This is a touching story of a patient who got to
meet the bone marrow donor who saved his life.
#Bucky2theBone #BeTheMatch
#BoneMarrow #MyelodysplasticSyndrome
Monday, September 28, 2015
Sunday, September 27, 2015
SHOUT OUT: Laurel & Conrad Bassett's Get-Well Wishes
Laurel & Conrad Bassett send their Get Well
message to Lester for #Bucky2theBone.
Friday, September 25, 2015
Bucky2theBone at Howard University's Homecoming
Bucky2theBone's presence at Howard University's Homecoming Yardfest
HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
October 2, 2015
Noon - 6:00 P.M.
On the yard (between the Library and the Blackburn Center)
We will be helping students swab their cheeks on the main campus.
Meet us and bring others aged 18-44 who want to join the #BeTheMatch registry.
Special thanks to D. Christie Burnett (family friend) and Laura Jack (of Howard University), who brought the vision to fruition!
Photos on Twitter and Facebook will publicize the Bucky2theBone tent location.
Find us using these hashtags together: #Bucky2theBone #HUHomecoming15 @BisonHomecoming
See this event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1498969393761370/
If you can't wait to join the Be The Match Registry? Click: http://join.bethematch.org/Bucky2theBone.
See this event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1498969393761370/
If you can't wait to join the Be The Match Registry? Click: http://join.bethematch.org/Bucky2theBone.
Monday, September 21, 2015
The No. 5, 6 & 7 WAYS YOU CAN HELP: CONTRIBUTE FINANCIALLY
Be The Match relies on financial contributions to help cover the $100 cost
associated with adding each new member to the registry.
associated with adding each new member to the registry.
5. IN PERSON DONATIONS -
6. DONATE ONLINE: Save a stamp and make a donation today
to Bucky2theBone Page: http://bit.ly/1JfNA0l
to Bucky2theBone Page: http://bit.ly/1JfNA0l
7. DONATIONS BY MAIL:
Mae your checks out to:
"Be The Match Foundation" (please put "Bucky2theBone" in the memo line)
Mail them to:
Be the Match Mid-Atlantic
ATTN: Aimee Haskew
P.O. Box 1013
Carlisle, PA 17013
Contributions of any amount will make a big difference.
Now that you know all 7 ways to help, you can pick which ones work best for you!
Thursday, September 17, 2015
SHOUT OUT: Kristle's Well-Wishes for Bucky from the Odyssey
Kristle thought of Bucky on her birthday!
#Bucky2theBone
The Bucky2theBone Logo
An online artist Bucky's sister found on fiverr.com created this custom logo for #Bucky2theBone.
After all, there may be a T-shirt or beverage mug, or two in the near future. You know you want one!
By AntonClevela97 (from Indonesia):
After all, there may be a T-shirt or beverage mug, or two in the near future. You know you want one!
Saturday, September 5, 2015
Our First Bucky2theBone Marrow Donor Registry Drive
When you know someone is a "Junior", there must have been a "Senior" at some point. Lester Crockett, Jr., "Bucky" of #Bucky2theBone, is the son of Lester Crockett, Sr. who would have been 92 years old today. Today is our first time marking his birth date without him.
The anniversary of his death has added significance because it will be the day of our #BeTheMatch bone marrow donor registry drive. While we remember Lester Senior, we will also give new hope to his son and the many others we will potentially be helping as we register new potential marrow donors.
Please join us:
October 11, 2015
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
IAFF Local 36
2120 Bladensburg Road, NE Suite 210
Washington, DC
This is a Registration Drive & Fundraiser to take place during the Redskins @ Falcons game.
We will be signing up anyone aged 18-44 who come to register. We will also receive monetary donations to #BeTheMatch
THERE IS NO ADMISSION AND NO CHARGE TO JOIN THE DONOR REGISTRY.
If you are outside of the 18-44 age range, please invite and bring those you know who are in this age group, as many as are willing to join the registry and hopefully save a life. If you are not a match for Bucky, you may be a match for someone else.
The anniversary of his death has added significance because it will be the day of our #BeTheMatch bone marrow donor registry drive. While we remember Lester Senior, we will also give new hope to his son and the many others we will potentially be helping as we register new potential marrow donors.
Please join us:
October 11, 2015
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
IAFF Local 36
2120 Bladensburg Road, NE Suite 210
Washington, DC
This is a Registration Drive & Fundraiser to take place during the Redskins @ Falcons game.
We will be signing up anyone aged 18-44 who come to register. We will also receive monetary donations to #BeTheMatch
THERE IS NO ADMISSION AND NO CHARGE TO JOIN THE DONOR REGISTRY.
If you are outside of the 18-44 age range, please invite and bring those you know who are in this age group, as many as are willing to join the registry and hopefully save a life. If you are not a match for Bucky, you may be a match for someone else.
Friday, September 4, 2015
The Vision for an Event on the Howard University Campus
A #Bucky2theBone team member has been reaching out to Howard University to arrange an event on-campus, possibly during homecoming. The purpose would be to raise awareness and boost enrollment in the Bone Bone Marrow Donor Registry. The primary goal of holding a campaign targeted to college students is to add willing registrants to #BeTheMatch who will potentially save lives.
There is a fundraising component to this drive because there is an expense associated with adding new donors to the registry. And while this is not the main focus of this campus campaign, donations will be accepted. BeTheMatch.org is a nonprofit organization, so all monetary contributions are tax deductible.
Another very important reason for bringing #Bucky2theBone to the Howard University Community is that it is a "Historically Black College/University". Of all the minorities registered as bone marrow donors, At 7%, African-Americans make up the smallest percentage of the registry by race/ethnicity. This may be due to the widespread misinformation circulating about marrow donation in the black community.
Reaching younger people sooner with the truth about joining the registry and the donation process,
will increase the chances of changing this dismal statistic in a positive direction.
Lester Crockett, Jr. (a.k.a.: "Bucky") is the firefighter, for whom this drive is being organized. His firehouse is located in a section of Washington, DC, just east of Howard University's main campus. He was diagnosed with MDS (myelodysplastic syndrome).
A bone marrow transplant will save his life.
Special thanks to D. Christie Burnett, Esq. for her continued hard work to bring this donor drive to fruition.
Because first-time undergraduate college students are between the ages of 18 and 22, they are newly eligible to join the registry. They're on the early side of the age range from which the most compatible matches are found. And because donors are retired from the registry at the age of 60, those who join, early in life, will be eligible to donate for a longer period.
Bone marrow donations by those in the 18-44 age group pose the lowest risk of rejection by the recipient. That's why there is no charge for members of this age group to join the registry at an in-person event.
To add to the good news, any #HUBison who want to join the #BeTheMatch registry will be very happy to know that NO NEEDLES are involved. All that is required is some paperwork and a cheek swab!
To add to the good news, any #HUBison who want to join the #BeTheMatch registry will be very happy to know that NO NEEDLES are involved. All that is required is some paperwork and a cheek swab!
There is a fundraising component to this drive because there is an expense associated with adding new donors to the registry. And while this is not the main focus of this campus campaign, donations will be accepted. BeTheMatch.org is a nonprofit organization, so all monetary contributions are tax deductible.
Another very important reason for bringing #Bucky2theBone to the Howard University Community is that it is a "Historically Black College/University". Of all the minorities registered as bone marrow donors, At 7%, African-Americans make up the smallest percentage of the registry by race/ethnicity. This may be due to the widespread misinformation circulating about marrow donation in the black community.
Reaching younger people sooner with the truth about joining the registry and the donation process,
will increase the chances of changing this dismal statistic in a positive direction.
Lester Crockett, Jr. (a.k.a.: "Bucky") is the firefighter, for whom this drive is being organized. His firehouse is located in a section of Washington, DC, just east of Howard University's main campus. He was diagnosed with MDS (myelodysplastic syndrome).
A bone marrow transplant will save his life.
Special thanks to D. Christie Burnett, Esq. for her continued hard work to bring this donor drive to fruition.
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Bone Marror Donor Statistics - By Race / Ethnicity
The chart below shows why #Bucky2theBone is important.
Finding marrow matches is a big challenge for Blacks or African-Americans. This is due the variety of races that combine in Black families, and the low level of participation with the #BeTheMatch Bone Marrow Donor Registry.
During our campaign, we hope to get these numbers to change, in the right direction!
While Lester's family has a unique mix of Black, White and Native American, all are invited to register in his honor, regardless of race.
Our Zumba-Thon will be November 7, 2015 from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM at the Woodlin Elementary School Gym 2101 Luzerne Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20910. Click here for more information.
If you cannot attend, but want to support BeTheMatch in honor of Lester Crockett, Jr. (a.k.a.: "Bucky"), click here to make a financial contribution.
And click here to join the bone marrow donor registry online.
Thank you for your support.
Graphic source: #BeTheMatch: https://bethematch.org/…/Mat…/Why-race-and-ethnicity-matter/
Finding marrow matches is a big challenge for Blacks or African-Americans. This is due the variety of races that combine in Black families, and the low level of participation with the #BeTheMatch Bone Marrow Donor Registry.
During our campaign, we hope to get these numbers to change, in the right direction!
While Lester's family has a unique mix of Black, White and Native American, all are invited to register in his honor, regardless of race.
Our Zumba-Thon will be November 7, 2015 from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM at the Woodlin Elementary School Gym 2101 Luzerne Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20910. Click here for more information.
If you cannot attend, but want to support BeTheMatch in honor of Lester Crockett, Jr. (a.k.a.: "Bucky"), click here to make a financial contribution.
And click here to join the bone marrow donor registry online.
Thank you for your support.
Graphic source: #BeTheMatch: https://bethematch.org/…/Mat…/Why-race-and-ethnicity-matter/
VIDEO: DON'T FALL FOR THE MYTHS ABOUT MARROW DONATION
MYTH: "Donating marrow is painful and it takes a long time to recover".
TRUTH: "Most donations are via stem cells in a procedure much like donating blood.
This video explains.
Are you ready to save a life? Join the #BeTheMatch Bone Marrow Registry today!
#Bucky2theBone
TRUTH: "Most donations are via stem cells in a procedure much like donating blood.
This video explains.
Are you ready to save a life? Join the #BeTheMatch Bone Marrow Registry today!
#Bucky2theBone
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
The No. 3 & 4 WAYS YOU CAN HELP: REGISTER TO BE A BONE MARROW DONOR
HERE ARE THE NEXT 2 WAYS YOU CAN HELP THE CROCKETT FAMILY & SAVE A LIFE:
3. IN PERSON REGISTRATION - If you are 18-44 years old, come to our in-person registration and get your cheek swabbed; there are NO NEEDLES! Complete the paperwork (less than 10 minutes) and you are registered!
The first #Bucky2theBone registration drive is scheduled for October 11, 2015
at the International Association of Firefighters
IAFF, Local 36 2120 Bladensburg Road, Suite 210
Washington, DC 20018
If you cannot attend in person, you may register online (see #4).
4. ONLINE REGISTRATION: If you are aged 45-60, you may join #BeTheMatch online at: http://join.bethematch.org/Bucky2theBone.
3. IN PERSON REGISTRATION - If you are 18-44 years old, come to our in-person registration and get your cheek swabbed; there are NO NEEDLES! Complete the paperwork (less than 10 minutes) and you are registered!
The first #Bucky2theBone registration drive is scheduled for October 11, 2015
at the International Association of Firefighters
IAFF, Local 36 2120 Bladensburg Road, Suite 210
Washington, DC 20018
If you cannot attend in person, you may register online (see #4).
4. ONLINE REGISTRATION: If you are aged 45-60, you may join #BeTheMatch online at: http://join.bethematch.org/Bucky2theBone.
SEARCHING TOO: Josh's Story
Josh has sickle cell anemia. His only chance for a cure is a bone marrow transplant. He has been waiting for a compatible donor for a few years. His search is more challenging because of his African American heritage.
Patients are most likely to match donors with the same ancestry, but African Americans make up only 7% of the Be The Match Registry. The power to change this dismal statistic is in your hands. Join the #BeTheMatch Bone Marrow Donor Registry today.
You can join in person at the #Bucky2theBone donor registration drive on October 11, 2015, or join online right now.
Please help us spread the word about the need for more marrow donors. Thanks!
Patients are most likely to match donors with the same ancestry, but African Americans make up only 7% of the Be The Match Registry. The power to change this dismal statistic is in your hands. Join the #BeTheMatch Bone Marrow Donor Registry today.
You can join in person at the #Bucky2theBone donor registration drive on October 11, 2015, or join online right now.
Please help us spread the word about the need for more marrow donors. Thanks!
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