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Fourth Annual South Florida Walk for Life Coming This February!

Jan 30, 2014 by Gift of Life News
Gift of Life’s fourth annual South Florida Walk for Life will be held on Sunday, February 9th on the campus of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL. 
 
The Walk aims to raise awareness about the importance of bone marrow and blood stem cell donation, and is the only 5K to raise funds exclusively to help grow Gift of Life’s registry of volunteer donors.  Every donor added to the registry improves the chances that matches will be found for patients in need of life-saving transplants! 
 
Thanks to the dedication and generosity of participants and sponsors in past years, Walk for Life has raised over $300,000 for Gift of Life and identified 40 potential donor matches for patients in need! 
 
Registration will begin at 7 a.m. on February 9th.  Just prior to the start of the 5K, a woman whose life was saved thanks to a transplant will meet her hero onstage for the very first time!  Marti Freund, Walk for Life Coordinator said, “The annual Walk is a critical fundraising initiative for Gift of Life, but the best part is witnessing such a beautifully emotional scene when the donor and the recipient meet face-to-face for the first time.”  She added, “It is a very powerful moment.”
 
Walk for Life is a certified 5K, and participants are welcome to run or walk.  Virtual runners who cannot join us in Boca Raton can post their times on Facebook for a chance to win Gift of Life laptop bags, t-shirts, and other fun prizes (awarded to the top three participants).