Stories

Jamaican-American Bone Marrow Donor Needed

May 2023 MEDIA COVERAGE

Izaack Powell is 21 years old and is battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. He desperately needs to find a matching blood stem cell/bone marrow donor, and his best chance of a match is among the Jamaican-American community.

Woman Finally Meets Stem Cell Donor Who Saved Her Life

May 2023 MEDIA COVERAGE

Two strangers, who are now deeply connected through a lifesaving blood stem cell transplant, met for the first time at Gift of Life Marrow Registry’s "One Huge Night Los Angeles Gala," held at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills on May 4, 2023. The pair was introduced onstage by comedian and actor Elon Gold.

IsraAid’s Polizer receives Bronfman Prize, donates half the award to his organization

May 2023 MEDIA COVERAGE

...The evening was introduced, with much applause, by Jay Feinberg, the founder and executive director of the Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation, and the inaugural recipient of the Charles Bronfman Prize in 2004.

AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE AND GIFT OF LIFE BONE MARROW REGISTRY HELD AT STUDENT UNION

May 2023 MEDIA COVERAGE

The American Red Cross Blood Drive and (for the first time at UIS) the Gift of Life Bone Marrow Registry were held at the Student Union between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 18.

Lighting the City with Newburgh Illuminated Festival

Apr 2023 MEDIA COVERAGE

Newburgh Illuminated Festival, the brainchild of the late mayor, Judy Kennedy, has been gracing the city grounds since 2013, bringing thousands of people together each year as the Hudson Valley’s largest outdoor festival. It is a nonprofit run entirely by devoted volunteers.

How a Penn State alumna answers the Gift of Life’s call to save a life

Apr 2023 MEDIA COVERAGE

When Penn State alumna Katelyn Hottle registered as an organ donor and swabbed some of her DNA to be databased with the Gift of Life, there was no guarantee she’d actually need to donate her stem cells.