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Couple Swaps Wedding Registry For Bone Marrow Registry, Asks Guests To Become Donors

Apr 2017 MEDIA COVERAGE

A young couple that recently got married had a very unusual gift request for its wedding guests. They didn't want silverware or appliances. They asked instead for bone marrow. As CBS2's Dr. Max Gomez reports, they specifically asked people to become donors.

Students spread positivity in community on Good Deeds Day

Apr 2017 MEDIA COVERAGE

More than 125 students spent their Sunday helping their local community, participating in Maryland Hillel’s Good Deeds Day April 2. In addition to enjoying the games, students could donate clothes, write a card for Syrian refugees and participate in a cheek swab. Cheek swabbing is a way to find matches for blood cancer patients who are looking for donors.

“Wild about finding a cure”: UDance raises $1.8 million

Mar 2017 MEDIA COVERAGE

This year’s UDance Dance Marathon, which was themed "wild about finding a cure," raised $1,890,337.16, an increase of almost $200,000 from 2016. 1,194 "moralers" and 1,582 dancers participated in the 12-hour dance marathon, each earning their spot by fundraising several hundred dollars to fight childhood cancer.

Côte-St-Luc student marks bar mitzvah by helping to battle blood cancer

Mar 2017 MEDIA COVERAGE

A 12-year-old Côte St-Luc resident plans to honour his upcoming bar mitzvah by raising awareness and funds for blood cancer treatments.

Enthusiastic Western Pennsylvania native gives the ‘Gift of Life’

Mar 2017 MEDIA COVERAGE

Emily Simons was not sure she wanted to hear the news she would be receiving last week, an update regarding the health status of a stranger, albeit one with whom she shares a very intimate connection.

Will You Marrow Me? Students Encourage Bone Marrow Registration

Feb 2017 MEDIA COVERAGE

University of Florida ambassadors for The Gift of Life Marrow Registry are on campus in Turlington Plaza this week encouraging community members to join the bone marrow registry. The event "Will You Marrow Me?" is focused on finding marrow matches for those in need.