Lafayette football is set to host “Get In The Game,” a bone marrow registration drive that will take place 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thurs., May 1, outside of Farinon College Center. Lafayette hosts the event with help from the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP), an organization that helps connect donors with patients in need of life-saving cell therapy.
Registration is simple and can be done upon arrival at the registration site by using a QR code. Once registered, potential donors will have to self-administer a painless swab of the inside of their cheek.
Since its founding over 30 years ago, NMDP has helped to perform 100,000 transplants. With the help of students across the country, NMDP can help find matches for the 70% of patients who don’t have a fully matched donor within their family.
Submitted by: Lafayette Athletic Communications