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Jun 01, 2023

Why is an HLA match needed for a successful transplant? (And how and why it works)

A donor's and recipient's HLA factors must match to give the recipient a healthy new immune system free of disease
May 30, 2023

Delta Zeta member donates cells in honor of family members and Sweet Caroline sorority sister

Donor to join Gift of Life partner Project Life Movement this summer after graduating
May 25, 2023

Oncologist saved by stem cell donor learns her hero lives only an hour away

Strong connection between pair leads to ongoing friendship
May 22, 2023

Los Angeles woman saves life of man battling leukemia

Syracuse University alum joined stem cell registry at college mega drive
May 19, 2023

Blood Disease: Myelodysplastic Syndrome (And what you can do to help)

MDS is a condition resulting in not enough blood cells, and the only cure is a blood stem cell or bone marrow transplant
May 17, 2023

Leukemia survivor introduced to her Gift of Life donor during Los Angeles Gala

Prestigious Steven Bochco Award presented to bone marrow donor for commitment to recruiting new donors

ORDER YOUR FREE SWAB KIT TODAY

A simple cheek swab can save a life

It takes less than 5 minutes to have your Swab Kit completed and mailed back to our lab. This will allow us to include you in the Gift of Life Marrow Registry in order to match you to a patient in need now or in the future. You have the power to save a life!

Upcoming Donor Recruitment Events

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Israel Day Parade 2023
10:00 AM- 5:00 PM
Israel Day Parade 2023
New York, NY
4
Jun
Invincible Golf Tournament
9:00 AM- 6:00 PM
Invincible Golf Tournament
2004 Green Oaks Parkway
Holly Springs, NC 27540
5
Jun
Nefesh B Nefesh
4:30 PM- 8:30 PM
Nefesh B Nefesh
Englewood, NJ
5
Jun
MDC - Men's Health Celebration
12:00 PM- 2:00 PM
MDC - Men's Health Celebration
500 College Terrace
Homestead, FL 33030
7
Jun
One Huge Night Gala NYC
6:00 PM- 9:30 PM
One Huge Night Gala NYC
61 Chelsea Piers
The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers
New York, NY 10011
8
Jun
One Huge Night New York Gala 2023
6:00 PM-10:00 PM
The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers
The Lighthouse Pier 61
New York, NY 10011
8
Jun
URJ GUCI (Goldman Union Camp Institute) - Staff Swab
9:00 AM- 9:00 PM
URJ GUCI (Goldman Union Camp Institute) - Staff Swab
9349 Moore Road
Zionsville, IN 46077
9
Jun
Caribbean Pride
11:00 AM- 3:00 PM
Caribbean Pride
809 Northwest 119th Street
North Miami, FL 33168
10
Jun
Two Bridges YMCA: Father's Day
12:00 PM-5:00 AM
Two Bridges YMCA: Father's Day
286 South Street
New York, NY 10002
10
Jun
Hot Cars - Hot Bagels
8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Hot Cars - Hot Bagels
1200 Yamato Road
Boca Raton, FL 33431
11
Jun
441,494
Registered Donors
26,642
Donor Matches
4,589
Transplants Facilitated
170,784
Patient Searches
27,423
Donor Drives
47
Countries Served

Donor Circles

Donor Circles are personalized communities of donors and supporters that allow you to create fundraising campaigns, organize bone marrow donor drives, and participate in team events all while tracking your community’s direct impact on saving lives.

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Jun 02, 2023

New match in Campus Ambassador Program

A 56 year old man battling Myelodysplastic Disorder has found a match.
MATCHES
4004
TRANSPLANTS
428
Jun 02, 2023

New match in Cocktails for a Cause

A 61 year old woman battling Acute Myelogenous Leukemia has found a match.
MATCHES
15
TRANSPLANTS
1
Jun 02, 2023

New match in Match for Maxine

A 61 year old woman battling Acute Myelogenous Leukemia has found a match.
MATCHES
58
TRANSPLANTS
9
Jun 02, 2023

New match in 54 4 54 Temple Beth Ahm

A 61 year old woman battling Acute Myelogenous Leukemia has found a match.
MATCHES
9
TRANSPLANTS
0
Jun 02, 2023

New match in Cam and Nick's Donor Circle

A 59 year old woman battling Myelodysplastic Disorder has found a match.
MATCHES
777
TRANSPLANTS
106
Jun 02, 2023

New match in Campus Ambassador Program

A 56 year old woman battling Acute Myelogenous Leukemia has found a match.
MATCHES
4004
TRANSPLANTS
428
Jun 02, 2023

New match in Prince Family Donor Circle

A 38 year old man battling Acute Myelogenous Leukemia has found a match.
MATCHES
4133
TRANSPLANTS
601
Jun 02, 2023

New match in Campus Ambassador Program

A 65 year old woman battling Acute Myelogenous Leukemia has found a match.
MATCHES
4004
TRANSPLANTS
428
Jun 02, 2023

New match in Lakewood Community Marrow Donor Program

A 42 year old woman battling Severe Aplastic Anemia has found a match.
MATCHES
999
TRANSPLANTS
122
Jun 02, 2023

New match in Jonathan Goldhirsch's Donor Circle

A 64 year old man battling Acute Myelogenous Leukemia has found a match.
MATCHES
24
TRANSPLANTS
6

Testimonials

Getting a match puts a whole new perspective on what you’re doing. Most people spend time volunteering to help others, but when you see a direct impact of your work, like a match being found for someone who doesn’t have any other chance at survival, it shows you just how much you are helping people. It shows why this is important, and why you must continue.

Hannah Steinberg
Gift of Life Campus Ambassador, University of South Carolina

Raising needed funds to support Gift of Life, and coordinating swabbing drives to find potential donors, has become my passion. By recruiting other volunteers, I have had the opportunity to encourage hundreds of caring people to engage the best parts of themselves in helping Gift of Life fulfill its life-saving mission.

Gail Oliver
Gift of Life Volunteer since 1991

This is a good deed that anyone would do – anyone of good heart would donate bone marrow. I feel grateful for the opportunity and pray and hope my recipient has the best possible outcome.

Aleksei K.
Bone Marrow Donor

Donating showed me that I can do more than I thought I was capable of. It’s an incredible feeling to think I’ve never met my recipient, but that we share so much in common.

Rebekah H.
Stem Cell Donor

As part of an ethnic minority [with Jewish ancestry] my sample helps make the registry more representative, increasing equitability in our health care system.

Matthew E.
Stem Cell Donor

Receiving the notification that we got a match was an extremely validating experience. It showed me that the effort we are putting in is really making an impact. I am excited to keep on swabbing and keep on finding matches!

Noah Streitfeld
Gift of Life Campus Ambassador, University of Central Florida

I think if more people knew that recipients relied on close genetic matches to receive a transplant, more people would join the registry.

Adin D.
Stem Cell Donor

How could I say no? I never had a second thought. I know someone at the other end is fighting to survive cancer and needs my help.

Keaton P.
Stem Cell Donor

I want to thank CBRE because it’s very gratifying when you work with a company of 78,000 employees that they would drill down deep enough to care about one particular employee’s cause. But that isn’t why they did it, they really bought into how important this cause is.

Stephen B. Siegel
Chairman of Global Brokerage, CBRE

People think about it too much! Go swab, see what happens, maybe you’ll find out you’re a match. Go with the flow and don’t worry. Twenty minutes to donate bone marrow and you’re done – you’ve saved a life!

Carl S.
Bone Marrow Donor

It is rare for people of African ancestry to find a match, and especially hard for people of mixed race. Donating is a wonderful opportunity, this is more of a privilege than anything else. You just feel very good in about yourself that you are doing something to help somebody, so I encourage everyone to get on the registry.

Ifunanya N.
Stem Cell Donor

The Mets are proud to be a longstanding corporate partner of 15 years with Gift of Life. When the donors and recipients meet [on the ball field] the space is immediately filled with gratitude, compassion and inspiration. We appreciate the work Gift of Life does every day and we look forward to creating many more memories together.

Juliana Sabra
Manager of Community Engagement and External Affairs, New York Mets