Stories

Siena lacrosse player embraces chance to save a life

Apr 2025 MEDIA COVERAGE

Siena men’s lacrosse player Tahnaokata Elijah walked into a routine team film session on campus in April 2023. At least he thought it was routine. He didn’t realize it would be the first step of trying to save a cancer patient’s life.

Kylie Scott and SAAC: A Perfect Match

Apr 2025 MEDIA COVERAGE

Women's hockey player Kylie Scott's (So., Dayton, Minn.) work with the SAAC committee has reached far more than her local Gustavus community. As a sophomore, she helped sponsor an event for Gift of Life Marrow Registry, a non-profit organization dedicated to facilitating blood stem cell and bone marrow matches for potential transplants.

Gift of Life looks for some donor matches at UVA

Apr 2025 MEDIA COVERAGE

On Friday, Gift of Life held a tabling event on Grounds, asking students to pause for a cheek swab. "We just know that every single person that's out there that's suffering from leukemia or any other type of bone marrow disease has their own match, and we want to make sure that they find them," said Dhillon Parikshak, a campus ambassador.

Bone marrow donor matches save five lives

Mar 2025 MEDIA COVERAGE

Since November 2022, five individuals who joined the national bone marrow registry drives at SUNY Orange, hosted in partnership with the Gift of Life Marrow Registry, have been matched with patients needing life-saving transplants, the college recently announced.

Rob's Report: Improving an Imperfect World

Mar 2025 MEDIA COVERAGE

AEPi’s 11-year partnership with Gift of Life continues to save lives. Since 2004, nearly 24,000 students have entered the bone marrow donation database as a result of AEPi Brothers’ efforts, 945 have matched with those who are seriously ill and in need. Of those matches, 105 lives have been saved as a result of AEPi’s swabbing and awareness programs.

Five Lives Saved Through SUNY Orange Donor Matches

Mar 2025 MEDIA COVERAGE

Since November 2022, five individuals who joined the national bone marrow registry at SUNY Orange donor drives, hosted in partnership with the Gift of Life Marrow Registry, have been matched with patients needing life-saving transplants.