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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.

Dedicated Volunteers Join Together to Save Lives

Sep 2022 MEDIA COVERAGE

A team of dedicated Hudson Valley volunteers have joined together at colleges, special events and gyms throughout Orange and Ulster County to support the efforts of the Gift of Life Marrow Registry.

Jewish geography plays a role for this donor/recipient pair

Sep 2022 MEDIA COVERAGE

"Three years after I swabbed, I got a call saying I matched. It’s still hard to believe but just a few weeks later we met in person," said Brody, who registered at a Gift of Life Marrow Registry drive while on a Birthright trip to Israel in 2011.