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WALK OF LIFE ATTRACTS HUNDREDS OF PARTICIPANTS
Glendale News Press, CA
May 6 2014
Ninth annual event signed up most potential donors, raised most funds
in its history.
By Arin Mikailian May 6, 2014 | 6:53 p.m.
The ninth annual Walk of Life benefiting the Armenian Bone Marrow
Registry signed up the most potential donors and raised the most
funds in the event's history.
More than 500 people spent part of Saturday walking around Glendale
Memorial Hospital, an effort that raised $80,000 and resulted in
50 people joining the donor registry, said Dr. Frieda Jordan, the
registry's president.
"It was an excellent event," Jordan said. "We had turnout from many
schools, universities, organizations ... it was great grass-roots
support."
Each individual who signed up gave a saliva sample via a mouth
swab that will be tested to help determine if a potential donor's
eligibility in moving toward saving a life, Jordan said.
Like with all ethnic minorities, a bone-marrow match is more likely
to come from within someone's own ethnicity, she said.
The registry has signed up 26,000 people worldwide and bone marrow
donations have helped save the lives of 20 people.
Donors in the Armenian registry also become part of a larger network
in case matches are also found among other races in different parts
of the world.
http://www.glendalenewspress.com/news/tn-gnp-walk-of-life-attracts-hundreds-of-participants-20140506,0,4439011.story
From: A. Papazian
Glendale News Press, CA
May 6 2014
Ninth annual event signed up most potential donors, raised most funds
in its history.
By Arin Mikailian May 6, 2014 | 6:53 p.m.
The ninth annual Walk of Life benefiting the Armenian Bone Marrow
Registry signed up the most potential donors and raised the most
funds in the event's history.
More than 500 people spent part of Saturday walking around Glendale
Memorial Hospital, an effort that raised $80,000 and resulted in
50 people joining the donor registry, said Dr. Frieda Jordan, the
registry's president.
"It was an excellent event," Jordan said. "We had turnout from many
schools, universities, organizations ... it was great grass-roots
support."
Each individual who signed up gave a saliva sample via a mouth
swab that will be tested to help determine if a potential donor's
eligibility in moving toward saving a life, Jordan said.
Like with all ethnic minorities, a bone-marrow match is more likely
to come from within someone's own ethnicity, she said.
The registry has signed up 26,000 people worldwide and bone marrow
donations have helped save the lives of 20 people.
Donors in the Armenian registry also become part of a larger network
in case matches are also found among other races in different parts
of the world.
http://www.glendalenewspress.com/news/tn-gnp-walk-of-life-attracts-hundreds-of-participants-20140506,0,4439011.story
From: A. Papazian