DRIVING FOR DONORS'S BLOG
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Becoming A Donor
- Posted on 09.08.08
Related causes: Health
Join PAT in the Fight against Leukemia. YOU can be the ONE to help save a life.
What is my commitment if I register?
If you register as a potential marrow donor, you make a voluntary commitment to:
* Be listed on the National Registry until your 61st birthday, unless you ask to be removed
* Consider donating to any searching patient who matches your tissue type
* Keep the donor center updated if any of your contact information changes
How do I register to become a marrow donor?
1. You must be between the ages of 18 and 55 and meet the eligibility requirements.
2. You need to complete a registration form and sign a donor consent form.
3. Then a collection of cheek cells using a cotton-tipped swab is taken or a teaspoon of blood is drawn (administered by a professional phlebotomist) and sent to a lab to be tested to determine your tissue type.
4. Your data is then entered into the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) registry in anonymous form...Read More -
Teen Choice / Do Something Award
- Posted on 09.05.08
The Do Something Pre Party and the Teen Choice Awards were both a lot of fun! Even though I didn’t win the Teen choice award, I still had a great time and met so many cool people. Lauren Conrad and Lo gave me my Do Something Award (www.dosomething.org) and said some really nice things about me and my work! All the Do Something Finalists got to walk the red carpet at both events which was fun. Tucker even got to interview the celebs on the red carpet about what their causes are. He got some awesome answers from people about what is important to them.
Chad Bullock ended up winning the Teen choice Award for his work with his anti smoking campaign called Kicking Stinky Butts, he is a really nice guy! The past few months on the road have been fun but a lot of work and now i’m excited to go home!
