Monday, April 20, 2015 | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Golding Lounge, Vanderbilt Hall
40 Washington Square South map
You could save a life!
The National Bone Marrow Registry is always in need of new potential donors between the ages of 18-44. We will be hosting a registration drive in Golding on Monday, April 20th to help improve the chances that a blood cancer patient in need will find a lifesaving match! The registration process is quick and painless (paperwork + a cheek swab) and we will have a representative from Be the Match (www.bethematch.org) and a former donor on hand to answer your questions. Just bring photo ID and contact information for two friends or relatives who will know how to reach you in the future if your contact information changes.
Seventy percent of all patients who need a transplant don’t have a matched donor in their family. A patient’s likelihood of finding a matching donor on the Be The Match Registry is estimated to range from 66-97%, depending on race and ethnicity. All students are welcome and needed but those of diverse backgrounds are particularly encouraged to register!
Co-sponsored by the Health Law and Policy Society, APALSA, LALSA, Women of Color Collective, the Domestic Violence Advocacy Project, the Immigrant Rights Project, Public Interest Law Foundation, and the Mental Health Law Society.
For more info (or to volunteer to help man the table), please contact Katie Kavanagh (kak642@nyu.edu) or Alex Kleiman (azk205@nyu.edu).