[Soasiastudents] Fw: IAWW Re: Blood Test Drive to be held in Seattle, to SAVE South Asian LIVES.

[Keith Snodgrass]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ben wilson" <benawilson at gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 8:28 PM
Subject: IAWW Re: Blood Test Drive to be held in Seattle, to SAVE South
Asian LIVES.


> Greetings,
>     Please take time to read the important mail below regarding the
> need for South Asian blood marrow donors.
>
> thanks and regards,
> IAWW Executive Board
>
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: arti at matchpia.org<mailto:arti at matchpia.org>
> >   To: IAWW
> >   Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 11:33 AM
> >   Subject: Blood Test Drive to be held in Seattle, to SAVE South
> >Asian LIVES.
> >
> >
> >   Dear Indian Association of Western Washington Leaders,
> >
> >   I wanted to take this opportunity, asking you if you can help us to
> >inform everyone, about this CRISIS that we are facing, in our South
> >Asian Community.  There are over 38 South Asian patients, with
> >various forms of cancerous diseases that need our help.  Often, the
> >only chance for a cure, is to have a stem cell or bone marrow
> >transplant (from someone who has the same genetic makeup from
> >the same ethnic background).
> >
> >   However, The National Marrow Donor Registry  (NMDP which
> >houses a list of potential donors), is still very underrepresented for
> >South Asians (partly do to lack of outreach and education of the
> >need to our community).  Out of the 7.5 million registered donors,
> >less than half of 1 percent, are South Asian (even though, through
> >Matchpia.org's efforts we (family and friends of Pia Awal), recruited
> >15,574 potential donors the last 6 months...which adding more that
> >25% of South Asian donors to the NMDP Registry before we
> >started our efforts).  Unfortunately, that's still not enough donors, to
> >help all the South Asian patients in need of a donor match.
> >
> >   Pia Awal's match (identical), was 1 in 10's of million's chance.
> >Hence, we were lucky to find one for Pia, most South Asian
> >patients are not so lucky, they either don't make it because of not
> >having a donor match, or they succumb to the infections of their
> >cancers.  I ask everyone to please come out to this event get tested
> >to be a potential match in saving a Life (If you already got tested,
> >and part of the NMDP Registry, please tell your friends and family
> >to get tested) .   By sparing 5-10 minutes of one's time, you may be
> >able to save a patient's life.  Remember, "It Only Takes One match
> >to Save a Life.Maybe You could be the One".
> >
> >   For more information, log onto www.matchpia.org<http://
> >www.matchpia.org/> or email arti at matchpia.org<
> >mailto:arti at matchpia.org>.
> >
> >   This Donor Drive is open to all MINORITIES (as testing is
> >provides by government funding), not just South Asians.  Other
> >minority groups, are also facing similar challenges as the South
> >Asian Community, hence, we welcome all minorities to attend.
> >
> >   Blood Test Drive to be held in Seattle, to SAVE South Asian
> >LIVES.
> >
> >    "What if the cost of saving someone's Life is FREE."
> >
> >   Friday and Saturday
> >   March 11-12, 2005,  12:00pm - 5:00pm
> >   University of Phoenix (Bellevue Campus), 2nd Floor
> >   146th Pl SE, Bellevue, WA 98007
> >   Contact: Arti: arti at matchpia.org<mailto:arti at matchpia.org>
> >   Website: www.matchpia.org<http://www.matchpia.org/>
> >
> >
> >
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