamama we have performances CARNAVAL SATURDAYS. Reserve a show https://www.penapachamama.com

1 attendee

🗣 The Ethics of Making Babies: Genetic Selection and Gene Editing -- Manny's

Thu, Aug 20, 12:00 AM

From SF Fun and Active Seniors Over 50 -- music, art, film & more

4.8

**🗣 The Ethics of Making Babies: Genetic Selection and Gene Editing -- Manny's** 🔸️ Coffee beforehand **▪︎ Purchase your ticket here:** https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-ethics-of-making-babies-genetic-selection-and-gene-editing-tickets-1995699570137 ▪︎ **Message me when you've got a ticket and I'll move you of the waitlist.** ▪︎ **Meet at 5 pm** sharp at Manny's (3092 16th St.) ▪︎ **PLEASE don't be a no-show.** If your plans change, remember to update your RSVP prior to the event. ▪︎ **A late cancellation** will count as a no-show. 🔆 Reproduction has entered a complex new reality. It's now possible to select IVF embryos based on genetic predictions for diseases and other traits, and the same gene-editing technology that treats patients with conditions like sickle cell disease could one day change the genes of future children and generations. In an age where we can piece together the "best" combinations of DNA and choose which embryos to birth, the question is no longer what we can do, but what we should do — and what that means for communities who don't fit that standard. Join our stellar panel of bio-ethicists and researchers for a dynamic discussion on where to draw that line. We'll explore the difference between somatic editing (treating a living patient, with no changes passed to future generations) and germline editing (altering an embryo, with changes passed on to all future generations) — and the layers of ethical complexity within each. Together we'll dig into what diseases should be treated in living patients, the long-term impacts on global health, how we should decide what to select against or edit out at the embryo stage, and how these choices could affect the diversity of communities, including people with disabilities and the LGBTQ community. This technology is already here — come learn about its potential and help figure out where the boundaries should be. ••••••••••••••••••••• **SPEAKERS** **Alta Charo** (BA biology Harvard 1979, JD law Columbia 1982) is the Warren P Knowles Professor Emerita of law and bioethics at the University of Wisconsin law and medical schools, and now works as a consultant on biotechnology regulatory policy and ethics for government, industry, and advocacy groups. During her career, she also worked as a policy analyst for Congress, USAID, and the FDA. Charo co-chaired the National Academy of Sciences’ seminal 2017 report on human genome editing, and subsequently helped organize two international summits and served on the WHO expert panel on the same subject. **Henry T. (Hank) Greely** (AB Stanford 1974, JD Yale 1977) is the Deane F. and Kate Edelman Johnson Professor of Law; Professor, by courtesy, of Genetics; and Director of the Center for Law and the Biosciences at Stanford University. He clerked for Judge John Minor Wisdom and Justice Potter Stewart, then served in the Departments of Defense and Energy in the Carter Administration before becoming a litigator at a Los Angeles law firm. He joined the Stanford Law School faculty in 1985, writing since 1992 on ethical, legal, and social issues in the biosciences, including his 2021 book, *CRISPR People: The Science and Ethics of Editing Humans*.

2 attendees

[Trivia] Dinner and Food and Restaurant Trivia

Sat, Aug 22, 2:00 AM

From San Francisco Foodies

4.8

Location and time TBD, currently working with a location. They have a full menu, a newly opened restaurant space, I had a date and time selected, but it conflicted with another organizer's event.. Currently looking at Friday or Saturday at 7p Trivia will contain Cooking, Local Restaurants, Local Bars and some other Food related questions. I'll have more information about date and location.

38 attendees

Mission 5k fun run! | TBD

Tue, Aug 18, 1:30 AM

From SF Mission Fun Runs

5.0

We host a weekly 5km run every Monday evening, starting and ending at a \*bar in or near the Mission District. We keep a moderate pace so no one runs alone – it's a fun run, not all-out. It is, however, recommended that you are able to run around 3 miles (5Km) consistently but if that's an issue, bring a buddy along or shorten the route to your liking. Join for a drink/snack/chat after the run -- we love to meet our neighbors!

3 attendees

Sputter night!

Fri, Aug 21, 2:00 AM

From Counter Culture Labs

4.8

We're trying to bring an old Edwards sputtering machine back to life! Everyone has varying levels of experience with vacuum and deposition technologies from decades of work in industry to "I just read the wikipedia article and sputtering sounds neat" Come hang out and help us get to first plasma and then hopefully full sputtering soon after!

1 attendee

August · Zimbabwe · Drinking from Graveyard Wells

Fri, Aug 21, 1:30 AM

From Wanderlust Book Club Oakland

5.0

For August, we're reading the short story collection Drinking from Graveyard Wells by Yvette Lisa Ndlovu (Zimbabwe). Please see the Goodreads link for the complete description: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60789179-drinking-from-graveyard-wells](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60789179-drinking-from-graveyard-wells/). 158 pages, e-book available but **no audiobook version**.

4 attendees

Profs & Pints Alameda: Creativity, Moods, and Mania

Thu, Aug 20, 1:00 AM

From Profs and Pints San Francisco Bay Area

4.6

[Profs and Pints Alameda](https://www.profsandpints.com/sfbayarea) presents: **“Creativity, Moods, and Mania,”** an exploration of how depression, mania, and everyday ups and downs influence different types of creativity, with Sheri L. Johnson, distinguished professor of psychology and director of a bipolar disorder research program at the University of California at Berkeley. [Tickets available only online, at [https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/profsandpints/alameda-creativity-moods-mania](https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/profsandpints/alameda-creativity-moods-mania) .] Ancient quotes on creativity, moods and mood disorders abound. Aristotle wrote, “No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness.” Lord Byron, describing poets, later observed, “We of the craft are all crazy. Some are affected by gaiety, others by melancholy, but all are more or less touched.” But is there really a link between moods, mood disorders, and creativity? What does modern science have to say about the subject? Explore such questions with Dr. Sheri L. Johnson, director of the CALM (Cal Mania) Program at UC-Berkeley. Her research there studies how mood—especially the highs and lows of bipolar disorder—shapes people’s lives, including their creativity, goals, and well-being, as well as what mechanisms contribute to mood episodes and recovery. She'll begin with a discussion of how scientists measure creativity in life and in the laboratory, describing what we have learned from hundreds of experimental studies on creativity and mood. Some findings indicate that happiness, at modest levels, can help foster creativity, while negative moods can interfere with it. We’ll consider how we can draw from these scientific findings to protect our own creativity. Turning to mood disorders, Professor Johnson will describe how mania was a well-documented part of the lives of major creative figures such as Lord Byron, Vincent Van Gogh, Virginia Woolf, Edgar Allen Poe, Ernest Hemingway, and Alfred Tennyson. Beyond biographical summaries, she’ll highlight findings of a country-wide study of the Swedish population which connected higher creativity to a personal and family history of bipolar disorder. She’ll also outline findings of studies designed to test why mood disorders might relate to creativity, and we’ll consider the evidence so far on whether medications for bipolar disorder help or hinder creativity among those with a history of mania. (Advance tickets: $13.50 plus processing fees. Doors: $17, or $15 with a student ID. Listed time is for doors. The talk starts 30 minutes later.) Image: From a self-portrait painted by Vincent van Gogh in 1889 after slicing off his own ear (Courtald Institute of Art / Wikimedia).

12 attendees

STAR TREK TRIVIA TUES w/ Trek Triv @ Beeryland Oakland!

Wed, Aug 19, 2:00 AM

From Trek Triv: STAR TREK Trivia in the Bay!

4.8

*Trek Triv* is at BEERYLAND (aka Telegraph Beer Garden) the 3rd Tuesday of every month! Compete in teams and flex your Star Trek knowledge to win drinks and prizes, like vintage action figures and our Trek Triv prize pips. Bring a team or join a team -- trekkies are friendly folk. Follow @TrekTriv on Instagram and email [trektriv@gmail.com](http://trektriv@gmail.com) for more info. FREE! 21+ TRIV LONG AND PROSPER!

4 attendees

Spades @Mad Oak

Sat, Aug 15, 8:00 PM

From East Bay Black Professionals Association

4.6

Join us for an entertaining evening filled with strategic gameplay and fun times at our upcoming Spades event! Whether you're a seasoned Spades player or new to the game, all are welcome to come and enjoy a day of card games and socializing with fellow enthusiasts. Connect with new friends, test your skills in a friendly atmosphere, and experience the thrill of playing Spades in a vibrant community. Don't miss out on this opportunity to have a fantastic time filled with laughter, competition, and memorable moments. Let's gather, shuffle the deck, and make the most of our day with East Bay Black Professional Association!

5 attendees

ONLINE LIVE- Word Game Party (Word Twist, Categories, Rebus and more)

Wed, Aug 12, 12:30 AM

From " Ⓒulture, Ⓒuisine, Ⓒocktails, Ⓒoffee & Ⓒonvos = Ⓒommunity'

4.5

**\*GET TICKETS AT - [https://www.socialevents123.com/event-details.aspx?id=13538#tix](https://www.socialevents123.com/event-details.aspx?id=13538#tix)** (Multiple Meetup groups are co-organizing so the RSVP's shown are just a very small portion attending. .) Do you like word games and enjoy playing with others? Then this is your opportunity to have some fun online playing word games our Live Word Game Night Party. These will include Word Twist, Categories, Rebus and more. We will email you everything you need to play! You will also get to socialize and make other friends all from the safety and comfort of your home! Plus, winners receive Amazon Gift Cards, free events, and more! **\*GET TICKETS AT - [https://www.socialevents123.com/event-details.aspx?id=13425#tix](https://www.socialevents123.com/event-details.aspx?id=13425#tix)** \*After you purchase ticket, you will get the zoom link ON DAY OF THE EVENT. $15- $20 depending on how early you register for ticket. HOW IT WORKS: This completely online event will be LIVE and you will be able to see and hear the other participants while playing. In addition you get to meet and interact with other participants. You can attend via a computer/ webcam or smartphone/iPad/tablet. At game time, your host will show you a word search board. Your goal is to come up with as many words as you can within the specified time frame. We will have multiple rounds of play and have a system to also virtually introduce you to other participants. The people who made the most words, will get a raffle ticket for a chance to win a prize at the end of the event. You also can earn raffle tickets for audience participation and finding certain bonus words. Winners receive Amazon Gift Cards, free events, and more! We will also play several other games including Word Twist, Categories, Rebus and more. **RSVPS on here are NOT reflective of actual attendance as this is a mlulti group event. \*GET TICKETS AT - [https://www.socialevents123.com/event-details.aspx?id=13538#tix](https://www.socialevents123.com/event-details.aspx?id=13538#tix)**

21 attendees

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Frequently asked questions

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Yes, you can join multiple blood drives. Meetup allows you to RSVP to various events, offering flexibility for frequent participation.

Blood drives aim to collect vital blood donations for those in need. These events enable community members to contribute positively and potentially save lives.

While Meetup is free to use, events like blood drives may require specific actions, such as registration, organized by the host group.

Blood drives are usually set up by groups or organizations that handle registration, collection, and guidance at the event, ensuring a smooth process.

Meetup's availability depends on local organizers. While it facilitates event discovery, it cannot ensure the presence of blood drives in every area.

Typically, blood drives need prior registration. This helps organize and plan for participant needs and ensures a smooth event flow.

Joining a blood drive supports the community by replenishing vital blood supplies, helping those in critical need of transfusions, and enhancing local health services.

Expect a welcoming event where you register, donate, and possibly relax with refreshments afterward. Hosts typically ensure a comfortable experience for all.

Yes, the size and scope of blood drives may vary. Some are large-scale events, while others might be smaller and more intimate, based on organizational reach.

Meetup hosts a variety of events beyond charity, including hobbies, networking, and learning opportunities. Blood drives are one of many impactful event types.

The frequency of blood drives in SF can vary. Some organizers hold regular events, while others might have ad-hoc schedules based on community need.

Blood donation depends on scheduled events. It's advised to check Meetup frequently for upcoming opportunities in your area for timely participation.

Not all may be listed on Meetup, as availability relies on groups organizing them. Regularly browsing can help discover additional opportunities.

While most organizers strive for quality and meaningful engagement, experiences might vary due to event size and location.