Bone Marrow Drive

My Capstone group and I are in the process of organizing a bone marrow drive on Bloomfield College in the Spring. In the mean time here is some information about a local bone marrow drive at Jersey City University, in Jersey City, New Jersey. I will be there, hope to see you there.

Since tissue types are inherited, patients in need of a bone marrow transplant are most likely to match with someone from the same ethnic background. Currently, minority groups are underrepresented in the donor registry. As a result, is it is much harder for anyone from a minority background with leukemia or other blood disease to find a donor match. "It's sad that African-Americans are severely under-represented, comprising only 7% of the national registry's of 6 million donors.

Get Swabbed, New Jersey City University!

Date: 

Tue Nov 2, 2010

- Jersey City, NJ

Every year, more than 10,000 men, women, and children could benefit from a bone marrow transplant. Sadly, 6 out of 10 patients will not find a matching donor that could save their lives. The students at New Jersey City University want to beat these odds.
Get Swabbed, New Jersey City University!
Tuesday, November 2nd
11:00am - 5:00pm
Multipurpose Room A, Gilligan Student Union
40% of DKMS Americas donors were registered between the ages of 18-22. That’s why it is so important to get as many college students registered as possible. The more students who register as bone marrow donors, the better the chances for patients in need!!

Email kelly@dkmsamericas.org for more information.