Alivia's Fundraisers and Marrow Drive

This site will provide detailed info on fundraisers and events in support of Alivia and her family. Alivia has been diagnosed with a unique form of leukemia and will likely undergo a bone marrow transplant. We are all here to show support and do whatever we can to help!

10.30.2006

Thank You!

Thank you to the community, the marrow donors, the sponsors, the volunteers and the NMDP for a successful drive yesterday at Cimbrian.

Our goal was to add 200 potential new donors to the national registry. When the day was over, there were 355 people who were added to the registry! Many more came out to support and some could not donate due to health restrictions, but the family was very thankful for the response from the community.

Since there was an amazing turnout, it does mean we will need to continue to raise funds to cover the cost of the typing. If there are any corporate donors wishing to contribute, please email for a copy of the contribution form.

We will continue to post updates about Alivia here, as well as any other bone marrow drives that may be taking place in your region.

You may visit a donor center in your area and be tested on your own, but you may be responsible for the cost of typing (normally around $52).

The Central Blood Bank in the Pittsburgh area is one of the only centers in the nation where it is free to have your tissue typed for the NMDP when you donate a pint of blood. They have donation centers all over Western PA.

Also note that due to the need for diversity, people with Black and African American, American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and Hispanic and Latino heritage are tissue typed for free.

We are so happy to have been a part of this event and do what we can to support a family through this time.

1 Comments:

  • At 3:39 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Rachel....
    Thanks for all of you hard work this weekend and the weeks leading up to it. We couldn't have done it without you. Love you, love you, love you we do!
    *Emily, James and Alivia

     

Post a Comment

<< Home