Registration Drive for National Marrow Donor Program
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Left: Amanda, Age 19, Blood Stem Cell Donor, Derry, NH |
Lebanon, Manchester, and Keene, NH; St. Johnsbury, VT
September 15 - 18, 2009
Seventy percent of patients in need of a life-saving marrow or blood stem cell transplant do not have a matched donor in their family. Registering to be a marrow donor requires only a simple cheek swab to determine tissue type, plus contact and health information. If you become a donor, you offer hope to an adult or child fighting leukemia, lymphoma, or other blood cancer.
The Blood and Marrow Transplant Program at Norris Cotton Cancer Center is sponsoring a week of donor registration events in September. There is no cost to the donor to register at this drive. Bring health insurance information if possible, as tissue typing costs may be covered by insurance.
Times and Locations
- Lebanon, NH: Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Tuesday, September 15, 2009, 12:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Blood Donor Program office on Level 2 near east elevator
Directions to DHMC
Parking and directions to the event:
- If arriving before 3:30 p.m., park in Lot 9 behind Jesse's restaurant, which is located across from the north entrance to DHMC on Route 120. Shuttle buses run continually from Lot 9 to the Cancer Center/East Entrance of DHMC. Look for the bone marrow information table when you enter the East Mall, or proceed to the Blood Donor Program office on Level 2 near the east elevator.
- If arriving after 3:30 p.m., follow signs to the DHMC Main Entrance, and park in front of the hospital. Look for the bone marrow information table near the rotunda just inside the Main Entrance, or proceed to the Blood Donor Program office on Level 2 near the east elevator.
- St. Johnsbury, VT: Norris Cotton Cancer Center • North
Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Directions - Manchester, NH: Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Catholic Medical Center
Thursday, September 17, 2009, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Directions - Keene, NH: Norris Cotton Cancer Center • Kingsbury Pavilion
Friday, September, 18, 2009, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Directions
Potential Donors Need To Be
- Between the ages of 18 and 60
- Willing to donate to any patient in need
- Able to meet certain health guidelines
More Information About Donating
Wondering what is involved with donating bone marrow or blood stem cells? Read the National Marrow Donor Program's list of frequently asked questions and common misconceptions about donating.
For more information on the registration drive, call the Cancer Center Help Line at (800) 639-6918.
