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Press Releases - 2020
DKMS Extends International Footprint with South African Partnership
May 28th, 2020
DKMS
The Sunflower Fund partnered by DKMS will begin operations in South Africa today, May 28, 2020. DKMS decided to announce the partnership on May 28th in honor of World Blood Cancer Day, a global awareness day to stand in solidarity with blood cancer patients around the world.
DKMS Donates 12,000 Buccal Swabs to Memorial Sloan Ketteringfor COVID-19 Testing
April 24th, 2020
DKMS
DKMS, the world’s largest bone marrow and blood stem cell donor center,has joined the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19), providing 12,000 sterile buccal swabs to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) to be used to test and diagnose the deadly virus.
Press Releases - 2019
DKMS Announces Partnership with Love Your Melon
March 20th, 2019
DKMS
International nonprofit DKMS announced it’s partnership with the apparel brand Love Your Melon, in an effort to raise crucial funds and reach young audiences to educate them about joining the bone marrow registry.
A Bride Meets the Girl Whose Life She Saved
October 16th, 2019
New York Times
All weddings hold special meaning for the newlyweds. But for Sarah Aiken, her wedding meant finally meeting Kinley Strohl, a 14-year-old cancer survivor whose life she saved by donating her bone marrow seven years earlier.
Press Releases - 2018
Sarah Hendricks, SUSD School Psychologist, Fighting Leukemia Partners with DKMS to Host Bone Marrow Registration Drive
January 24th, 2018
Caravan News
Bone Marrow Donor Says a Small Decision Can Make a Big Impact
January 9th, 2018
Fox 4 News
Bedford Elementary School Employee Hopes to Continue Success with Second Bone Marrow Donor Drive
January 26th, 2018
Press & Guide
Students Swab Cheeks to Save Lives of Blood Cancer Patients
February 15th, 2018
Daily Texan Online
GBCC Students and Staff Register Bone Marrow Donors for One of Their Own
February 26th, 2018
New Hampshire Union Leader
IPD Hosting Bone Marrow Drive to Find Lifesaving Donor for Local Teacher
March 13th, 2018
Ithaca.com
PRCC’s Phi Theta Kappa and Nursing Program Collects Marrow
April 6th, 2018
Picayune Item
Four Brother’s with Fatal Disease Fight for Their Lives: ‘We Might Not Live Past Our 30s’
April 3rd, 2018
People
Press Hits - 2020
Local nurse donates stem cells twice to help elderly man
May 28th, 2020
WAND -17
A local nurse on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic went above and beyond to save the life of a 74-year-old stranger by donating her stem cells.
DKMS Extends International Footprint With South African Partnership
May 28th, 2020
CSR Wire
DKMS is pleased to announce a collaboration with The Sunflower Fund in South Africa to provide patients worldwide with a second chance at life. The Sunflower Fund partnered by DKMS will begin operations in South Africa today,...
COVID-19 Outbreak Didn't Stop This Lifesaver
May 11th, 2020
CSR Wire
Originally published by DKMS It was late December 2019 and Will was packing his belongings and preparing for the trip from NYC to Texas to visit his parents for Christmas. In addition to the usual excitement around the holidays,...
DKMS Donates 12,000 Buccal Swabs to Memorial Sloan Kettering for COVID-19 Testing
May 4th, 2020
CURE
DKMS, the world’s largest bone marrow and blood stem cell donor center, has joined the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19), providing 12,000 sterile buccal swabs to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) to be used to test and diagnose the deadly virus...
On the Road As a Stem Cell Courier
April 27th, 2020
CSR Wire
Originally published by DKMS Maria Schmiing is a DKMS employee and has also been a volunteer stem cell courier for about two years. A few days ago, she took a transplant from Germany to the US - a particularly...
DKMS Donates 12,000 Buccal Swabs to Memorial Sloan Kettering for COVID-19 Testing
April 27th, 2020
CSR Wire
DKMS, the worlds largest bone marrow and blood stem cell donor center, has joined the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19), providing 12,000 sterile buccal swabs to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) to be used to test...
Panera Launches #SeeAPlateFillAPlate Challenge To Help Provide Food To People Facing Hunger During The COVID-19 Pandemic
April 24th, 2020
Yahoo! News
Panera Launches SeeAPlateFillAPlate Challenge To Help Provide Food To People Facing Hunger During The COVID-19 Pandemic...
Call for ‘sofa life-savers’ as stem cell register takes a hit
April 22nd, 2020
ITV Report
People have been urged to “be a lifesaver from the sofa” as a stem cell donor register has been adversely affected by the coronavirus crisis.Charity DKMS said that the number of stem cell donor registrations is down by 50% compared with this time last year.With operations and appointments being dela…
Virus robs two-year-old Scottish girl of stem cell lifeline
April 22nd, 2020
The Scotsman
It looked like the prayers of one young Scottish family had been answered when their daughter was granted the “golden ticket” of a lifesaving stem cell transplant.
LETTER: Could you consider helping someone with blood cancer?
April 22nd, 2020
Shropshire Star
I’m writing to ask a favour from you in these very difficult times. I work closely with the blood cancer charity DKMS, who recruit blood stem cell donors to help people with blood cancer...
Local resident needs help finding a bone marrow donor
April 21st, 2020
KTLA 5
45-year-old Rafee Alsaeegh and his wife Arsineh joined us live to talk about his urgent need of a bone marrow transplant. Rafee was diagnosed with leukemia in October 2019. He and his wife Arsineh teamed up with DKMS, the world’s largest bone marrow donor center, to find his match: hosting donor reg…
Plano Family Faces Cancer and COVID-19 Hardships
April 21st, 2020
NBCDFW
For two-year-old Lorenza Ruiz, many of her young life’s big moments have happened in a hospital room. Her baptism and second birthday were celebrated while…
SoCal Man Launches Virtual Search for a Lifesaving Donor
April 19th, 2020
NBS Los Angeles
A SoCal man is launching a virtual search for a lifesaving bone marrow donor in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. When Rafee Alsaeegh, 45, was diagnosed…
Brighton man donates life-saving bone marrow amid COVID-19 crisis
April 18th, 2020
Democrat & Chronicle
Long on a donor registry, he got a call two months ago that he was a perfect match for a blood-cancer patient in need of a transplant.
Local marine helps cancer patient
April 16th, 2020
RochesterFirst
A former service member in Rochester went above and beyond to help others. Cameron Johnson served in the Marine Corps until 2012. He felt it was his duty to continue helping others and registered as a potential bone marrow and blood stem cell donor...
Avoid the mobs, order your swabs: Bone marrow drive goes virtual
April 16th, 2020
Student Life
In a time when so much feels out of our control, looking into opportunities of what can be done—as opposed to all that cannot—has become more important than ever.
System Of A Down Band Members Offer Reward for Bone Marrow Donor Match
April 13th, 2020
Asbarez
System of a Down band member Daron Malakian, with the help of bandmates Shavo Odadjian, Serj Tankian, and John Dolmayan, as well as their managements, are offering a reward of $37,000 for a matching bone marrow donor for Los Angeles resident Rafee Al-Saeegh.
Dallas Community Rallies to Register 1,100 New Donors for Team Harrison
April 10th, 2020
CSR Wire
Nine-year-old Harrison Marcus is fighting acute myeloid leukemia, but hes not alone in his battle. Sunday, January 12th, in just six hours, 1,100 people from his community and school showed up to swab their cheeks to see if they...
New York State Judge Meets Lifesaving Bone Marrow Donor for the First Time
April 7th, 2020
CSR Wire
This emotional moment has been two years in the making and finally took place Saturday, July 21, when leukemia survivor Paul Feinman and 39-year-old, Anna Moritz, the woman who saved his life, were united in person for the first...
A Hero’s Story: How a Student Saved a Life with a Simple Swab
April 3rd, 2020
CSR Wire
For high school students, junior year can be one of the most important and informative of their high school experience. They are taking their SATs, beginning to take electives, and generally preparing themselves for life in a world outside...
Donating Was a “No Brainer” For Me
April 1st, 2020
CSR Wire
I remember working as a law librarian at Saint Louis University when I saw a notice in the faculty/staff newsletter that there was a bone marrow donor drive happening. I walked across campus and got swabbed! Though I dont...
Now More Than Ever, the Importance of Second Chances at Life
March 27th, 2020
CSR Wire
As an international non-profit organization, every day DKMS provides 20 lifesaving blood stem cell transplants for blood cancer and blood disorder patients all around the world. Even in the current situation that we are facing with COVID-19, these patients...
Cargo plane pilots could ferry vital stem cells as Covid-19 hits cancer treatment
March 3rd, 2020
The Guardian
Cancer specialists are preparing to use cargo plane pilots instead of couriers to deliver life-saving stem cells to patients in need as global travel bans and border closings have created a “logistical nightmare” for the delivery of bone marrow and organ donations. DKMS, an international bone marrow…
Press Hits - 2019
Bone marrow donor plans registries at LBCC
January 11th, 2019
Alex Paul, Albany Democrat-Herald
2014 West Albany High School graduate Allie Spangler, 22, registered as a bone marrow donor as soon as she turned 18. In November, she became a donor for a young boy who lives in Brazil.
Tears flow when stem cell donor, recipient meet at Houston mall
January 26th, 2019
L.M. Sixel, Chron
Robin Kuntz was standing behind a table at Memorial City Mall Saturday morning trying to encourage shoppers to join a stem cell and bone marrow international donor registry when she looked up and saw a man she'd never before met but immediately recognized from photographs as the person who saved her...
Breakfast with a Blackhawk: Sheldon Brookbank
February 18th, 2019
Mary Sandberg Boyle, WGN Radio
Sheldon Brookbank joins the Steve Cochran Show for Breakfast with a Blackhawk. He said that they can’t afford to loose any games at this stage of the season. In addition to talking hockey, Sheldon talks about a fight close to his heart. His buddy is fighting for his life and he needs our help. Sheldon is doing to help raise awareness about blood cancer and disorders.
Mercy Hospital nurse saves the life of a patient she never met
February 27th, 2019
Russell Kinsaul, KMOV4
Mollie Ring is a pediatric oncology nurse at Mercy Children’s Hospital. She likes building relationships with the young patients who come to the Cardinal Kids.
Eminent Physician Stephen J. Forman of City of Hope Bestowed with Two Prestigious Honors in the Field of Bone Marrow Transplantation
February 28th, 2019
City of Hope, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Stephen J. Forman, M.D., the renowned leader of City of Hope’s Hematologic Malignancies and Stem Cell Transplantation Institute and the Francis & Kathleen McNamara Distinguished Chair in Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, will receive the 2019 DKMS Mechtild Harf Science Award...
Southern California Indian American Woman Diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia Seeking Stem Cell Transplant
March 4th, 2019
India-West
An Indian American woman who recently was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia is hoping for the public’s help as she seeks a cure for the life-threatening disease.
Students Seek Out Bone Marrow Donors To Help Fellow Classmate
March 12th, 2019
Shannon Litton, WOWKTV.com
A new college program is tryng to bring awareness about bone marrow donation as they try to find one of their peers a match.
Classmates helping Dallas cancer patient find a stem cell donor
March 15th, 2019
FOX4News.com
Friends, family and strangers are trying to help a Dallas college student battling cancer.
Help this newborn diagnosed with leukemia find a stem cell match
April 6th, 2019
KHOU (Houston)
A Houston mother is begging for help, trying to find a stem cell match for her 6-month-old son, who was diagnosed with leukemia three months ago.
Donor drives held for 5-month-old infant in urgent need of stem cell transplant
April 10th, 2019
WTSP Online (Tampa)
A five-month-old boy desperately needs a stem cell transplant; so, friends of his family are hosting donor drives around the country, including several in Georgia, hoping to find a perfect match.
Donor drives for infant in urgent need of stem cell transplant happening across metro Atlanta
April 10th, 2019
WXIA Online (Atlanta)
A five-month-old boy desperately needs a stem cell transplant; so, friends of his family are hosting donor drives around the country, including several in Georgia, hoping to find a perfect match.
Little Rock woman hoping for bone marrow donor
April 25th, 2019
Stephanie Bennett, KATV
Tonya Courtney-Nichols is a teacher at Wakefield Elementary School, a girl scout troop leader, and a grandmother. But she hasn't been able to be all those things because she is battling leukemia. She is in search of a bone marrow donor and is using her diagnosis to spread awareness of the need for donors...
11-year-old bone marrow recipient meets donor for the first time
May 2nd, 2019
PIX11
It’s a special night for a young bone marrow recipient who is meeting his donor for the first time.
Carson Lenington-Stewart and family attended the 2019 DKMS Gala in Manhattan.
Seal Performs at DKMS Gala in New York
May 7th, 2019
Look to the Stars
Hosted by Tom Brokaw, the event honored blood cancer survivor Bob Cusimano, Managing Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The evening featured an unbelievable performance by Seal. The highlight of the evening came when blood cancer survivor, 11-year-old Carson Lenington and his family met Carson’s donor Luke Beckett for the first time on-stage.
Bone marrow donor meets man whose life he helped save
July 11th, 2019
ABC7 New York
A man named Steven came face-to-face with the man whose life he helped save with a bone marrow transplant on Wednesday.
Steven said he views being a bone marrow donor as a life-saving privilege. He registered in 2011 during a donor drive in his office, but didn't get the call that he was a match until 2017.
Girl who beat rare bone marrow disorder is now fighting cancer while she continues to save lives
July 11th, 2019
ABC News
A brave girl who beat a rare bone marrow disorder is now facing bone cancer.
Hallie Beatrice Barnard, known to loved ones as Hallie Bea, hasn't lost her sparkle as she continues fighting for her life. She loves crafting, unicorns, sequins and the musical pop artist, P!nk.
Girl Who Used Make-A-Wish To Help Hurricane Maria Victims Meets German Bone Marrow Donor
August 7th, 2019
CBS Local, Los Angeles
She looked cautious at first, hesitantly returning a wave at the strange man in a black hooded shirt sitting across from her as she sat with her friends – then she gasped as she recognized him as the perfect German stranger who saved her life.
Camarillo Girl Meets German Man who Donated Bone Marrow to Save Her Life
August 7th, 2019
CBS Local, Los Angeles
Nine-year-old Zelaya was a match with 26-year-old Pierre from Germany through the registry DKMS. DeMarco Morgan reports.
Tomball woman meets donor who saved her life
August 31st, 2019
Click2Houston, Houston
One Tomball woman got the chance to meet the man who saved her life. Ashleigh Halfacer was 32 years old when she was diagnosed with MDS, a rare form of leukemia typically only found in patients over the age of 60. On Saturday, the special moment took place at Burroughs Park in Tomball.
Young Leukemia Survivor Meetings Lifesaving Marrow Donor
September 6th, 2019
Hector Gonzalez, Simi Valley Acorn
You could say the bond between 9-year-old Zelaya Guevara of Ventura and 26-yearold Pierre Berndt of Germany extends beyond friendship. You could even say it goes to the bone...
Michigan Man Meets German Bone Marrow Donor Who Saved His Life
September 18th, 2019
ClickOnDetroit, Detroit
Two people who have never met before share an incredible bond through a bone marrow donation. Eva Frentzen, who is from Germany, saved the life of Mark Jones, from White Lake, Michigan, with a lifesaving transplant.
Young Indian-Pakistani American Girl in Texas in Need of Lifesaving Bone Marrow Donor
October 15th, 2019
India-West, San Leandro
A 2-year-old Indian-Pakistani American girl in Texas is in need of a lifesaving bone marrow donor and her family has partnered with nonprofit DKMS to find a match.
A Bride Meets the Girl Whose Life She Saved
October 16th, 2019
Alix Strauss, New York Times
Sarah Aiken and Kinley Strohl, a young girl who needed Ms. Aiken’s bone marrow, had never met in person. A wedding quickly became an even bigger celebration of new beginnings.
Alexandria Bride Shares Wedding Day with Girl Whose Life She Saved
October 24th, 2019
Elizabeth Moscoso, The Zebra
Wedding days are always special, but for Alexandria resident Sarah Aiken, tying the knot was exceptionally touching because of one particular guest. In 2012, Aiken donated bone marrow to a stranger. The stranger happened to be little six-year-old Kinley Strohl from Delaware, OH, who had been battling blood cancer and needed a transplant to survive.
Press Hits - 2018
Son organizes bone marrow drive for ailing father
April 11th, 2018
News12 Connecticut
A Sacred Heart University graduate student is leading a bone marrow drive in an effort to find a lifesaving donor for his father.
Get Well Wednesday: Why African-Americans Need Bone Marrow Donors
April 28th, 2018
BlackAmericaWeb
Too many African-Americans languish on bone marrow donor lists because there are fewer African-American donors. For 8-year-old Darian Smith, that deficiency is a life or death issue. Darian is on…
Fresno man meets bone marrow donor who saved his life
May 4th, 2018
BakersfieldNow
Three months before his 21st birthday, Marcus Cato was diagnosed with acutemyeloid leukemia (AML), a blood cancer that is common among young people. The Fresno native needed a bone marrow transplant to give him his best shot at a second chance at life.
Hicksville Bone Marrow Drive Looks To Save Life Of 9-Month-Old
May 4th, 2018
Patch Network
The drive, held on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., is for baby Elias, who suffers from a rare disease called NEMO.
This Fresno State student had cancer and was near death. A stranger saved his life
May 10th, 2018
The Fresno Bee
Cancer survivor Marcus Cato met Matene Cates, who saved his life with a bone marrow transplant, at a DKMS gala in New York City. The Fresno State student and Clovis North High School graduate was diagnosed with leukemia. More minority donors are needed.
Charleston teen is 'One Millionth Registered Donor' for World Blood Cancer Day
May 31th, 2018
SILive.com
DKMS, the world's largest bone marrow donor center, is celebrating World Blood Cancer Day with a major milestone: To date there are one million registered bone marrow donors in the United States.
Ropes & Gray partner makes plea for potential bone marrow donors to come forward to help daughter
June 6th, 2018
Yahoo Finance
A Ropes & Gray antitrust partner whose five-year-old daughter is battling an aggressive form of leukaemia is campaigning to find matching bone marrow donors to help save her life. Ropes City partner Ruchit Patel’s daughter Kaiya's best chance of survival is an immediate bone marrow transplant. She was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia when her family noticed bruising on her legs. Patel is now campaigning with his family for more people to come forward and register with DKMS, an international non-profit organisation dedicated to fighting blood cancer and helping patients find matching donors.
The Effort to Help Save Greek-American Baby Elias Continues - The National Herald
June 9th, 2018
The National Herald
The Effort to Help Save Greek-American Baby Elias Continues By TNH Staff June 9, 2018 Greek-American baby Elias. (Photo courtesy of Argirokastritis family) MACOMB, MI – The effort to help find a matching bone marrow donor continues for baby Elias Argirokastritis who is suffering from an extremely ...
Garland mom hopes to spread awareness about Sickle Cell Disease
June 19th, 2018
The CW33
GARLAND-- June 19th is not only Juneteenth, but also World Sickle Cell Awareness Day. If you're wondering what Sickle Cell Disease looks like, just take a look a Darian Smith from Garland. "I'm eight-years-old. I like to play video games for fun," Darian said. Sickle Cell Disease is an inherited blo...
When a Young Nala Fell Ill, The Lion King Family Mobilized to Try and Save Her Life | Playbill
June 27th, 2018
Playbill
How Chondra Profit Ardrey and the company of the Disney production came to support the national bone marrow registry—and continue the work in Shannon Tavarez’s memory.
WATCH: Prime Minister asks for donors to come forward after hearing Layla's story
July 2nd, 2018
The Reading Chronicle
THERESA May has recorded a personal message to urge potential lifesavers to come forward after hearing about a young girl with aggressive brain…
MLB Trivia via DKMS - Win 2018 World Series Tickets on FNTSY Radio - RotoExperts
July 9th, 2018
RotoExperts
Call in to win World Series Tickets on FNTSY Radio this week and support a great cause!
Family of six-year-old Marley makes desperate bone marrow donor appeal
August 15th, 2018
ITV News
The family of a six-year-old boy from Newport have launched a desperate search for a donor who could save his life. Marley Nicholls was diagnosed with a rare blood condition earlier this summer.
Baby Elias Still Searching for Lifesaving Bone Marrow Donor, and You Could Be His Cure! - Hellenic News of America
August 17th, 2018
Hellenic News of America
The search continues to find a lifesaving bone marrow donor for Elias Argirokastritis, a one-year-old of Greek descent. Shortly after he was born, Elias became the 22nd person worldwide to be diagnosed with NEMO, a rare blood disorder. This complex disease affects Elias’ skin and immune system,...
Olympian appeals for marrow donors at Austin College
September 11th, 2018
KTEN
Austin College senior Benjamin Sloan has been personally affected by what a medical procedure can do after his father was diagnosed with leukemia. "He received a bone marrow transplant, which I was really thankful for, because it prolonged his life by at least six months," Sloan said.
Indian American Father Struggling with Leukemia Seeks Bone Marrow Donor in Last Hope for Life
September 28th, 2018
Blood drives have been set up nationwide for Girish Chainani, a native of Mumbai, via DKMS, an international non-profit organization which aims to find bone marrow donors for people with blood cancer, and local community organizations.
An Indian American father, diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia last year, is actively seeking a bone marrow donor as he cycles in and out of hospital stays.
Community Hopes to Save Boy by Joining Bone Marrow Registry
October 14th, 2018
NBC DFW
An effort is on to find someone who can save the life of an 8-year-old from University Park. It was all in hopes that someone will be a bone marrow match for Bennett Williams, with the help of DKMS, the...
Emily Jillette talks bone marrow registry
October 25th, 2018
KSNV NBC Las Vegas
Emily Jillette, the wife of magician Penn Jillette of Penn & Teller fame, joined the bone marrow registry in 2014 while attending the Life is Four years later she received a call from DKMS, the world's largest bone marrow center, to be the potentially lifesaving donor for a patient in need.
NYC Marathon Runner Meets Man Whose Life She Saved
November 8th, 2018
CBS New York
People run the New York City Marathon for different reasons. Perhaps the most noble of them all is to save lives.
La. Tech hosts bone marrow drive
November 8th, 2018
KNOE 8 News
Louisiana Tech is looking for bone marrow matches to that could save lives. They're helping students test their DNA to find out if they could be potential bone marrow or stem cell donors.
Everett man meets the Georgia woman he saved a decade before
November 12th, 2018
HeraldNet.com
Jeff Collins wants to dispel the myth that bone marrow transplants are always an invasive process.