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Be the Match, A Day of Giving- Nov. 26 & Dec. 4

Local donor registry drives and events to support Nicole Donzello, Woodbridge resident, in the fight against leukemia.

Meet Nicole Donzello, a Woodbridge resident and current Beecher Road School mom and JCC Day Camps parent. Nicole is in the fight of her life against Leukemia! She was initially diagnosed in 2015 and went into remission until recently. Nicole is going to need a bone marrow transplant. Join us at one of the Be the Match, A Day of Giving registry drives.

Saturday, Nov. 26 from 10 AM - 12 PM
Beecher Road School
South Assembly Room
40 Beecher Road, Woodbridge Child friendly activities, raffle & more!

Through the generosity of friends, co-workers and community members, we have some INCREDIBLE auction items for the Be the Match Drive and Fundraising event on Saturday, November 26, 2016. This online auction will run until Friday, November 25, 2016 at 10:00 p.m. A silent auction and raffle will continue at the event on Saturday November 26, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
So join in the fun and start bidding today!

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Sunday, Dec. 4 from 10 AM – 4 PM
JCC of Greater New Haven
360 Amity Road, Woodbridge
Visit the Be The Match table next to the JCC Day Camps table in the Auditorium on the day of the JCC Craft & Gift Fair. Join the registry and get some holiday shopping done!

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For questions regarding Be the Match and marrow donor registry, contact:
Jennifer St. Peter
BeTheMatch@ribc.org
401-714-6240

Every 3 minutes someone is diagnosed with a blood cancer. For many of those patients, the best hope for a cure is a marrow or stem cell transplant. 70% of them will not have a matching donor in their family. They will turn to Be The Match to find their life-saver; someone just like you.

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