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Spit Donor Drive at Run For Refugees 5K to Help Leukemia & Cancer Patients
RACE STARTS AT 10AM
I need volunteers! Any age, must be at least 13 unless you and your parent sign a consent form! Volunteer-help make this event a sucess
visit http://giveaspit.wordpress.com/ to visit the blog. Please share, comment, follow, and like. Please spread the word!
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-Thanks, Lillian Zhang, AHS
*If you would like to volunteer for this event, contact giveaspit@gmail.com. Volunteer hours given!*
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Background:
Give A Spit is an organization that recruits spit donors to help people diagnosed with leukemia and other cancer.
Leukemia, which is a cancer of the blood, kills more children each year than any other disease. Leukemia patients have to receive a bone marrow transplant to cure the disease, but the challenge presented is patients need to find a bone marrow match.
Give A Spit was created to continue DoSomething.com‘s campaign, Give A Spit About Cancer. We intend to team up with the national bone marrow registry Be The Match (bethematch.org) to spread awareness and swab the donors’ cheeks.
Our goal is to encourage people ages 18-24 (the age of the most-in-need donors) to sign up with the bone marrow registry.
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At the Run for Refugees 5k, Lillian Zhang who created Give A Spit hopes to recruit many generous donors. All it takes though is your spit! I'm not kidding! Yes, spit!
Donors have to be 18-44 preferably, as medical research concludes the younger the donor the better, (45-60 has a 10% demand, you have to register online plus pay $100 fee because of its low demand). You'll have to fill out a health form with a driver's license or passport at the table. Then, you'll be added to the registry! If you are selected as a potential match for the cancer patients, you'll be contacted and asked to donate blood cells, which will save the patients' lives.
So bring your family and bring yourself! Have fun during the race and donate your spit to save lives.
visit http://giveaspit.wordpress.com/ to visit the blog. Please share, comment, follow, and like. Please spread the word! My goal is to reach 500 donor recruits. Help save lives while helping me reach my goals!
visit: http://www.jbsports.com/?page_id=169 to sign up for the race
