Trevor Kott

Marrow Donation

CHP Academy Bone Marrow Drive

“TLC at the CHP”

HOW TO KEEP HOPE ALIVE AND SAVE A LIFE

Be The Match
bethematch.org
Be The Match is the national marrow registry connecting patients in
need of marrow and/or blood stem cell transplants with people willing
to donate healthy blood-forming cells. 10,000 patients search the
registry each day and the need is expected to grow. Be the match!

Your bone marrow type is not your blood type. The marrow registry
testing reflects a unique tissue type at the genetic level. Most matches
are found within a patient’s ethnic group. YOU could be someone’s only
match simply because of the way you were born.

Signing on to is easy:
Get educated about what it means to be a marrow or blood stem
cell donor.

Ask a Team Trevor member or go to bethematch.org.
Get swabbed.

Complete the form, take a quick swab of the inside
of the check, and make a good faith commitment to donate if called
in the future as a potential match for a patient.

Update your contact information on a regular basis so you can be
contacted if you are THE match!
Order a swab kit on-line or sign up at local marrow registry drives.

Check with your local blood center or visit www.BeTheMatch.org
for local opportunities to register. Get a cheek swab to see if you are a match for someone through the National Marrow Donor Program. To find a marrow donor center near you, search by State on the National Marrow Donor Program website or you can reach them by phone at 1-800-MARROW2 or 1-800-627-7692. You may also contact the Red Cross for information at 1-800-462-9400. You can also contact your local blood bank and they shoud be able to give you information on how to get swabbed in your area. You do not need to be a blood type match, just a tissue match. If you live in the Sacramento region, find a local Sacramento blood bank, or call the Northern California Blood Source 1-800-995-4420. The cost is $52 per test. If you can not afford this fee, there are programs available to try and defrey the cost. Please ask your blood bank representative.

To be eligible you must be able to answer YES to the following requirements:

Age: I am between the ages of 18 and 60.

Health: I am in overall good health and meet medical guidelines.

Commitment: I am willing to donate to any patient in need and I understand the donation process.

I live in the United States or Puerto Rico: If you live outside the United States or Puerto Rico, please contact a donor center in the country where you live.

I am not in the U.S. military: If you are in the U.S. military, please contact the C.W. Bill Young Marrow Donor Center in Kensington, Md., to join the Registry.

I have not already joined: Whether you join the NMDP Registry online or in person, you are part of the same Registry. If you have previously given a blood sample or cheek cell sample to be tested for the Registry, you do not need to join again.

If you meet the requirements above, join the registry now.

3) Donate your baby’s umbilical cord blood through the National Marrow Donor Program

Learn how you can help save a life by donating your baby’s umbilical cord blood.

4) Make a donation to support others who can’t afford the money to get swabbed for a possible bone marrow donation. You can mail donations to:

Trevor Kott Fund
c/o Umpqua Bank
4011 Plaza Goldorado Circle
Cameron Park, CA 95682
(530) 677-5000

5) Sponsor a marrow drive in your area.

Learn more about how you can sponsor a marrow drive in your community or workplace.

If you live in the Sacramento, California area, and have a person or company who would like to sponsor a marrow drive, either email Liz Ustick

This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it at Blood Source (the local NMDP affiliate) or call her at (800) 995-4420.