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Give A Spit-Campaign to Help Leukemia and Cancer Patients

Give A Spit is an organization that recruits spit donors to help people diagnosed with leukemia.

Leukemia, which is a cancer of the blood, kills more children each year than any other disease. Leukemia patients have to receive a bone marrow transplant to cure the disease, but the challenge presented is patients need to find a bone marrow match.

Give A Spit was created to continue DoSomething.com‘s campaign, Give A Spit About Cancer. We intend to team up with the national bone marrow registry Be The Match (bethematch.org) to spread awareness and swab the donors’ cheeks.

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Our goal is to encourage people ages 18-24 (the age of the most-in-need donors) to sign up with the bone marrow registry. Ages 18-44 accepted, 45-60 have 10% demand.

As a small organization, any donations small or large are welcome. Please contact giveaspit@gmail.com for donations and any questions.

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The blog: giveaspit.wordpress.com

was recently created by Lillian Zhang Amity High School of Woodbridge, CT

Please visit the blog and the next donor recruitment event, posted on the blog. 

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Thank you so much. Your effort in just viewing and sharing this will help me reach the goal to recruit 500 donors :)

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