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UMass Amherst bone marrow drive to fight against bloos cancer

Oct 2022 MEDIA COVERAGE

WWLP-22 video coverage of the UMass Amherst College of Nursing, who teamed up with the Gift of Life Marrow Registry to bolster the ranks in the fight against blood cancer.

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FAU Lacrosse players partner with Gift of Life to donate stem cells to cancer patients

Oct 2022 MEDIA COVERAGE

Lacrosse player Adam LeBlanc joined the Gift of Life registry and donated stem cells to a matched patient, giving them a chance at a new life. he registry reached out to the FAU men’s lacrosse team, which LeBlanc is a member of, last November. They specifically interacted with the team because of the "Lacrosse Swab Off" challenge, which Gift of Life created in memory of a patient who was also a lacrosse player.

Allentown, New Jersey Leukemia Survivor Meets Stem Cell Donor At Gift Of Life Marrow Registry 5K

Oct 2022 MEDIA COVERAGE

Peter Grehlinger, a 61-year-old survivor of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia met the man who saved his life with a blood stem cell transplant, 34-year-old Tory Foster. The heartwarming and emotional introduction took place at the Gift of Life Marrow Registry Steps for Life 5k Run & Walk in Boca Raton, Fla.

School of Arts and Sciences senior starts series of bone marrow donor registration drives at U.

Oct 2022 MEDIA COVERAGE

An undergraduate student at Rutgers will be conducting multiple registration drives for bone marrow donors across campus during the coming year. Sarah Allen, a senior in the School of Arts and Sciences, said that bone marrow drives are held for the Gift of Life Registry, with whom she currently has an internship.

UMASS AMHERST MARIEB COLLEGE OF NURSING TEAMS UP WITH GIFT OF LIFE MARROW REGISTRY TO HOST DONOR DRIVE

Oct 2022 MEDIA COVERAGE

The University of Massachusetts Amherst Elaine Marieb College of Nursing is partnering with the Gift of Life Marrow Registry to add new volunteer donors to the registry. During the drive, tables will be set up outside the UMass Amherst Student Union Monday, Oct. 24 through Friday, Oct. 28 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Rutgers Graduate Gives Gift of Life to Leukemia Patient With Stem Cell Donation

Oct 2022 MEDIA COVERAGE

Avery Kiihne was days into their first year as an undergraduate student at Rutgers-New Brunswick in 2018 when they joined the Gift of Life Marrow Registry at a recruitment drive at the Hillel Center on College Avenue. "Just a quick cotton swab on the inside of your cheek, fill out some basic information and you’re in the system," said Kiihne.