Stories

Aakash Parekh is president of the IU branch and he wants to sign you up

Apr 2025 MEDIA COVERAGE

Every three minutes in the United States, someone is diagnosed with blood cancer. With over 50,000 blood cancer related deaths annually, such a diagnosis can feel like a death sentence. Gift of Life is a national registry for donors of stem cells and bone marrow.

Campus organization increases donor matches with blood donor registration drives

Apr 2025 MEDIA COVERAGE

It can happen to anyone, regardless of age. According to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, more than 187,000 people are diagnosed with blood cancer every year. A nonprofit works to connect those cancer patients with transplant matches.

AEPi hosts 55-hour “Rockathon” fundraiser, revolutionizes Greek Life philanthropy at UM

Apr 2025 MEDIA COVERAGE

In AEPi’s inaugural "Rockathon," benefitting the Gift of Life Marrow Registry, Genovese sat in a rocking chair on the Foote Green outside of Richter Library for a whopping 55 hours without a break. He sat from 11:17pm on Thursday, April 3 to 6:17pm on Saturday, April 5.

Siena lacrosse player embraces chance to save a life

Apr 2025 MEDIA COVERAGE

Siena men’s lacrosse player Tahnaokata Elijah walked into a routine team film session on campus in April 2023. At least he thought it was routine. He didn’t realize it would be the first step of trying to save a cancer patient’s life.

Kylie Scott and SAAC: A Perfect Match

Apr 2025 MEDIA COVERAGE

Women's hockey player Kylie Scott's (So., Dayton, Minn.) work with the SAAC committee has reached far more than her local Gustavus community. As a sophomore, she helped sponsor an event for Gift of Life Marrow Registry, a non-profit organization dedicated to facilitating blood stem cell and bone marrow matches for potential transplants.

Gift of Life looks for some donor matches at UVA

Apr 2025 MEDIA COVERAGE

On Friday, Gift of Life held a tabling event on Grounds, asking students to pause for a cheek swab. "We just know that every single person that's out there that's suffering from leukemia or any other type of bone marrow disease has their own match, and we want to make sure that they find them," said Dhillon Parikshak, a campus ambassador.