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How To: Organize a Bone Marrow Drive and Fight Cancer

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Every year 10,000 people need a bone marrow transplant. Only 4 out of 10 will receive the transplant they need. Adding people to the Be The Match Registry® helps increase survival. Also, registering only requires donors to swab their cheeks and to be ready when they're called. Organize a bone marrow registry drive for donors over 18 years old (but you don't have to be 18 to organize it!).

  1. Sign up for the Give a Spit [2] campaign in order to start scheduling a bone marrow drive on your campus.
  2. Get your team of volunteers together.
  3. Find a large space for the drive. Ask the school if they can provide the gym or cafeteria. Off campus, try a community, religious or recreation center.
  4. Someone from the Give a Spit [2] campaign will contact you and help you with questions and further steps in your planning.
Time: 
One Semester [3]
One Summer [4]
One Year [5]
Where: 
At School [6]
In Your City [7]
In Your Neighborhood [8]
Issues: 
Physical and Mental Health [9]
Cancer [10]
Who: 
Club [11]
Congregation [12]
Family [13]
School [14]
Sports Team [15]
With Your Friends [16]
Source URL: http://www.dosomething.org/actnow/actionguide/how-organize-bone-marrow-drive-and-fight-cancer

Links:
[1] http://twitter.com/share
[2] http://www.dosomething.org/spit
[3] http://www.dosomething.org/category/time/one-semester
[4] http://www.dosomething.org/category/time/one-summer
[5] http://www.dosomething.org/category/time/one-year
[6] http://www.dosomething.org/category/where/at-school
[7] http://www.dosomething.org/category/where/in-your-city
[8] http://www.dosomething.org/category/where/in-your-neighborhood
[9] http://www.dosomething.org/cause/physical-and-mental-health
[10] http://www.dosomething.org/issues/cancer
[11] http://www.dosomething.org/category/who/club
[12] http://www.dosomething.org/category/who/church
[13] http://www.dosomething.org/category/who/family
[14] http://www.dosomething.org/category/who/school
[15] http://www.dosomething.org/category/who/sports-team
[16] http://www.dosomething.org/category/who/with-your-friends