Get Swabbed

Give a Spit, Save a Life!

The brothers of Lambda Phi Epsilon and the sisters of alpha Kappa Delta Phi at UW invite you to get swabbed at our bone marrow drive! We’ll have volunteers on hand to help you out with the simple registration procedures and dispel common bone marrow myths. Partnering with Puget Sound Blood Center, Asian American Donor Program, and DoSomething.org, our mission is to get as many people to register to save lives of patients suffering from leukemia and other blood born illnesses.

Fast Facts

• Leukemia kills more children each year than any other disease.
• Young people age 18-24 are the bone marrow donors needed most.
• Only 30% of patients needing a marrow transplant can find a match within their family; the rest rely on complete strangers.
• The current registry has more than 7 million registered donors, but only 25% of consists of ethnic minorities.
• No pieces of bone are taken during marrow donation; only the liquid marrow found inside the pelvic bone is needed to save the patient’s life.

COMMUNITY IMPACT

• http://dailyuw.com/news/2010/nov/10/greeks-promote-bone-marrow-registration/
• http://www.iexaminer.org/news/features/saved-strangers-life/

RESOURCES

• Facebook Event
• http://www.dosomething.org/spit
• http://www.aadp.org/
• http://marrow.org/