8/2/14
BE THE MATCH MARROW DRIVE, India Fest, Peoria Riverfront, 2-:00 – 7:00 PM
Be A Hero. Save a Life.
WHAT: Join the Be The Match Marrow Registry at India Fest. You could be the one to save a life!
WHO: TO JOIN THE BE THE MATCH REGISTRY: You must be 1. Ages 18-44 2. In good general health 3. Willing to donate to any patient in need
WHY: Every year 12,000 patients who need a life-saving marrow or blood cell transplant search for a donor. Leukemia, lymphoma and other life-threatening diseases such as sickle cell can be cured with a marrow cell transplant, but only if there is a match. Patients find matches in their own family 30% of the time. The rest of these patients look to the Be The Match Registry.
Patients in need of a marrow or blood cell transplant are most likely to match someone of their own race and ethnicity. There is a great need for more Asian Indians/South Asians/Asians in the Be The Match registry. Currently only 7% of the registry identifies as Asian. This can make it harder for patients of this descent to find a matching donor and get the life-saving transplant they need.
Most often marrow cells are donated from your arm in a procedure similar to donating plasma or platelets. See if you match a patient in need.
WHEN/WHERE: 8/2/14, 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm – India Fest, Peoria Riverfront, Be The Match booth, 200 NE Water Street, Peoria, IL 61602
BACKGROUND: The National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) facilitates unrelated marrow and blood cell transplants as a single point of access for a long-standing collaborative network of national and international leading medical facilities in marrow and cord blood transplantation. The NMDP connects patients, doctors, donors and researchers to the resources they need to help more people live longer and healthier lives.
VISIT: www.bethematchfoundation.org/goto/PeoriaTrisha for details.
CONTACTS: Taylor Campbell, NMDP Recruiter, 319-330-7930 (cell) or email tcampbell@rrvbc.org
Suresh Reddy, 309-657-4358 (cell), sureshbreddy@hotmail.com