The Gift of Life Marrow Registry opened up its global headquarters on Tuesday in Boca Raton. The one-of-a-kind registry will offer stem cell collection at the donation center. CEO Jay Feinberg said this will help cut down transplant times for those waiting for a bone marrow donor.

My sister drove me to so many doctor visits and hospital trips that I lost count, so it was a great counterpoint for her to drive me to something super fun and celebratory: The Steps for Life 5K to benefit The Gift of Life, the organization that got me my bone marrow donor.

Courtney Hatton will earn her undergraduate degree in biology May 11 at the University of Maine. She started college 11 years ago. Along the way, she’s encountered obstacles. The last two years at UMaine, the native of Molunkus, Maine has simultaneously worked as many as eight part-time jobs while carrying a full course load. And she’s written her own success story. "You can turn things around, even if awful things happen along the way," Hatton says. "You can get over those speed bumps." She recently bought her cap and gown.

A South Florida father is turning the loss of his son into helping others. 19-year-old Nicholas McClary died last November after a three-year battle with leukemia. During those three years, McClary waited for a match for a bone marrow transplant.

Ithaca College’s Students Alliance for Israel (SAFI) club will be hosting the first "IC Loves Israel Day" to celebrate Israeli culture April 28. Nonprofit organizations like Save a Child’s Heart, which focuses on providing pediatric cardiac care to children in developing countries, and the Gift of Life Marrow Registry, an organization that focuses on facilitating and collecting bone marrow transplants, will be at the event.

The Delray Beach Pickleball Club recently joined forces with the Valencia Palms Gift of Life Club to hold the third annual round-robin pickleball tournament to benefit the Gift of Life Marrow Registry.