Former PhilaU Baseball Player Diagnosed with Leukemia, Needs Donors
October
22nd Event
Donation Letter
Philadelphia, PA- There are two ways coming up to help PhilaU former baseball player Kyle Noonan '09 with his battle with leukemia:
On October 22, 2009 in the Kanbar Performance Space there will be a Deutsche Knochenmarkspenderdatei (German for Bone Marrow Donor Center) DKMS bone marrow drive from 11 AM to 4 PM. At the drive, we will register potential bone marrow donors who can save the lives of patients like Kyle who are battling leukemia and other blood cancers. Thanks to the PhilaU baseball team for organizing the event.
This weekend, September 19, 2009 in Morristown, NJ, Kyle's hometown, there will be a separate DKMS organized bone marrow drive at the Woodland School also from 10AM to 4PM.
Since DKMS does not receive government funding, they are solely dependent on donations from corporations, private foundations and the general public to support our life-saving work. With a financial contribution, you can support DKMS and thus help to increase the chance of survival for Kyle and many other patients like him.
There are two ways to help, to become a donor you must be:
Between the ages of 18 and 55 and in good general health to register.
To donate to DKMS:
By mail: We accept donations by check made
payable to DKMS Americas
These donations can be sent to DKMS attn: Kelly Taylor (KNN)
33 East 33rd Street, Suite 501
New York, New York 10016
Online: We accept donations by credit card at www.dkmsamericas.org/donor-form
At the drive: We will also accept donations (by cash, check, or credit card) at the event DKMS will use 100% of your donation to help finance the $65 cost to register each new bone marrow donor and add them to the national registry.
DKMS is a tax exempt organization under Section 501 (c) (3) of
the Internal Revenue Code; our tax identification number is
20-0989212. We will issue a receipt to you for tax purposes. In
addition, we would be more than happy to recognize your company's
contributions at the donor drive and in our local presswork.
