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Columbia University Teachers College Bone Marrow Drive NYC – Thursday 4/19
16 Apr 2012 | No Comments | posted by cheekswab | in Blog
Swab for Janet Liang at Teachers College
Just a quick drive announcement for any folks in New York City!
Janet Liang is still searching for a donor match in the bone marrow registry! Despite the fact that her initiative has helped to register over 13,000 people and resulted in marrow matches for several others, Janet herself still needs a donor. You could be the one to save her life. If you're in New York City, please consider visiting Teachers College at Columbia University THIS THURSDAY to see if you're a match!
Drive details:
- Who: Team Janet, Volunteers from Teachers College (and friends of cheekswab!)
- Where: Everett Lounge, 525 West 120th Street
- When: 3:00pm - 9:00pm
- Why: To save lives!
Remember that all the information you need with regards to the need, the process and frequently asked questions can be found throughout this site. Get informed, get convicted, and get registered!
Whitehouse AAPI Conference Call on Leukemia and Bone Marrow Recap
5 Apr 2012 | No Comments | posted by cheekswab | in Blog
Last Thursday I was able to listen in on a conference call hosted by the Whitehouse Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders as representatives from both government agencies and grassroots organizations shared their experiences in spreading awareness for bone marrow donation. The speakers on the call all brought an enormous amount of experience and knowledge to the discussion. They included representatives from:
Read more..79 New Donors for Janet Liang at GMU and CTPC! Team Janet East Coast February Total 347!
28 Feb 2012 | No Comments | posted by cheekswab | in Blog
With bone marrow drives at ODPC (Sunday), GMU (Thursday), and Chesterbrook Taiwanese Presbyterian Church (CTPC) on Friday and Sunday, this past week was pretty busy. But with the help of the GMU Vietnamese Student Association, the staff and members of CTPC and friends who volunteered at each of the drives, 79 new donors were registered this week in honor of Janet Liang. By adding CTPC to the Team Janet East Coast drives from UMCP, UMBC, GWU, EVMS and GMU, that brings the total new East Coast registrants for Janet Liang to 347 people!
George Mason University Marrow Drive, Thursday, 2/23
Swabbing at George Mason University
I want to give a special shout out to Vinh Phan, a GMU student who really went above and beyond the call of duty to make the GMU drive a success. We had originally planned to host a drive at GMU as part of the multi-school Team Janet East Coast initiative on Valentines Day (which registered donors from UMCP, UMBC, GWU and EVMS) but unfortunately Read more..