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Donor Registry Drive 'Smile for Shira'
JCC of Greater Baltimore, 5700 Park Heights Ave, Baltimore, MD | Get Directions »
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As part of Community Mitzvah Day on December 25th, Jewish Volunteer Connection will conduct a donor registry recruitment drive with Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation.
Shira Klein, a loving wife and mother of 3 has been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and is in need of a blood stem cell transplant.
Her best chance of finding a match is with donors of similar genetic ancestry, particularly Eastern European. Other patients of many backgrounds are also hoping to find a matching donor and receive a life saving transplant.
A simple cheek swab is all it takes to join the registry; participants must be between the ages of 18 - 60!
Gift of Life has helped over 2,500 children and adults suffering from leukemia, lymphoma, other cancers and genetic disorders find matching donors for blood and marrow transplants since being founded over twenty years ago.
More information about Gift of Life can be found at www.giftoflife.org. If you cannot attend the event, please consider making a donation in honor of Shira to help cover the $60 cost of processing swab kits.
If you have any questions, please contact Dayna Leder at dleder@associated.org.
Event Details
| Where | JCC of Greater Baltimore 5700 Park Heights Ave, Baltimore, MD 21215 |
| Next on | This event is over. |
| Time | 9:00 am–11:30 am |
| Website | http://www.gifttolife.org |
| dleder@associated.org | |
| Price | $0 |
More About JCC of Greater Baltimore
The Weinberg Park Heights JCC is a community organization with programs and activities for teens, adults, children and families, including fitness classes, personal training, child care, swimming lessons, sports leagues and art classes. The center is affiliated with camps in the area that offer nature hikes, sports and rock climbing. Visit its website for its schedule of events and programs.
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