University of Delaware Athletics
Delaware Football Hosting Annual Be the Match Bone Marrow Donation Event April 13
4/11/2016 11:34:00 AM | Delaware Athletics
NEWARK, Del. -- The University of Delaware football team, in partnership with the UD Student Nurses Association, the UD Student Athletic Trainers Association, and UD Resident Assistants, will host the eighth annual Be the Match bone marrow registry drive on Wednesday, April 13, on campus.
The event will be held from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. at the Multipurpose Room of the Trabant University Center. Students, faculty, staff and members of the community are invited to attend the event, register, and help save a life. Pre-registration is not needed and walk-ups are welcome.
Delaware football has been associated with the Be the Match program since 2009. To date, University of Delaware has added 1,954 members to the Registry – 83 have been called to be tested further and 13 have gone on to donate. Delaware has continually been recognized for the number of donors they have found.
Delaware football has had four matches during the drives, including former Blue Hen football student-athletes Paul Worrilow, now a member of the NFL Atlanta Falcons, and Corey Olsen.
Every year, thousands of people are diagnosed with blood related illnesses and they rely on the National Bone Marrow Registry to match them with donors to save their lives.
Entering the registry only requires some paper work and a simple mouth swab, which is less then a 15-minute process. For those who are matched with someone in the registry, a blood plasma donation is all it takes 75 percent of the time.
For more information on the Be the Match Foundation and the April 13 event, go to www.bethematchfoundation.org.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Scott Selheimer | selheime@udel.edu | Office: 302-831-8007 | Cell: 302-562-5129
The event will be held from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. at the Multipurpose Room of the Trabant University Center. Students, faculty, staff and members of the community are invited to attend the event, register, and help save a life. Pre-registration is not needed and walk-ups are welcome.
Delaware football has been associated with the Be the Match program since 2009. To date, University of Delaware has added 1,954 members to the Registry – 83 have been called to be tested further and 13 have gone on to donate. Delaware has continually been recognized for the number of donors they have found.
Delaware football has had four matches during the drives, including former Blue Hen football student-athletes Paul Worrilow, now a member of the NFL Atlanta Falcons, and Corey Olsen.
Every year, thousands of people are diagnosed with blood related illnesses and they rely on the National Bone Marrow Registry to match them with donors to save their lives.
Entering the registry only requires some paper work and a simple mouth swab, which is less then a 15-minute process. For those who are matched with someone in the registry, a blood plasma donation is all it takes 75 percent of the time.
For more information on the Be the Match Foundation and the April 13 event, go to www.bethematchfoundation.org.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Scott Selheimer | selheime@udel.edu | Office: 302-831-8007 | Cell: 302-562-5129
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