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2007

December

• CNN Hero Pat Pedraja

September

• Information Security Technology Inc. Supports Work of NMDP

May

• Donate Frequent Flyer Miles to Patients

2006

August

• 25,000 Reasons to Celebrate!

May

• Susan Butcher, Iditarod Champ, Prepares for Transplant (05/03/2006)

March

• 2006. Thanks Mom! Marrow Donor Drive -- May 12, 13, 14 (03/20/2006)

February

• NASCAR "Fast Lane" CD Benefits Patients (02/01/2006)

2005

December

• Five Points of Life Ride 2006 (12/08/2005)

November

• Postal Service, NMDP Partnership Saves Lives (11/28/2005)
• Global Collaboration and NMDP Technology Saves Patients (11/23/2005)

January

• Survey: Patients Ages 50 and Older (01/14/2005)

2004

December

• Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Wins Lt. Gen. Frank Petersen Award (12/17/2004)

October

• NMDP Saddened by Deaths in Hendrick Motorsports Plane Crash (10/25/2004)
• Indian Health Service Partners with the NMDP (10/25/2004)
• Celebrating 20,000 Patients - 20,000 Stories (10/21/2004)

August

• Five Points of Life Bike Ride Heralds Life-Saving Donation (08/16/2004)

July

• New Research Center to Advance the Science of Transplant (07/14/2004)
• Marrow donor gets extreme home makeover (07/07/2004)

April

• APAMSA Encourages Asian-Americans to Join the NMDP Donor Registry (04/01/2004)

2003

December

• Cerus, NMDP Launch Clinical Trial to Improve Transplant Outcomes (12/02/2003)

November

• Public Service Announcements Available - XM Satellite Radio Supports Awareness Campaign (11/24/2003)
• Reaching Black and African American Communities - Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Commits to Partnership with NMDP (11/10/2003)

July

• Frequent Flyer Miles Donations Needed for NMDP Patient Program (07/21/03)
• Jes Us 4 Jackie - Rapper Nelly and His Sister Jackie Recruit Blood Stem Cell Donors (07/18/03)

June

• Making a Friend for Life - Donor and Recipient Meet (06/16/2003)

May

• Rapper Nelly Launches Donor Recruitment Campaign (05/09/2003)

April

• Mothers Appeal For The Gift Of Life This Mother's Day (04/29/2003)
• HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson Initiative - April Is National Donate Life Month (04/04/2003)

February

• NASCAR Cookbook Raises Money To Help Patients (02/11/2003)
• Amy Strelzer Manasevit Scholars Study Post-Transplant Complications (02/07/2003)

2002

December

• NMDP Research Program - Working to Improve Transplant Outcomes (12/03/2002)

October

• Meeting Patients' Needs (10/29/2002)
• Parents Magazine - Feature Story and Financial Contribution Support NMDP Efforts (10/21/2002)
• National Marrow Awareness Month Celebrating Everyday Heroes (10/15/2002)

September

• NMDP Partners with BMT InfoNet (09/26/2002)
• Bone Marrow and Blood Stem Cell Transplants: A Guide for Patients (09/22/2002)
• A Life Saved - Hope in the Face of Tragedy (09/09/2002)
• Stem Cell Transplants and the West Nile Virus (09/04/2002)

August

• Firefighters Give Patients a Second Chance at Life (08/20/2002)
• National Initiative to Launch at Firefighters Convention (08/08/2002)
• NMDP Partners with AirLifeLine - Free Air Transportation for Transplant Patients (08/01/2002)

May

• Twin Cities Nurse Receives National Nursing Award (05/24/2002)
• Cancer Survivors Choose to Give Back (05/17/2002)
• A Mother's Story (05/01/2002)

April

• NMDP Seeking Nominations for Board (04/17/2002)

March

• NMDP Founders Receive Lifetime Achievement Award (03/26/2002)
• The New Normal: Life After a Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplant (03/15/2002)

February

• AirCares Program: Donate Frequent Flyer Miles for NMDP Patients (02/04/2002)

January

• Minorities Urgently Needed To Give on National Donor Day (01/31/2002)
• More than Skin Deep - a Reprint from The Cleveland Free Times (01/31/2002)

2001

December

• NMDP Convenes Hematology Experts at December Meeting (12/26/2001)
• NMDP Announces RFP to Perform High Resolution HLA Class I and II Typing (12/18/2001)
• NMDP Research to be Presented at Hematology Symposium (12/03/2001)

September

• National Marrow Donor Program Continues Operations (9/14/2001)

June

• 2001 Edition Medical Professionals' Guide (6/21/2001)

May

• 2001 Adult Cancer Survivor Award Recipient: Patricia Murray's Story (5/18/2001)
• 2001 Young Cancer Survivor Award Recipient: Sultan Sayed's Story (5/18/2001)
• LA Times Features NMDP's Cord Blood Program (5/14/2001)

April

• Marrow Donation Spans America and South East Asia (4/24/2001)
• National Donor Day a Huge Success (4/03/2001)

March

• Art Depicts "Celebrating Second Chances" Theme (3/28/2001)

February

• Boynton Pair Safeguard Transplant Patients in Daughter's Name (2/28/2001)

2000

December

• ASH Symposium Summary: Advances in Transplantation (12/27/2000)
• Five Points of Life Bike Ride Follow Up (12/20/2000)
• Gift of Life Spans Atlantic Ocean (12/18/2000)
• Florida Cancer Survivor Meets Donor During Bike Ride (12/18/2000)

October

• Family Circle Magazine Celebrates Second Chances in its November Issue (10/9/2000)

September

• VH1-1's "Behind The Music" Shares Stories of Silent Heroes (9/29/2000)

July

• New Jersey Father Meets The Young Man He Saved At Twins And Cubs Game (7/18/2000)

June

• NMDP Receives Computerworld Smithsonian Award In Medicine (6/6/2000)

May

• Juanita Auck: Donor Reaches Around The World To Save Her Life (5/23/2000)
• Russell Jewel: The Taming Of The Dragons (5/23/2000)
• NMDP Names Cancer Survivor For National Cancer Survivors Day (5/23/2000)
• NMDP Names Young Cancer Survivor For National Cancer Survivors Day (5/23/2000)

March

• Frohnmayers' health advocacy acknowledged (3/29/2000)
• Michigan Law Student Gave Four Chances at Life (3/3/2000)

1999

December

• Angelita Rovero: Marrow Angel Saves Lives (12/07/1999)

November

• Colorado Thai Child to Meet His Life-saving Marrow Donor on National Television Show (11/17/1999)

October

• Carolyn Moore Receives Coveted Spirit Award (10/07/1999)
• Mary Shelley: National Marrow Awareness Month (10/07/1999)

August

• Milos Holan: Recipient and Donor Strengthen Bond Via First Meeting (8/20/1999)
• Charlotte Man Grants Leukemia Patient's Christmas Wish (08/16/1999)

1998

June

• Remembering a Toddler's Legacy (06/04/1998)

March

• Eight-Year-Old Boy Meets His Bone Marrow Mate (2/14/1998)

February

• Maria's Story: Marrow Donor And Child Recipient Meet (2/14/1998)

1997

July

• A Personal Bond: Giants' Superstar Goes To Bat For Youngster With Leukemia (07/22/1997)

1996

December

• A Celebration of a Miracle Marrow Match (12/05/1996)

July

• Cadet's illness alters sister's life (07/08/1996)