[UMD AMSA] Service Opportunity: Bone Marrow Donor Registration Drive

[UMD AMSA]

Hi everyone,

Just a few updates from AMSA:

We will be jointly hosting a Bone Marrow Donor Registration Drive with UMDTC and ITASA on Monday, February 23, from 10am - 4pm in STAMP (Prince George's Room). We will need plenty of volunteers for this event, so sign up to help and get an easy on-campus service point! The form for volunteers is here: http://goo.gl/forms/vjpgKFJcl0.

All volunteers must attend a training session on Friday, February 20th, 8pm - 9pm. The training will be held in room 2203 of the Art-Sociology Building. During the training, a staff member from the Be

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The purpose of this drive is to increase participation in the Be

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Match Bone Marrow Donor Registry, which many patients with leukemia resort to when they need a bone marrow transplant. Unlike the blood drive, donors are not actually donating any blood on the day of the drive; they are simply providing a cheek swabs in order to join the registry so that these patients can have a better chance of finding a match. 

You could be the person to save a life! If you are interested in being a potential bone marrow donor, please RSVP here: http://goo.gl/forms/IOICWlBKyh. 

NOTE: this is the link for donors, not volunteers! The volunteer form is above. ​

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It'd be great if you could also help us spread the word about the drive!

Thanks everyone, and have a lovely Valentine's Day!

Sincerely,

Tiffany and Ashley

Co-Service Directors