Dear Academy Supporters,
Our hula sister, Janet Belton, asks for your help.
A child very close to Janet and her family is diagnosed with leukemia and needs a
bone marrow transplant. Harrison is 2 years old and a brave young man fighting Acute
Myelogenous Leukemia nearly half his life. The Academy of Hawaiian Arts (AHA) is
a location for screening donors for a bone marrow match. The Asian American Donor
Program (AADP) will manage and run a kiosk at AHA on Saturday, December
9th from 10:30-1:30pm.
If you are unable to attend the donor drive at AHA, then you can still help by requesting
a free testing kit be mailed to your home. To request a free kit, call:
1-800-59-DONOR
(1-800-593-6667) or visit www.aadp.org.
 Please
print the event flyer (PDF) and post it at your work, university, college,
high school, church, synogogue...get the word out. Forward this email to your family
and friends.
Also visit the website that supports Harrison: helpharrison.com.
Sincerely,
Danilo Manuel
President, Academy of Hawaiian Arts
Steps Taken at Donor Drives :
- STEP ONE: Fill out paperwork to register as a potential
donor. You will be asked for a DL No. or SS No. You will
also be asked to provide the contact names, address, and phone numbers of 2 people
who do not live with you.
- STEP TWO: The AADP Staff will review your medical
eligibility to be a donor. Age restriction is between 18 and 60 years old.
- STEP THREE: A simple cheek swab sample is needed for analysis to
determine your tisssue type to see if you
could match a patient out there searching.
If you are a potential match, the NMDP will
contact you for further testing. This will include blood samples.
Studio Location:
The Academy studio is located at 10700 MacArthur Boulevard in Oakland, in the Foothill
Square Shopping Center. The studio is behind the former Albertson's supermarket.
For more information, please call (510) 635-2160 or visit AHA's website at: www.academyofhawaiianarts.org |
