On February 17, 5-year-old Jake was diagnosed with Severe Aplastic Anemia, a disease in which his bone marrow stopped producing blood and platelets. He needs a marrow transplant to live a long & healthy life.
Jake's father, Bob Larkin, was a local boy who grew up in South Orange, along with his 3 siblings.
On Sunday, July 8th McLynn's Restaurant in Springfield will generously donate 20% of your lunch/dinner food tab, eat-in or take out, to Be The Match in Jake's name. Come join us at McLynn's on Sunday.
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Donations go to pay for the cost of processing cheek swab kits to find Jake's match.
Stop by for lunch, dinner or a late night snack ~ 11:00am - 1:30am closing.
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For more information about Jake, go to www.matchjake.org or www.facebook.com/matchjake.
McLynn's Restaurant: http://mclynns.com/
HomeTowne Television News report on Jake: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMO7LHBDuH8&feature=youtu.be
Good Morning America segment on Jake: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/bone-marrow-donor-16651020
