Stories

Mesa dad of 6 meets bone marrow donor

Oct 2019 MEDIA COVERAGE

A Mesa father of six who was battling acute lymphoblastic leukemia met and learned the identity of his life-saving bone marrow donor for the first time in Connecticut. Mark Roser, 33, a sales supervisor for GoDaddy, was introduced to Jennie Bunce, 25, a personal trainer and physical therapy student, in an emotional encounter at a Gift of Life Marrow Registry event.

Gift of Life launching major new campaign to recruit egamers and save lives

Oct 2019 MEDIA COVERAGE

Gift of Life Marrow Registry is debuting a major digital campaign to recruit video gamers and enthusiasts as life-saving heroes. Gift of Life will introduce the initiative this week at Esports BAR Miami — one of the world’s premier events for business leaders, players and fans in the booming global esports industry.

Give the Gift of Life

Sep 2019 MEDIA COVERAGE

Leukemia and other blood cancers affect over 300,000 people in the United States alone. Individuals affected by these diseases only have a 1 in 4 chance of finding a match within their family. If they cannot find a match there, they must look to the International Donor Registry which is their last hope at finding a cure. Unfortunately, the registry does not provide the same chances at finding a match for every person.

10-year-old with cancer sparks bone marrow recruitment drives in Great Neck

Sep 2019 MEDIA COVERAGE

Last weekend several temples and Jewish centers in Great Neck took part in helping Elan Shademan, a 10-year-old boy battling to avoid leukemia, by hosting bone marrow and stem cell donor recruitment drives. The donor drives were held on Saturday and Sunday at Temple Israel, Beth Hadassah Synagogue, the Mashadi Jewish Center and the Babylonian Jewish Center.

Baltimore man meets 9-year-old whose life he saved with stem cell donation

Sep 2019 MEDIA COVERAGE

For the first time ever, a Baltimore man got a chance to meet the 9-year-old Philadelphia boy who's life he saved by donating stem cells. The emotional get together happened on September 17 during a ceremony at Gift of Life Marrow Registry’s One Huge Night Gala in New York City.

Life-saving Baltimore stem cell donor meets 9-year old recipient

Sep 2019 MEDIA COVERAGE

A life-saving Baltimore, Md., blood stem cell donor met his transplant recipient, a Philadelphia, Pa., boy, for the very first time in an emotional ceremony at Gift of Life Marrow Registry's One Huge Night Gala in New York City on September 17. Gregory Mitchell, 30, a financial advisor, donated stem cells last year to Marcus Haggins, 9, who was battling Severe Aplastic Anemia.