Taleen Khatchadourian's Fundraiser
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Hello -
As you know, my family and I have been steadfast supporters of the Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry. Each year, we participate in the Walk of Life to help raise the funds needed to run the lab, pay for swabbing kits, conduct testing, and offer matching services. Our bone marrow donors have come from 31 countries around the world and we have received requests for donors from 44 different countries. Our lab is world renowned as a state of the art stem cell harvesting center accredited by the European Foundation for Immunogenetics (EFI). As a respected leader, ABMDR has hosted the annual EFI symposium in Armenia twice in the last 10 years. And, the HLA Typing done has assisted patients in all aspects in Armenia. I hope I can rely on my family and friends to help ABMDR continue to do this type the life saving work. Mom is still on the board and serves as its Deputy Treasurer. If there are any questions on where the funds go, please do not hesitate to call us directly.
My Progress
Taleen is walking 5 miles and raising funds for Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry Corp. Please show your support and donate generously.
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My Cause
The Mission: Our mission is to save lives by recruiting and providing matched unrelated donors for bone marrow or stem cell transplantation to all Armenian and non-Armenian patients worldwide who are suffering from leukemia and other life-threatening blood related illnesses.
About the Organization:
Due to the unique genetic make-up of Armenians, it is nearly impossible to find suitable matches among the existing international registries. Hence the importance of establishing a registry that would help facilitate recruiting and identifying matched unrelated bone marrow donors for ethnic Armenians. Only 25% of patients inflicted with leukemia or other life-threatening blood disorders find donors within their families. The other 75% of patients’ lives depend on finding a perfectly matched unrelated donor.
Our Goals: Create and maintain the registry and data bank of information on Armenian donors. Increase the size of the registry. Coordinate and process donors for patient requests.
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