Every year, 10,000 patients in the U.S. are diagnosed with life-threatening diseases such as leukemia or lymphoma, and their best option for a cure is a transplant from an unrelated marrow donor. Because 70 percent of patients do not have a matching donor in their family, they depend on people like you to help save their life.
Be The Match (formerly known as National Marrow Donor Program) is a movement that engages a growing community of people inspired to help patients who need a marrow or stem cell transplant. When you join the Be The Match Registry, you become part of every patient's search for a donor.
Indiana Blood Center’s Be The Match registry offers people in Indiana a chance to help those who need a life saving marrow transplant by joining the Be The Match registry, contributing financially and/or volunteering.
How You Can Help
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Join the National Registry: the process is as easy as completing some paperwork and a simple Do-It-Yourself buccal/cheek swab. you can either
register online or call (317) 916-5112 and leave your name, phone number and mailing address to request a Bone Marrow packet.
- Donate Financially: While more registry members are needed, the total cost to add a new member to the Be The Mach Registry is about $100. As a non-profit organization, we are continually searching for funding sources to cover the cost of adding more generous donors like you. Please consider giving a tax-deductible donation today to help us add more donors to the registry. Please click here to help!
- How To Get Involved: To speak with someone about hosting a Bone Marrow drive in your community or volunteer opportunities, please call 317-916-5110 or email mlevy@indianablood.org.
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