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Manuel Valdes: Palm Beach Gardens man battling leukemia

Apr 2017 MEDIA COVERAGE
A Palm Beach Gardens man is battling leukemia and the only thing that can help Manuel Valdes is a bone marrow transplant. Valdes is Hispanic and it makes it more difficult to find a perfect match.
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This couple’s wedding gift registry could help save a life

Apr 2017 MEDIA COVERAGE
It’s tradition in many weddings for guests to gift the bride or groom with a present for their home, or a cheque to help send them off on their new life. But when Bill Begal and his bride Kira said "I do" in Washington, D.C., earlier this month, they told their guests to hold off on the gravy boats and table vases. Instead, they asked them to sign up for a different registry – a bone marrow registry.
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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.
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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.
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“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.
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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.
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