JOIN OUR RACE AGAINST TIME

For African American patients with sickle cell and blood cancers, there is a cure. And it could be YOU.

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Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority - Western is partnering with Be The Match to recruit life-saving blood stem cell donors, willing to help any patient in need.

Regional Recruitment Tracker

REGION	RECRUITMENT GOAL	CURRENT REGISTRATIONS
Southeastern	200	0
Southwestern	200	0
Northeastern	200	0
Western	200	0
Central	200	0

Sigma Gamma Rho alum, Windy Peterson, was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia, an aggressive blood cancer.
With no match in her family, Windy’s best chance of receiving a life-saving transplant is by finding a matched, unrelated donor who shares her African American heritage.

Why this matters:

Black patients, like Windy, only have a 29% chance of finding a match compared to a 79% chance of finding a match for White patients.

Shanice is a Sigma Gamma Rho soror and a Be The Match donor.

Watch this video to hear her donation testimony and join the registry!

Up the odds. YOU could be someone’s only chance of a cure. Signup to save a life.

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How to Save a Life

We'll ask you a series of questions about your medical history to see if you meet basic qualifications.

Receive Swab Kit

We'll need to get a sample of your DNA. Your kit should arrive in the mail within 3-7 business days.

Return Kit

It's easy - just swab your cheek and mail the DNA sample back to us to complete your registration.

Get Matched

Because of the genetic complexity of matching donors to patients, it could be weeks, months or years before you're contacted to donate.

Donate

Be ready if you're contacted as a match. If called, you're a patient's best genetic match from the entire registry and perhaps their only hope for a cure.

NMDP℠ is entrusted and under contract to operate the federally authorized C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program.