Three on-campus registration stations will be open from 10-2 on Wednesday, April 25
April 18, 2018
WASHINGTON - For the second-consecutive year, the Georgetown University football team will be partnering with Be The Match to sponsor a “Get In The Game, Save A Life" (GITG) bone marrow registry drive on Wednesday, April 25. The drive, which is open to the public, will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Georgetown’s campus.
Players and coaches from the football program will be joined by members of the baseball team and other Georgetown athletics programs, as well as the GU community, to run registration stations at three on-campus locations. Applicants can register in Nolan Hall within the Thompson Center, The Healy Family Center or in Red Square.
This is the second-straight year that the football team has worked with Be The Match, as the Hoyas hosted a successful bone marrow registry drive last April. In just five hours, the Hoyas blew past their goal, registering 263 potential donors, many of which were Georgetown student-athletes and coaches, to the national bone marrow registry.
“We are extremely excited to again team with Be The Match and the Georgetown community to host this drive for the second-straight year,” Georgetown Defensive Coordinator Kevin Doherty said. “We want to build on the success we had last year so please consider registering and help us create awareness about blood cancers. Registering is very simple - a swab of the cheek is all it takes - and if you can commit 15 minutes on Wednesday, April 25th to register, together we have the unique opportunity to truly save a life.”
Registration is simple, and involves completing a health history form and giving a swab of cheek cells. A person must be between the ages of 18 and 44, meet the health guidelines and be willing to donate to any patient in need. Donors with diverse racial or ethnic backgrounds are especially critical. Individuals will become a member of the National Marrow Donor Program Be The Match registry. If you match, most donations are done through an automated blood donation – no surgery needed.
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The Be The Match registry has been fostered by former Villanova Head Coach Andy Talley, who has dedicated more than 20 years to raising awareness about the need for marrow donors. He has recruited thousands of members to the registry by encouraging his football team and their friends to join. Thousands of patients with leukemia and other life-threatening diseases depend on the Be The Match registry to find a match and Talley's aim is to increase the likelihood that all patients receive the life-saving transplants they need.
