In October of 2022, Project Life Movement’s campus ambassadors at Davidson College hosted a “Spooky Swab” tabling event where they added 72 students to the global stem cell/marrow registry. Of these students, 5 have gone on to transplant for a patient – an incredible statistic for one event! The most recent of which, Annie Sheridan, […]
Donor and Recipient Meet to Kick-Off Delta Zeta Mega-Drive
To kick off this year’s Sweet Caroline mega-drive with the University of South Carolina’s Delta Zeta chapter, the women were able to experience a donor and recipient meeting with one of their very own sisters. In the spring of 2020, Whitney was a new member of Delta Zeta volunteering at her first Sweet Caroline drive […]
High Point University Law Student Donates Life-Saving Stem Cells
In 2022, Kaitlyn was a freshman at the University of South Carolina, where she joined the Delta Zeta sorority. She participated in her first Sweet Caroline, a week-long event where the chapter recruits their peers to join the Global Stem Cell/Marrow Registry. While she was volunteering, Kaitlyn decided that she wanted to sign up in […]
Queens University Donor Shares Donation Story for Stem Cell Awareness Day
For Stem Cell Awareness Day, Project Life Movement donor, Ben Sheets, spoke with WCCB reporter, Chris Gilmore, about his life-saving stem cell donation. Ben signed up for the registry on campus at Queens University, where he is a student on the swim team. His stem cells were donated to a 70-year-old man battling leukemia. Watch […]
University of South Carolina Employee Donates Life-Saving Stem Cells
In 2019, Michal joined the global stem cell/marrow registry as a master’s student at the University of South Carolina Public Health Resource Center. With this being the first time she heard about the registry, she decided to sign up to support Delta Zeta’s Sweet Caroline Event. Considering the low odds of matching, Michal did not […]
University of South Carolina Delta Zeta Donates Lifesaving Stem Cells
MaryGrace first heard about the need to build the global stem cell/marrow registry during her freshman year at the University of South Carolina. Her sorority chapter of Delta Zeta was hosting their annual mega-drive, Sweet Caroline, in honor of a sorority sister who passed away from leukemia. In preparation for the event, the women were […]
The New Year Starting With A Bang! Three Registrants Donate Their Stem Cells
The New Year started off with a bang as three people donated their stem cells to a blood cancer patient in need of their miracle match. These three lifesavers join the global registry at Project Life Movement events. The donations took place at Project Life Movements clinical partner, Gift of Life’s donor center in Boca […]
Donor-Recipient Meeting at Project Life Movement’s Fall Philanthropy Luncheon
In November, Project Life Movement (PLM) hosted its Fall Philanthropy Lunch at the Duke Mansion. This was a special luncheon where members of the Charlotte corporate community gathered to learn about PLM’s mission of building the global stem cell and marrow registry. Cathy Bessant, CEO of Foundation for the Carolinas, was the keynote speaker. Attendees […]