CALLING ALL MINORITIES TO BECOME BLOOD CELL/ MARROW DONORS

If you are African American, Hispanic, South Asian (From India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, West Indies, Guyana, Sri Lanka or Asian Origin) and Asian Pacific Islander, we need your help to fight Leukemia and save lives of others like you.
The National Marrow Donor Program has 5.0 million registered donors.

• Caucasians: 66%
• African Americans: 10%
• Hispanics: 11%
• Asian / Pacific Islanders: 8% (South Asians: 1%)
• Amer. Indian/Alaskan: 2%
• Other/Multi race: 3%

THE FACTS ARE….

Leukemia and other fatal blood disorders happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. It is an equal opportunity disease. Scientists do not know what causes leukemia, but it usually proves fatal unless a matching donor is found. The chance of finding a match is 1 in 20,000 to 100,000. Large number of donors from the same race increase the chance of a patient finding a match for a life-saving marrow transplant.

You should be between the ages of 18 and 60 and in good health

• (NO Diabetes, Asthma, Heart condition or any major disease. Please check to find out)
• Trip to most foreign countries does not exclude you.
• If your tissue type matches a patient, you will have an opportunity to save a life.
• There is no cost to you and your marrow will be naturally replenished.
• If you have been tested once, you do not have to do it again.

WHAT YOU CAN DO

• REGISTER AS A DONOR!
• ARRANGE A TESTING DRIVE WITH YOUR FRIENDS & COMMUNITY
• IT TAKES 5 MINUTES OF YOUR TIME TO FILL A FORM
• BUCCAL SWAB SAMPLE (to collect cheek cells from inside your mouth) - NO BLOOD SAMPLE REQUIRED to REGISTER.
• IF YOU MATCH A PATIENT, A BLOOD SAMPLE IS THEN REQUESTED FOR FURTHER TESTING

For more information call SAMAR:
Toll Free: (866) 592-5848,
Fax: (718) 592-0821
OR email: samarinfo@aol.com