Press Releases

2020

• January 9, 2020: Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Action Awards to be Presented At World Stem Cell Summit on January 23
• March 4, 2020: Gift of Life Marrow Registry and Birthright Israel Celebrate 15 Years of Lifesaving Partnership
• March 27. 2020: Gift of Life Marrow Registry Donates 10,000 Swabs to Boca Raton Regional Baptist Health Hospital to Aid In Testing Patients for COVID-19
• April 29, 2020: MLB Player Inspired Baseball Fan to Save Life of Leukemia Patient During Pandemic
• May 14, 2020: Nebraska College Student Donates Stems Cells To Save A Life On Giving Tuesday Now
• May 20, 2020: California Father Meets Bone Marrow Donor Who Saved His Life
• June 18, 2020: Former Ohio University Linebacker Donates Bone Marrow To 11-year Old
• June 20, 2020: Gift Of Life Marrow Registry, Root, and Rutgers Researchers Launch Crowd Study Of Tissue Match Genes In COVID-19
• August 26, 2020: Over 360 College Student Interns Join Gift Of Life Marrow Registry’s Fall 2020 Campus Ambassador Program
• September 15, 2020: Gift Of Life Marrow Registry Seeks Lifesaving Donor For 3-year Old Cancer Patient
• September 24, 2020: Gift Of Life Marrow Registry And NAACP Join Together To Reduce Healthcare Disparities
• November 17, 2020: Gift Of Life Marrow Registry Announces New Center For Cell And Gene Therapy
• November 19, 2020: Gift Of Life Marrow Registry Seeks Urgent Lifesaving Marrow Donor For 10-year-old Cancer Patient

2019

• January 29, 2019: McKesson Joins World Cancer Day Efforts
• February 6, 2019: Miami-Dade Police Department Teams Up with Gift of Life Marrow Registry to Host Donor Drive 
• May 31, 2019: Blood Stem Cell Registries Partner to Provide Best-in-Class Donor Experience
• October 3, 2019: Gift of LIfe Marrow Registry Launching Major Campaign to Recruit Egamers and Save Lives

2018

• January 10, 2018: Gift of Life Marrow Registry to Host 5k in South Florida
• January 16, 2018: Miami Blood Cancer Survivor Meets Lifesaving Donor for First Time at Gift of Life Marrow Registry 5k 
• January 30, 2018: Gift of Life Marrow Registry Partners with Florida Blue to Save Lives
• January 31, 2018:  Degy Entertainment Partners with Gift of Life Marrow Registry to Save Lives
• February 5, 2018: Gift of Life Marrow Registry and McKesson Foundation Partner to Add 5,000 New Donors
• February 28, 2018: Graduate Student Meets Lifesaving Donor at Annual Gift of Life Marrow Registry Networking Event
• March 27, 2018: Pickleball Clubs partner with Gift of Life Marrow Registry to Save Lives
• March 30, 2018: Gift of Life Marrow Registry Announces New Board Member
• April 28, 2018: New York Mets and Gift of Life Marrow Registry to Introduce Leukemia Survivor to Lifesaving Donor on May 1
• May 2, 2018: Leukemia Survivor Meets Lifesaving Donor for First Time at Gift of Life Marrow Registry Steps for Life 5k​
• May 4, 2018: City of Miami Department of Fire-Rescue Teams Up with Gift of Life Marrow Registry to Host Donor Drives
• September 8, 2018: LA Galaxy Foundation and Gift of Life Marrow Registry Team Up to Kick Blood Cancer on September 9
• September 15, 2018: Gift Of Life Marrow Registry, PSI CRO Launch ‘World Swab Tour’ To Celebrate World Marrow Donor Day
• October 11, 2018: Kim Kardashian West To Be Honored At Inaugural Gift Of Life Marrow Registry L.A. Gala
• October 31, 2018: Kim Kardashian West Honored At First Gift Of Life Marrow Registry L.A. Gala
• November 1, 2018: Kim Kardashian West Honored At First Gift Of Life Marrow Registry L.A. Gala 
• November 13, 2018: Team Peri to Hold Gift of Life Marrow Registry Drive and Bowling Tournament to Save Lives

2017

• January 17, 2017: Marrow Transplant Recipient Meets His Anonymous Donor at Gift of Life Marrow Registry 5K 
• March 14, 2017: Gift of Life Marrow Registry to Host 17th Annual Gala
• June 23, 2017: Gift of Life Marrow Registry Partners with Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches to Save Lives
• July 23, 2017: ZBT names Gift of Life Marrow Registry official partner
• August 11, 2017: LA Galaxy Foundation and Gift of Life Marrow Registry Team Up to Kick Blood Cancer on August 13
• October 4, 2017: Gift of Life Marrow Registry Partners with National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference to Save Lives
• October 6, 2017: Gift of Life Marrow Registry Named "2017 Top-Rated Nonprofit" by GreatNonprofits 
• October 25, 2017: Gift of Life Marrow Registry Hosts 5k in New York City
• November 14, 2017: Florida Panthers and Gift of Life Marrow Registry to Host Bone Marrow Donor and Transplant Recipient First-Time Meeting
• November 21, 2017: Gift of Life Marrow Registry and Florida Panthers to Host Donor Recruitment Drive 

2016

• May 13, 2016: Tovah Feldshuh to emcee Gift of Life Marrow Registry's annual gala
• May 17, 2016: Milestone anniversary gala marks quarter century of saving lives: Gift of Life Marrow Registry has facilitated 3,000 transplants 
• June 2, 2016: Empire State Building lit in brilliant orange, to recognize Gift of Life Marrow Registry and honor Wendy Siegel
• August 17, 2016: Real Estate Luminary Stephen Siegel Joins Gift of Life Marrow Registry Board of Directors 
• August 23, 2016: Gift of Life Marrow Registry awarded $30,000 grant from Esman Foundation
• September 8, 2016: Gift of Life Marrow Registry to Attempt GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS Title for Largest Cotton Swab on World Marrow Donor Day
• September 18, 2016: Gift of Life Marrow Registry sets Guinness World Record on World Marrow Donor Day