FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Students from around the community are working to get people registered to donate bone marrow. NMDP, formerly the National Marrow Donor Program and Be The Match, is looking to collect 300 samples for their registry to donate. One NDSU student helping with the program has already given a life saving donation, and now she’s working to…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)- Students at NDSU are banding together for people who need stem cells. Be the Match is an organization working with the student body to help get students on the stem cell registry. This Be The Match event was heavily inspired by a man named Jason, US marine vet and someone who needed stem cells. Like blood cells,…
Fargo, N.D.–Vitalant will be hosting a “Not All Heroes Wear Capes” blood drive in support of Grantley Johnson on August 26, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Grantley Johnson is currently battling Leukemia and spent his 7th birthday in the hospital because of it. Donors will be able to sign a “get well soon” cape for Grantley, who is a…
FARGO, ND — People swabbed their mouths at NDSU in hopes to save a life of someone in need. Be the Match is a bone marrow registry system event sponsored by NDSU Colleges Against Cancer Organization. People between the ages of 18 and 44 swabbed their cheeks to see if they were a potential match. Bone marrow has lifesaving effects…
