Be The Match is a nonprofit organization managed by the National Marrow Donor Program and facilitates the largest and most diverse bone marrow registry in the world. They help cancer patients across the world through donations and transplants. Joining the registry and potentially donating marrow can save the life of someone in need.
HOSA’s National Service Project is Be The Match. This means that HOSA is working with Be The Match to raise awareness and get potential donors registered through the Nebraska HOSA Network. You can participate in the National Service Project and Be The Match by joining the registry, fundraising individually or as a chapter, volunteering, donating, and through advocacy. As more information regarding HOSA and Be The Match is released, we will cover it!
JOIN OUR FUNDRAISING PAGE:
This year, Nebraska HOSA is raising funds and raising hope for patients with blood cancer and other life-threatening blood diseases. You can help! Every dollar raised and new donor on the Be The Match Registry means a brighter future for patients and their families!
To join our fundraising page, click the link below! You can register to fundraise as your HOSA chapter or as an individual, or you can just make a one time donation. https://bethematch.donordrive.com/team/5159
Will you help us reach our goal by making a tax-deductible donation? It’s fast and easy to do, and many will benefit from your generosity.
Are you interested in joining the registry? Learn how you could be someone’s cure and request a kit be sent to your home https://join.BeTheMatch.org/HOSA.
Thank you for helping us deliver cures today for more patients! Together we can make a life-saving difference.
JOIN THE REGISTRY:
Visit https://join.bethematch.org to officially join the registry. Here are the steps to follow to officially become registered and create your account. Before you create an account and get registered, check the donor requirements section on this page to see if you are eligible. There are 5 sections to the sign up process, and when you’re finished a kit should be shipped to you!
- Scroll Down to the “Join the Registry” section of the website
- Enter your name and email address, and check the bubble that says “I am not at a Be The Match event and will need a cheek swab kit mailed.” Click continue.
- Create an account password and complete necessary security questions
- Answer ethnic background questions
- Find out if you’re able to donate through health assessment questions
- Enter contact and swab kit information
- Finish and complete the registry process!
VOLUNTEER:
Be The Match Volunteer Sign Up: https://bethematch.org/support-the-cause/participate/volunteer/
Be The Match and Volunteering: https://bethematch.org/support-the-cause/participate/volunteer/
Volunteering for Be The Match can be done in several different ways. Their in-person volunteer opportunities are as follows:
- Work with people preparing to donate marrow
- Support patients in the transplant process
- Spread the word about Be The Match using new media
- Spread the word about Be The Match using new media
- Write letters to legislative leaders
- Organize a marrow registry drive
- Raise funds to support the mission
- Provide professional expertise
Even if you can’t participate in person, National HOSA has a list of 50 event ideas that can help you and your chapter with Be The Match volunteerism: http://www.hosa.org/node/575.
Sign up for the Be The Match Newsletter:
Social Media:
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For more information on how to get started, click here.