Why we give
Committed to Be The Match®
A passionate volunteer and scholar, Lawrence Estaville was grateful for the second chance his 2007 marrow transplant gave him. See how he paid it forward, impacting 144 patients so far, and how his legacy is living on.
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Be The Match® employee takes supporting the mission to a new level
Steve was excited to join the Be The Match staff because he knew his work would save lives. After losing his first wife to cancer, he decided to establish a donor advised fund to make his personal impact go even further.
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Devoted volunteer couriers continue delivering life-saving cells in times of uncertainty
Even in extraordinary times, Laura and Dod Michael's dedication to bringing life-saving cell transplants to patients in need is unwavering.
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AML survivor makes planned gifts to organizations that saved his life
After receiving a life-saving transplant to cure his acute myeloid leukemia, Steve Buechler couldn't contain his gratitude. Now paying forward his experience is both his post-retirement career and his legacy.
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One patient's marrow transplant journey inspired a major planned gift
Susan and her husband, Lawrence, decided to include Be The Match® in their estate plan after Susan was diagnosed with leukemia and received a bone marrow transplant.
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Finding strength through faith, love and giving
When Greg and Diane D’Angelo got married in 1990, they never imagined the hardship they’d face when Diane was diagnosed with lymphoma. Though she passed away in 2008, Greg keeps Diane’s memory alive through his financial gifts to Be The Match®, including a planned gift from his estate.
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Lessons of giving back inspire Kelly McQueen's gift to Be The Match®
Often, major financial gifts to Be The Match are inspired by a direct emotional connection. The generous contributor might be a blood stem cell transplant recipient, patient family member or caregiver. But for Kelly McQueen, the motivation for her recent gift came from someplace else—her upbringing.
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Passing on the blessings
Imagine receiving the gift of a second chance at life and choosing to pay it forward.
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An investment in compassion
While in treatment, Larry Hirsch was moved by the financial struggles many transplant patients and families faced. Now Larry, his wife, Iva, and even his children are giving back.
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Moore family gift of $1 million to support transplant research
Longtime supporters Tom and Sally Moore recently made a $1 million dollar gift to the Be The Match Foundation®, to advance transplant research through the Amy Strelzer Manasevit Research Program.
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Planning today to save lives tomorrow
“You have MDS (myelodysplastic syndrome), and it appears to be aggressive. At your age (71), there are just a few choices for you to consider...”
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Leaving a family legacy
Paying it forward is a value Gary Goldberg holds near and dear to his heart. Twenty years ago, Gary signed up to be a on the Be The Match Registry® when a boy in his community was searching for a match.
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How one simple act changed a life forever
In March 2000, Nancy Lavenduski, a wife and mother of three, made a visit to her physician for fatigue and a pain in her shoulder. She received news nobody ever expects—she had leukemia. Her best hope for a cure was a marrow transplant.
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