Stories

Misfits and Mayhem Team Up with Gift of Life

Aug 2019 MEDIA COVERAGE

Misfits Gaming are excited to announce our partnership with Gift of Life Marrow Registry to fight blood cancer. Gift of Life registers volunteer bone marrow and stem cell donors to help cure leukemia, lymphoma, sickle cell, and nearly 100 other diseases through transplantation. Misfits Gaming and the Florida Mayhem, will work with Gift of Life to educate the public and recruit new marrow and stem cell donors at tournaments and gaming events.

Florida Atlantic University Student Named Gift Of Life Marrow Registry ‘Most Valuable Campus Ambassador’

Aug 2019 MEDIA COVERAGE

Florida Atlantic University junior Jackson Hillman was named "Most Valuable Campus Ambassador (MVC)" by Gift of Life Marrow Registry last night for his outstanding efforts in the community and at FAU recruiting hundreds of potentially life-saving blood stem cell and bone marrow donors to the registry.

Lymphoma Survivor Meets Man Who Saved Her Life

Jul 2019 MEDIA COVERAGE

An Iowa mother of three who battled lymphoma met her life-saving blood stem cell donor during Gift of Life Marrow Registry's Campus Ambassador Symposium this past week at the Boca Raton Marriott at Boca Center. In a surprise encounter arranged by Gift of Life Marrow Registry, Lisa Dunbar, 50, of Treynor, Iowa, met Sean Conklin, 27, of Delray Beach, Fla. on Sunday night during the Gift of Life event.

Chevrolet Charity Challenge Update: Diego Polenta

Jul 2019 MEDIA COVERAGE

This weekend, Diego Polenta kicked off the Chevy Charity Challenge with the series' first competition. For every clearance Polenta made in the match, the LA Galaxy Foundation donated $200 to Gift of Life.

Oscoda leukemia survivor to meet her life-saving stem cell donor

Jul 2019 MEDIA COVERAGE

An Oscoda mother who battled a severe form of leukemia will meet and learn the identity of her life-saving blood stem cell transplant donor in Florida on Tuesday, July 30. The meeting will be streamed live at 6:30 p.m.

Philanthropy Is A Personal Matter For Delray Beach Native Jennifer Magi

Jul 2019 MEDIA COVERAGE

Jennifer Magi, a Florida State University engineering student, is a case in point. Practical, down-to-earth and focused, the 21-year-old was named FSU’s 2019 Undergraduate Humanitarian of the Year in April thanks in large part to her work with the Gift of Life (GOL) Marrow Registry, based in Boca Raton.