Meet Andy Talley:
It didn’t take long for Villanova University Head Football Coach, Andy Talley, to spring his team into action after hearing about the devastating odds facing patients in need of a bone marrow transplant. What has happened since then however, is beyond anything he could have dreamed.
Get in the Game:
Save a Life
“Get in the Game. Save a Life” is a recruitment program that utilizes the power of collegiate athletics to recruit marrow donors for the Be The Match Registry®. With the support of over 135 college football teams, this nationwide endeavor has added over 106,000 donors thus far, and is responsible for an astounding 621 transplants.
Facts & Myths:
Does it Hurt?
Many people believe that being a stem cell or marrow donor requires you to go through an extremely painful procedure. Get the facts and improve your blood cancer and transplant IQ in our Facts & Myths section.
135 colleges
106,000 donors
621 transplants
Events – That Save Lives!
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06/20/2020 All Day |
West Chester Beefsteak Honoring Vince Papale
Whitford Country Club, Exton PA |
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Donor Spotlight
Our donors are our HEROES. Meet Martin Flatley, a former football player at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ), who joined the bone marrow registry in 2015 at a “Get in the Game” drive during his senior year. “Truly, I was overwhelmed to be able to participate in something like that. Just the idea of matching with someone was such a marvel really”. When Martin received the call in 2016 that he was a match for a woman battling Acute Myeloid Leukemia, the decision to donate was never a question – he was ready to save a life!
Click here to read more about Martin’s story and to see Martin meet his recipient