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Marrow Miracles Newsletter
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A3M's newsletter, Marrow Miracles is published and mailed out to our subscribers every two months. You may subscribe to our newsletter by providing your mailing information here. For a sample you can view our latest issue below (Note: Newsletters are in PDF format and will require Acrobat Reader for viewing.) |
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Be the One is a National Marrow Donor Program campaign (NMDP) focused on increasing the diversity of the NMDP registry. Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches is a proud participant in this effort to increase the donor pool from the Chinese community. As always A3M has scheduled many drives to make sure that this campaign is successful for the sake of those patients who are waiting to find their matches.
It is not every day you’re asked to help save a life. For people whose best hope of cure is finding a marrow or blood cell match, your partnership to support the Be the One campaign means everything....especially for those who are from the Asian, and Pacific Islander communities.
We hope you will offer your support by hosting a drive, offering financial contributions or most of all by registering to be a marrow donor.
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Be the One drive at Guppy Teahouse |
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To help patients in need of a bone marrow transplant:
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1. Register to be on the National Marrow Donor Program Registry at a bone marrow drive. Please see our health guidelines to ensure that you are eligible to be a marrow donor. . Please refer to our drives list for up-to-date information on future drives.
2. Ask about registering by mail. If you are unable to attend a donor drive, please call A3M at (888) A3M-HOPE (236-4673) to request a registration kit.
3. Set up a donor drive at your workplace or with your organization.
4. Volunteer at a donor drive: Help process donors & review registration forms. |
Call A3M toll free at (888) A3M-HOPE (236-4673) for more information.
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Urmi has aplastic anemia and needs a marrow transplant. She will most likely match someone from the South Asian community (people from India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka). You could BE THE ONE to save her life.
Urmi is a sweet, beautiful and shy girl who is located in southern california. In spite of her health condition Urmi is a fun and loving 5 year old
girl. She plays with her dolls and watches TV. Urmi has been in and
out of the hospital so much that now she always wants to present
medical reports to the doctor, pretending to be a nurse. With your
help Urmi may really have a chance of becoming a nurse or even a
doctor. What would you do? Would you give her the gift of life?
Urmi had a cord blood transplant in October 2007. After being in the hospital
for some time she is back home and very happy. Urmi is so interested in knowing and learning new
things that she is now being schooled at home. She hopes to go back to regular school next year.
She is delighted to be with her brothers.
Please help Urmi find her marrow match. Register today! Since bone marrow is
inherited genetically, a patient's best chance of finding a match will
be from the same ethnic group. Unfortunately South Asians
represent a small percentage of the National Marrow Donor Program. You can help by registering to be a marrow donor TODAY. The first step
is to fill out a consent form and provide a swab of cheek cells.
To help Urmi and others like her:
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1. Register to be on the National Marrow Donor Program Registry at a bone marrow drive. Please see our health guidelines to ensure that you are eligible to be a marrow donor. . Please refer to our drives list for up-to-date information on future drives.
2. Ask about registering by mail. If you are unable to attend a donor drive, please call A3M at (888) A3M-HOPE (236-4673) to request a registration kit.
3. Set up a donor drive at your workplace or with your organization.
4. Volunteer at a donor drive: Help process donors & review registration forms. |
Call A3M toll free at (888) A3M-HOPE (236-4673) for more information.
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Bone Marrow Recipient Nancy Sakakura Featured on The Rafu Shimpo
| Always the family-oriented mother, shuttling her two boys from basketball games to volleyball practices, Nancy Sakakura was on top of the world. But in 2004, she was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome and came to A3M in need of a marrow donor. She spent over two years searching and was able to find two matches during that time, however, they both became “unavailable” at the last minute. Fortunately, a third match was finally found. This time, the donor went forward – allowing Nancy to have a much needed transplant.
The Rafu Shimpo (Saturday, December 16, 2006 edition) documents Nancy’s prolonged search to find matching bone marrow donor and highlights the need for committed donors. |
Nancy Sakakura and family.
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Click here to read the article online. |
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COLD TOFU and ROOM TO IMPROV join forces again to perform together and donate a portion of the proceeds from these improv shows to a non-profit organization. This year, the shows will benefit Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches (A3M). Come out for an evening of improv, a special raffle & learn more about A3M and its important mission.
Two shows on Saturday, April 21, 2007 at 7pm and 8pm.
Reservations for these 2 shows are recommended. Please call (213) 739-4142 or email at coldtofu@hotmail.com for reservations.
Maryknoll Japanese Catholic Center
222 S. Hewitt Street, LA 90012
Admission: $10 per show*
FREE PARKING ON THE PROPERTY!
(Please note that parking spaces on the property are limited; however, street parking is available as well.)
*A portion of the proceeds will be donated to A3M. |
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May I first thank the staff and volunteers for their outstanding efforts for A3M's October 15 th event. It was a tremendous success with a sold-out dinner and a sold-out show. A number of people have asked, “How are you going to top that next year?”
For the moment tho', shall we bask in the fact that all aspects of the evening were outstanding—from the reception to the celebrity MC's, the entertainers from Las Vegas, wonderful food, guests and supporters, orchids, hula, donor video, stories shared and much more!
- Sharon Sugiyama, Director |
Lani Misalucha and the Society of Seven with A3M Director, Sharon Sugiyama and Dr. Jeffrey Chell of the National Marrow Donor Program.
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• 300 guests attended the sold out dinner
• Over 1,700 joined us later that evening for a sold out show featuring Lani Misalucha with the Society of Seven
• Celebrity Mistress of Ceremonies Cher Calvin and Master of Ceremonies David Ono led the evening's festivities
• Hors d'oeuvres presented by Crustacean Beverly Hills
• Dinner presented by Arte Café & Café Camellia
• Dessert prepared by Roy 's Restaurant
• Ingredients donated by Muranaka Farms & American Fish & Seafood Company
• Hula performance by Halau Hula ‘O Nalikokauikawekiulani |
Thanks to your support, we exceeded our goals for the event! We raised over $20,000 from the prize drawing and over $17,000 from the silent auction. Thank you for your generous contributions!
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