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Kim Kardashian West honored for connecting organ donor and recipient

Oct 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE

Kardashian West was recognized for her support for Gift of Life and the "Hope4Adam" campaign, which in 2016 sought to find a matching donor for a young Jewish father named Adam Krief, who was diagnosed with an aggressive form of blood cancer and required a life-saving bone marrow transplant.

Kim Kardashian honored at first Gift of Life Marrow Registry Los Angeles Gala

Oct 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE

Kim Kardashian West was honored with the first Gift of Life Impact Award, at the Gift of Life Marrow Registry’s Inaugural One Huge Night Gala in Los Angeles on Oct. 29 at the SLS Beverly Hills. Kardashian West, of L.A., was recognized for her support for Gift of Life and the "Hope4Adam" campaign.

Kim Kardashian West Honored at Gift of Life’s One Huge Night Gala

Oct 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE

Kim Kardashian West, the evening's honoree, urged her followers to sign up for the Gift of Life bone marrow registry and help save lives.

Sheldon Adelson, mega-donor to Israel, announces favorite charity

Oct 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE

Tonight the Adelson’s were being honored at the annual gala dinner for the Gift of Life Marrow Registry which facilitates life-saving genetic matches for blood-cancer patients. Approximately every three minutes, someone in the United States is diagnosed with blood cancer.

Doctor meets woman whose life he saved with his stem cells

Oct 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE

Dr. Peter Gold, an orthopedic surgeon, saved a woman’s life — but he didn’t need a scalpel to do it. Gold saved 54-year-old Wendy Fullem’s life by donating his stem cells to her. Gold, 28, who lives in Williamsburg, and Fullem, a New Jersey resident suffering from leukemia, met for the first time a year after Gold’s donation, when they both took part in the recent Gift of Life Marrow Registry Steps for Life 5K at Battery Park.

Gift of Life Mega-Drive is a Success

Oct 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE

Last week, volunteers at Vanderbilt helped lead a mega-drive for Gift of Life, one of the world’s leading bone marrow and stem cell registries. Gift of Life finds healthy donors for patients battling blood disorders in need of a life saving match through registering people around the country to increase the likelihood that these people will find a match.