https://www.giftoflife.org Latest News and Stories from Gift of Life https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Tampa-Bay-Lightning-introduces-teen-leukemia-survivor-to-his-lifesaving-donor https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/1eaf24c4-bd54-4b3b-a04c-f5cf97b8bd16 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Donor is a pro lacrosse player and Rochester Institute of Technology alumnus https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Every-Matcha-Counts-purchases-from-the-Art-of-Tea-support-lifesaving-donor-matches https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/9069acaa-88eb-49c6-a446-e260b69d22b2 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Nine-year partnership helps to grow the registry and process swab kits https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Two-strangers-one-lifesaving-match-emotional-introduction-highlights-Gift-of-Life-celebration https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/e4a132a5-15b5-44d4-9223-36dcadc08c63 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Jodi Eisner and Avi Karesh honored for their ongoing advocacy https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Delta-Zeta-sister-meets-her-stem-cell-recipient https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/27d63f84-e795-46d3-9bcf-f7c7b8069857 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Donor joined registry at a USC Sweet Caroline drive organized by Project Life Movement https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/4-year-old-cancer-survivor-meets-donor-for-first-time-at-Nashville-Predators-game https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/dc3d9681-ee4d-4d09-8ca5-76d8381c66dd Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Introduction took place during Pediatric Cancer Awareness Night https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/One-in-a-Million-to-make-Miami-Film-Festival-debut-on-April-13 https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/273b6234-8e96-4875-b5da-76627800e1c6 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT How one family's search for a miracle has led to second chances for thousands https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Former-NFL-legends-tee-off-for-a-cause-as-Gift-of-Life-hosts-6th-annual-golf-tournament https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/4eb50e05-e7ba-489a-b821-ab2c26d7b223 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT 9-year-old girl is all smiles as she meets her hero after lifesaving transplant https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Ancestry-and-diversity-are-key-to-finding-donor-matches https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/012fa4ff-f0bf-4055-b766-59b68b1b4a3a Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT There is an urgent need to diversify the registry in order to save more lives https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Strangers-become-connected-forever-as-stem-cell-donors-meet-their-recipients https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/dfab474f-2e7d-48f3-8b3d-9281d209da67 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Both introductions took place at recent Project Life Movement events https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Fifteenth-Annual-Steps-for-Life-5k-draws-community-wide-support-for-lifesaving-mission https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/df380585-b514-4a66-b596-990a69480188 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Two transplant recipients meet the heroic stem cell donors who gave them second chance at life https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Noted-Jewish-leaders-speak-about-innovation-and-audacious-choices https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/7f491a4e-a825-43c0-a704-5db5d2f14f1b Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Two heroic Gift of Life donors met their recipients during the event https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Stem-Cell-Collection-Center-and-Therapy-Lab-expanded-to-help-patients-receive-transplants-faster https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/ee9b1084-51c2-412f-8540-0f979009b063 Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Expansion increases blood stem cell donation capacity and enhances laboratory services for cell and gene therapy innovation https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Heroic-Donors-meet-recipients-at-Hockey-Fights-Cancer-nights https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/6230e879-b72d-46cc-8bf8-cbd3e264e6e2 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Crowds cheered for two donor/recipient pairs who met through our sports partnerships https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/What-are-cellular-therapies-immunotherapies-and-car-t-cell-therapies https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/de73e855-d5c8-4e56-9df1-3b06c4c40d26 Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT New discoveries are offerring more targeted treatments for specific diseases https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Hockey-Fights-Cancer-events-with-our-Florida-NHL-partners https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/9d744420-a90e-4600-947b-53afc6ed8b2a Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Gift of Life donors met their recipients for the first time thanks to the Panthers and Lightning https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Gift-of-Life-had-an-exciting-2025-watch-recap-video-here https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/882235c8-baf1-458d-9189-1a8e70d3bae9 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Watch our recap video to see what we accomplished with your help. https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/From-the-court-to-the-cause-Pickleball-players-promote-registry-awareness-in-Texas-and-Florida https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/1f3e745f-1529-467b-9909-3ea84a14dca6 Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Ohio leukemia survivor meets his lifesaving stem cell donor at Dallas event https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/One-Huge-Night-Gala-Miami-fills-the-room-with-hope-and-heart https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/5dd8636e-b353-4980-be05-9b4493556655 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT 4-year-old cancer survivor meets his lifesaving donor https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/One-Huge-Night-Gala-Los-Angeles-unites-donors-and-recipients-to-celebrate-lifesaving-connections https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/a1765b90-60b2-4932-affa-a623ab7d3d0c Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Donor Zachary Warter's recruitment success recognized with prestigious Steven Bochco Award https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Gift-of-Life-celebrates-World-Marrow-Donor-Day-with-Hero-Gum https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/32cb2ec9-6c48-4818-8364-d173a7df859e Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Chewing stick of gum to join registry appeals to a greater diversity of potential donors https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Gift-of-Life-partners-with-Miami-Beach-Fire-and-Police-Departments-for-first-Battle-of-the-Badges https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/c22c296b-f5e2-4a40-abd1-babaa9da57ed Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Event featured young leukemia survivor meeting his marrow donor for the first time https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Campus-Ambassadors-visit-Gift-of-Life-HQ-to-prepare-for-on-campus-drives https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/26f24fc2-4fd4-44e6-8e78-45b022090e62 Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Since 2014, the CAP program interns have added more than 136,000 new donors to the registry https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/World-Marrow-Donor-Day-is-on-Saturday-September-20-2025 https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/28323164-7e75-4cc4-a19a-f46db98c5ca7 Mon, 15 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT The week leading up to World Marrow Donor Day features a Journey of Hope https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Gift-of-Life-honors-30th-anniversary-of-CEO-Feinbergs-transplant-at-Fred-Hutch https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/20d10a23-dbd4-4417-b22b-dbcc98c622ea Thu, 11 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT From one transplant to thousands the journey continues https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Filgrastim-explained-how-it-helps-prepare-donors-for-stem-cell-collection https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/03e9ee1a-b3d1-45c3-88e2-3283c2379bab Mon, 08 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Behind every stem cell donation, this mobilizing factor makes miracles possible https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Hero-Gum-introduced-at-NY-Mets-game-to-help-register-volunteer-stem-cell-donors https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/64d1ca30-5994-4e22-a8b8-12930734672b Mon, 11 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT Gift of Life introduces new alternative to swab kits for registration https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/NY-Mets-help-stranger-become-family-as-blood-cancer-survivor-meets-donor https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/85aad0be-04d9-4731-8727-929d80882af8 Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT 20+ year partnership with NY Mets has given many pairs an incredible memory https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/New-York-Gala-shines-a-light-on-the-renewed-life-stem-cell-donors-can-give-to-patients https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/91ab5fbe-8a68-4761-8ddc-b7c45fbe1bdc Tue, 08 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT Donors met their recipients and supporters were recognized at signature fundraising event https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Stem-cell-donor-and-transplant-recipient-meet-for-first-time-at-Miami-Beach-Chamber-Gala https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/5b7f56ca-0487-4d63-94fa-becb7b9c9833 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT Gift of Life honored with Distinguished Service Award https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Red-Sox-game-becomes-field-of-dreams-for-marrow-donor-and-grateful-recipient https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/c2e85f67-b1d5-4332-9a98-1ff242c2ee84 Tue, 20 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT Donor joined registry at Brandeis University 10 years ago https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/AEPi-brother-rocks-for-55-hours-to-promote-blood-cancer-awareness https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/a4c8e91f-1c38-4c41-9fdc-70111bd258d4 Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT The University of Miami chapter event raised more than $53,000 to help find stem cell donors for patients https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Why-male-donors-are-picked-more-often-by-doctors-and-transplant-centers https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/06609d99-c559-4718-b1f9-9d2eef548cf1 Thu, 03 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT More than two-thirds of donations around the world are made by men https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/The-hug-says-it-all-cancer-survivor-meets-her-stem-cell-donor-at-Nashville-Predators-game https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/81e34846-d640-4eec-a1fb-3c6ff782cd43 Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT Donor happily gave lifesaving stem cells only weeks after learning she was a match https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Insights-from-Miami-Cancer-Institute-Global-Summit-on-Immunotherapies https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/87f5b451-70c4-43d8-8b79-179ff80c7b4f Wed, 19 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT Exploring breakthroughs in immunotherapies and stem cell advancements https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Florida-attorney-meets-lifesaving-stem-cell-donor-at-Gift-of-Life-golf-tournament https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/0533cf68-78c7-49aa-a283-301dfd75184e Wed, 19 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT Celebrity players from both the NFL and NHL joined foursomes to help support this annual fundraiser https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Stem-cell-recipient-surprises-her-donor-at-Celebrating-Life-event-in-New-York https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/724b2a39-787a-4a80-be4b-5dd3e217db9f Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT Lifesaving transplant was quickly available because matching donor was already registered https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Matches-through-Matcha-Art-of-Tea-helps-Gift-of-Life-find-stem-cell-donors https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/2e492366-89d3-4498-9efd-38c220710e95 Wed, 26 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT Through 2025, 5% of all Ceremonial Grade Matcha sales will benefit Gift of Life https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Half-a-Million-Strong-Gift-of-Life-Celebrates-Major-Milestone https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/ccfa8cba-279f-4da9-b1d5-be7aff3846ef Wed, 26 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT Remarkable achievement has helped save more than 5,600 lives to date! https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Boston-College-student-and-Wofford-alum-met-their-transplant-recipients-at-recent-fundraising-events https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/a492531d-7caa-405a-9817-d3549c2077ab Mon, 10 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT Special occasion for both pairs as transplant donations are anonymous for the first year https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/FGCU-student-and-UF-lacrosse-player-both-saved-strangers-lives-with-stem-cell-donations https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/0347d27c-c90d-435d-8a54-355d7fa610e3 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT Gift of Life brings together donors and their transplant recipients in heartwarming events across South Florida https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/More-than-1000-participate-in-Steps-for-Life-5k-South-Florida https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/bc37ba11-59fa-418b-ae4f-ca1d4f4a3a2b Tue, 28 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tampa area woman meets the blood stem cell donor who saved her life https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Stem-cell-donor-and-recipient-meet-for-first-time-at-National-Menorah-Lighting-ceremony https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/bafcb5ab-af8c-453a-b590-7c3c8b84dd2f Mon, 30 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT New York area donor saved the life of Boynton Beach, Fla. woman battling leukemia https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Spectacular-One-Huge-Night-Miami-Gala-draws-local-luminaries-to-benefit-Gift-of-Life https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/0d853d3c-9d5d-48bf-b295-12c1808ee238 Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT 9-year-old survivor of rare blood cancer meets woman who saved her life https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Nashville-chef-meets-his-lifesaving-stem-cell-donor-during-Predators-hockey-match https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/6e5732b9-790c-4e9c-b533-83825a340368 Thu, 26 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT Donor was called as a match only three months after joining registry at Ohio State University https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Texas-cancer-survivor-meets-New-Yorker-who-saved-his-life-at-charity-pickleball-tourney https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/cc14923a-8053-41e2-8e4c-dc78499fb2c2 Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT "Pickle With a Purpose" organized by CBRE helped add more than 2,500 new donors to registry https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Man-attends-wedding-of-ICU-nurse-who-saved-his-life-with-stem-cell-donation https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/d854ecbd-1d18-450e-847d-9d68f5b9bd15 Tue, 03 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT Leukemia survivor has authored book on his and his wife's incredible health journeys https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Miami-Woman-Survives-Cancer-Twice-and-Meets-Lifesaving-Stem-Cell-Donor https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/a7cf56a8-bb9c-4489-9455-ed05c16e45ef Tue, 19 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT Donor joined registry during World Marrow Donor Day drive in 2017 https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Why-is-there-a-time-gap-between-finding-the-right-donor-and-the-stem-cell-collection-date https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/1183a6ae-0798-4639-b4cc-2f55b942b30a Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT A series of steps and tests must be completed to ensure safety for both donor and recipient https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/21-year-old-college-hero-saves-peer-with-stem-cell-transplant https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/a2c334af-fa68-4710-9298-9b8b44649639 Wed, 06 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT Heartwarming first meeting of donor and recipient took place at Boston College https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/20-year-partnership-with-Birthright-Israel-celebrated-at-Gift-of-Life-Los-Angeles-Gala https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/a067a5ef-28c4-490a-b1e5-73589ff648f6 Tue, 29 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT Joint donor recruitment program has saved more than 500 patients' lives https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/One-to-one-miracles-as-three-donors-bring-hope-to-blood-cancer-patients https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/5e779301-d2a4-4caa-b89a-445395d0a5f5 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT All three agree: donating was easy, convenient, and comfortable https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Three-stem-cell-donors-all-save-lives-within-a-year-of-joining-the-registry https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/4d73af83-d804-4cb4-aad6-0e36d8139631 Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Each of them experienced a great "donation vacation" in Florida while saving the lives of strangers https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Answering-the-call-three-stem-cell-donors-step-up-to-save-lives https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/0d0ef1b7-8292-4205-983d-6f2bab60d64f Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Andrew, Matthew, and Aimee all joined the registry while in college https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Three-donors-three-stories-how-ordinary-people-are-saving-lives-with-stem-cells https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/1117d0e4-451b-48cc-8688-32ff71bf8f6a Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stepping up to help genetically matched strangers survive blood diseases https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Kansas-State-alumnus-saves-a-life-one-year-after-swabbing-to-join-the-registry https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/9fd1f626-620e-42ef-9fb8-3243f7abbe75 Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT His quick decision at a fraternity drive helps give leukemia patient a second chance https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Two-brothers-donate-cells-to-help-advance-medical-treatments https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/1c8eff49-aa9b-40bc-a3b8-92dd419073cf Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT They were inspired by their mother's commitment to her career in support of Gift of Life's mission https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Donor-Spotlights-Ashley-Samuel-and-Derek https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/acc0cb8a-6bab-47cf-b1b6-4b9f48256e1b Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Three incredible stem cell donors share their perspectives on giving a stranger a second chance. https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Florida-mothers-stem-cells-offer-hope-to-teen-with-leukemia https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/141ee46f-e4b4-415c-9cc2-d4cb765d8048 Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Six years after completing a swab kit, FGCU graduate matches with patient in need https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Donor-Spotlights-William-Hannah-and-Spencer https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/8af1266e-c98b-4a90-b6c6-6dde9a1fb44f Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Three donors share their perspectives on saving lives https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Somerville-man-joins-stem-cell-registry-and-donates-only-four-months-later https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/7a8a41eb-0c58-4720-92a6-cb8a62fe56ed Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Birthright Israel experience sparked his donation journey that saved a woman's life https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Stem-cell-donor-discovers-mom-joined-registry-30-years-earlier https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/7f5f0613-a4e8-42a4-b7c3-6c7cf0404fc7 Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Donor's parents were tested in 1990s during Jay Feinberg's original donor search https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/From-town-hall-to-lifesaver-Missouri-mayor-steps-up-to-fight-blood-cancer https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/da71ce31-ed3e-40ba-aae7-f4354303fd02 Tue, 23 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Donor returns home to hero's welcome, then holds registration drive at local festival https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Random-phone-call-becomes-lifesaving-opportunity-for-Pennsylvania-teacher https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/34781a59-71af-42c7-88d7-cac6de51c728 Tue, 02 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Donor's blood stem cells can help man survive blood cancer https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/From-helping-foster-kids-to-saving-a-life-Lauderhill-mans-path-of-service-continues https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/d2217ff4-8e9a-4c0c-9cc1-178251b1e1b2 Tue, 26 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT Palm Beach Atlantic graduate felt honored to be able to help a cancer patient https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Inspired-by-family-Gabe-joins-stem-cell-registry-and-becomes-a-two-time-donor https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/ccd7eba1-861e-4b75-a11b-75e7f484c289 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT He swabbed on Birthright Israel trip in 2022 and matched a patient within four months https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Minnesota-mans-stem-cell-donation-gives-hope-to-leukemia-patient https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/217eef61-829f-42fa-a18a-e14319a6828a Wed, 06 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT Donor says seamless collection experience felt like he was the one receiving a gift https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Tampa-medical-student-saves-strangers-life-through-stem-cell-transplant https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/754d86d0-8651-4a0b-9bbf-29d81c417799 Tue, 29 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT Donor's snap decision to swab while crossing campus yields life-changing results https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Asian-American-students-stem-cell-donation-sheds-light-on-need-for-registry-diversity https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/40a8dfcb-44fe-4dbe-8586-47cbea58d150 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT Donor urges others of Asian ancestry to join the registry to help save lives https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/New-Yorker-matches-patient-and-donates-stem-cells-to-help-him-survive-leukemia https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/51feb42f-745e-4e8c-9db0-cd7e43850d99 Thu, 03 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT After seven years on registry, Samantha answered the call to become a hero https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/From-Israel-to-impact-Birthright-participant-becomes-stem-cell-donor https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/438b7715-7bef-4491-b0fb-6c34cedcc866 Wed, 25 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT Wisconsin man turns travel experience into life-saving mission https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/a-match-made-in-medicine-young-donors-stem-cells-give-hope-to-leukemia-patient https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/6fc5ffd4-dea3-4e2a-8395-e81e5d8176aa Tue, 17 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT Donor joined registry less than year earlier at Alpha Epsilon Delta meeting at Clemson https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/University-of-Kansas-student-follows-her-fathers-footsteps-to-save-a-life https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/9456fb2c-d0dc-43bf-9106-c00fe085abd0 Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT She had been planning to join the registry when she spotted the recruitment table https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/San-Francisco-banker-pays-it-forward-and-donates-stem-cells-to-save-womans-life https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/bd7cdf3e-bab3-43c2-af45-4688d7c8d30a Thu, 29 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT Donor's mom, who survived lymphoma, joined him on donation day https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Tampa-stem-cell-donor-gives-stranger-second-chance-at-life https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/56c442b3-e6f5-4cbc-bb67-559dadaf0d5f Tue, 13 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tampa man encourages others to step up and fight cancer https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Air-Force-veteran-donates-stem-cells-to-save-a-strangers-life https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/2eb1b187-558a-47d8-b8af-f091988c0a85 Tue, 06 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT Spirit of helping others motivated donor to join the registry https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Medical-student-answers-the-call-to-give-cancer-patient-a-second-chance https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/e476dcb1-60e8-40b7-8928-25b23b6ceddb Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT Donor asks more Black Americans to join the registry, as tissue matches are population specific https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Alpha-Phi-Omega-member-stem-cell-donation-brings-lifesaving-hope-to-leukemia-patient https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/73530eaf-4cca-40a4-9b4a-949e9451f849 Tue, 15 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT Donor has also organized drives to recruit additional volunteers to the registry https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Clemson-University-biomedical-engineering-major-donates-stem-cells-to-save-blood-cancer-patient https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/c4e23d27-ac36-4ac0-8549-49757e94163f Thu, 10 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT She then became a Gift of Life Campus Ambassador to help recruit more donors https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Michigan-man-overcame-initial-hesitation-to-donate-stem-cells-and-save-womans-life https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/3419660a-e816-4368-b0eb-b92e6f562d4d Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT Donor joined registry while a student at Grand Valley State University https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/NY-mans-blood-stem-cells-bring-hope-of-a-cure-to-leukemia-patient https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/63b7ab3f-f2b1-4d5d-b20e-95e77c19f916 Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT Donor joined registry during high school through the Osband Senior Swab Program https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Stem-cell-donor-and-his-family-travelled-internationally-to-help-save-a-life https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/c298a7a5-455a-440a-b353-ce2eff908211 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT He received the "you're a match" phone call seven years after joining the registry https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Nursing-student-makes-2000th-stem-cell-donation-at-Adelson-Collection-Center https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/373e471b-8193-444b-8277-d79ff49c870a Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT University of California, Los Angeles student gave stem cells to save woman's life https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Kansas-State-grad-donates-stem-cells-to-man-diagnosed-with-leukemia https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/3de9ab25-1e33-4241-a80b-35de4431319c Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT Donor signed up at a Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority drive 12 years ago https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Stem-cell-donor-hopes-his-experience-inspires-others-to-join-the-registry https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/592f0125-5a41-4951-ad60-2d30f1baf04e Mon, 13 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT His stem cells will help a man recover from leukemia https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Zeta-Tau-Alpha-women’s-fraternity-member-saves-a-life-after-joining-registry-during-IU-Swab-Week https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/d34a14f6-da5f-46b0-8761-b97f3ae5449c Mon, 16 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT Over 1,400 people signed up during the event with 56 matches and three transplants to date https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/California-teacher-saved-two-strangers-lives-through-transplant-donations https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/a24f5b3e-ea75-4ac5-9af3-aaecb5a50601 Tue, 22 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT After donating blood stem cells he was inspired to save more lives https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Hockey-fan-attends-game-hours-after-donating-lifesaving-stem-cells https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/456bc14f-8bb5-499e-b2bc-cfad21fc5b92 Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT Donor swabbed at Campus Ambassador drive at Syracuse University https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Miami-University-Ohio-alum-saves-a-strangers-life https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/b489c73c-25af-4420-b4da-1e5b1a6628cd Tue, 01 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT Donor inspired to join registry by Zeta Tau Alpha sister who donated to blood cancer patient https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Los-Angeles-attorney-donates-stem-cells-to-save-strangers-life https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/8bfd8ec3-e37c-49f7-a796-e7fb1eab69cf Wed, 18 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT Donor called for transplant more than 10 years after registering https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/UVA-student-joins-registry-on-World-Marrow-Donor-Day-and-quickly-saves-a-life https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/6b6d83f5-1533-49dd-ba17-61318ad99702 Wed, 04 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT Donor called only five months later to save man diagnosed with blood cancer https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Middlesex-University-alum-crosses-Atlantic-to-Boca-Raton-to-save-a-life https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/d2bdf3f2-b5f5-4e83-a79a-555af79ef0e5 Wed, 28 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT Donor joined the registry during her gap year in Jerusalem https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Medical-resident-donates-stem-cells-to-save-patient-with-aplastic-anemia https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/4f5b7ca2-1b3c-43a2-b119-294e41c21140 Thu, 15 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT Donor ordered a kit online hoping to help blood cancer patients in need https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Rochester-Institute-of-Technology-alum-donates-bone-marrow-to-teen-boy https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/0d3b1df6-4bd4-4580-b98d-3d273fdb3245 Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT Donor inspired to join registry by teammate who also saved a life https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Future-physician-assistant-donates-blood-stem-cells-to-save-leukemia-patients-life https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/8b2943af-1ac5-495a-81ab-b7b72747bb20 Tue, 16 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT Donor registered during drive at Alpha Delta Pi sorority https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/PhD-student-successfully-defends-dissertation-weeks-after-saving-a-life https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/5d82259d-bc38-4037-bb66-82c1281d94ac Thu, 27 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT Donor joined registry while an undergrad at Transylvania University https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Philadelphia-realtor-asked-to-donate-cells-for-research-into-new-cellular-therapies https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/583e7d43-f010-49ac-a4a7-bd5c38cefd77 Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT Donor runs swab drive to help grow registry after her collection https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/USC-graduate-travels-to-South-Florida-to-save-leukemia-patient https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/05941e68-e5db-41c3-8a53-7eb451074daa Tue, 11 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT Donor joined registry on Birthright trip in 2018 https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Marrow-donor-and-her-overseas-recipient-form-a-close-lifelong-friendship https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/3c282e74-0e37-429d-96d6-807dfb2ea60e Tue, 04 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT Volunteering for Gift of Life gives donor ways to share the mission with others https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/John-Carroll-University-freshman-donates-stem-cells-4-months-after-joining-registry https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/81182731-8838-4bcc-9ed8-1bf607103dbc Tue, 21 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT Donor enjoys the beach for first time in over a decade on his "donation vacation" https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/Rose-Hulman-Institute-of-Technology-student-gives-marrow-to-save-2-year-old-girl https://www.giftoflife.org/posts/post/3357cba2-354a-4952-8caa-ddae64eb386d Thu, 09 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT Donor was one of 50+ people who joined the registry at Tri Delta drive