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Surreal Moment For Old Lyme Adviser Meeting Woman Whose Life He Saved

Dec 2022 MEDIA COVERAGE

Rafi Feigenbaum never thought he'd be saving a life when he had his cheek swabbed for Gift of Life in January 2021. So when the organization called him that August to tell him that he was, in fact, a match, he was shocked — but eager to do anything he could to help.

Federation sponsors Mini Mitzvah Day

Dec 2022 MEDIA COVERAGE

Gift of Life will be on-site at the JCC in Squirrel Hill to do quick cheek swabs so community members can be included in its bone marrow registry.

Off the Field: 49ers Coach Gifts a Second Chance at Life

Dec 2022 MEDIA COVERAGE

On a birthright trip in 2013, San Francisco 49ers offensive quality control coach Deuce Schwartz joined Gift of Life's marrow registry. Nine years later, Schwartz matched with San Francisco native and 49ers Faithful Tony Hartman, who was diagnosed with Leukemia, for a blood stem cell transplant that would save Hartman's life.

Transplant Recipient Meets His Donor, a 49ers Coach, for the First Time

Dec 2022 MEDIA COVERAGE

Tony Hartman, a blood stem cell transplant recipient, met 49ers offensive quality control coach Deuce Schwartz for the first time after undergoing a stem cell transplant to save his life.

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Recruiting for the bone marrow registry with Billy Begal and Kira Epstein Begal

Dec 2022 MEDIA COVERAGE

For nearly 30 years, William "Billy" Begal has been a motivating force behind the Gift of Life Marrow Registry, a stem cell and bone marrow registry that cures blood cancer and inherited immune disorders through bone marrow donation.

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Gift of Life hosts “Swab-A-Thon” event to help those in need

Nov 2022 MEDIA COVERAGE

On Feb. 22 and 23, Gift of Life Marrow Registry held the first event of its winter Swab-A-Thon event in Kirkhof Center located on the Grand Valley State University Allendale campus.