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Three quick swabs could lead to live-saving opportunity for students

Oct 2024 MEDIA COVERAGE

IU sophomore Caroline Price, a blood cancer survivor, volunteers on campus for an organization called Gift of Life. "I had a rare blood disease," Price said. "The best, and really the only way they were going to be able to treat me, and heal me completely, was through a bone marrow transplant."

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Panthers host meeting of cancer survivor, stem cell donor in special ceremony

Oct 2024 MEDIA COVERAGE

The Florida Panthers hosted a special introduction at Amerant Bank Arena on Tuesday. The Panthers helped a cancer survivor meet her stem cell donor in a heartwarming moment during the team's game against the Minnesota Wild.

Leukemia Survivor surprised by Stem Cell Donor at Panthers game!

Oct 2024 MEDIA COVERAGE

Carolyn - a mother of two from Miami - who was diagnosed with Leukemia after recovering from breast cancer, is surprised by her blood stem cell donor Eric at the Panthers vs Wild game on October 22, 2023.

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Students swab for a cause: Alpha Epsilon Pi’s marrow registry event at CSUN

Oct 2024 MEDIA COVERAGE

The Chi Nu Chapter of Alpha Epsilon Pi, the Jewish Fraternity at CSUN, hosted an informational table in front of the campus bookstore during the week of Oct. 14 to raise awareness about the Gift of Life Marrow Registry, which aims to cure blood cancer through cellular therapy.

Organizations partner to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and bone marrow donor diversity

Oct 2024 MEDIA COVERAGE

Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. partnered with American University’s Gift of Life organization to celebrate diversity and Hispanic Heritage Month with bracelet making and swabbing for potential bone marrow transplants on campus Sept. 21.

Twenty years in, this Jewish prize has turbocharged the work of a few remarkable humanitarians

Oct 2024 MEDIA COVERAGE

The annual prize is awarded to a Jewish humanitarian under age 50 whose work has significantly benefitted humankind. At the Charles Bronfman Prize's 20th anniversary celebration at the Jewish Museum in New York, numerous prize recipients talked about the positive ripple effect that receiving the prize has had on their work.