To Whom It May Concern;<br><div class="gmail_quote">
Could this announcement run in your newsletter/listserv?<br>
Thank you,<br>
Joanna Freudenheim<br>
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****************************** ******************<br>Help save a life with a simple cheek swab!<br>
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</span>Did you know you can join 10 million other potential marrow and stem cell donors worldwide in just 15 minutes? <br>
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Please come to one of the following marrow registry drives sponsored by
the WU Marrow Registry. A simple cheek swab and some information are
all that is needed to register with the National Marrow Donor Program.
This organization works to find donor matches for those patients
needing marrow or stem cell transplants due to leukemia, lymphoma, and
blood disorders. Even with millions on the registry, there are many
patients waiting and hoping for a match. Adding more donors of diverse
racial and ethnic heritage increases the chance that all patients will
find a life-saving match. You could be that match. <br>
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If you are called upon as a potential match, donation is often done
through a non-surgical process known as PBSC, a process similar to
blood plasma donation. The location of the 2008 drives will be held in
the following locations:<br>
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October 20th, 6-9pm (Shanedling, Dauten, Rutledge)<br>
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October 21st, 6-9pm (William Greenleaf Eliot ResCollege)<br>
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October 21st, 6-9pm (HIGE)<br>
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October 22nd, 6-9pm (Lien)<br>
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October 22nd, 7-10pm (Park/Mudd)<br>
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October 23rd, 11-2 (AB Law School)<br>
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October 23rd, 6-9pm (Ligget/Koenig)<br>
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October 23rd, 6-9pm (Lee)<br>
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October 25th, 5-8pm (Dance Marathon)<br>
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Please visit website <a href="http://www.sugroups.wustl.edu/%7Ewumr" target="_blank">www.sugroups.wustl.edu/~wumr</a> for updates or email <a href="mailto:wumr@sugroups.wustl.edu" target="_blank">wumr@sugroups.wustl.edu</a><br>
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