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DELETE BLOOD CANCER & NEW YORK LIZARDS HOST BONE MARROW DRIVE FOR NYPD OFFICER DEAN MONACO & OTHERS
05-28-2013
WHO: Delete Blood Cancer, a global organization founded by Peter and Katharina Harf, that leads the fight to delete blood cancer by empowering people to take action, give bone marrow and save lives. With over 3.5 million registered bone marrow donors worldwide, Delete Blood Cancer is the largest bone marrow donor center in the world. Dean Monaco, a NYPD officer, father and Long Island resident.
WHAT: On Friday, May 31st Delete Blood Cancer and The New York Lizards, a Major League Lacrosse (MLL) professional men's field lacrosse team based in Hempstead, New York, will host a bone marrow drive for Long Island resident and New York Police Officer Dean Monaco.
Dean was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia and he needs a bone marrow transplant. The Lizards are inviting all their fans to come out to the game and register as potential bone marrow donors to help Dean and others fighting blood cancer. A portion of all ticket sales online will benefit Delete Blood Cancer DKMS.
The Delete Blood Cancer team will be onsite to help participants fill out an information/consent form and swab the inside of their cheeks to collect cells for tissue typing. There is no fee to sign up, anyone between the ages of 18 to 55 can participate and the process is painless and takes less than five minutes.
WHEN: Friday, May 31st 2013
6:00 pm EST
Shuart Stadium
900 Fulton Ave
Hempstead, NY
www.deletebloodcancer.org/lizards
VIDEO CREWS & PHOTOGRAPHERS WELCOME; DEAN MONACO, NEW YORK LIZARDS & DELETE BLOOD CANCER TEAM AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS
For additional information:
Mark Segreto / Delete Blood Cancer, C: 347.822.7654, mark@dkmsamericas.org
Sarah Cunningham / The Chamber Group, C: 718.724.3410, sarah@thechambergroup.com
Tasha Stoute / The Chamber Group, O: 212.366.5801, tasha@thechambergroup.com
SUPERMODEL JESSICA WHITE’S “ANGEL WINGS FOUNDATION” HOSTS FOURTH ANNUAL DINNER AT GEORGICA, BENEFITING DELETE BLOOD CANCER
05-23-2013
To purchase tickets:
http://www.giltcity.com/newyork/angelwingsmay
WHAT:
Supermodel Jessica White’s “Angel Wings Foundation” will host a cocktail party and sit-down dinner at Georgica Restaurant in East Hampton to benefit Delete Blood Cancer-DKMS, a non-profit leading the fight to end blood cancer by empowering people to take action, give bone marrow and save lives.
WHEN:
Sunday May 26, 2013
WHERE:
Georgica Restaurant
Hamptons
MUSICAL PERFORMANCE BY SMOKEY ROBOTIC!
SPONSORED BY:
Pampelonne Rosé Lime, Main Street Drivers, After-Party Music by DJ Phresh
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PRESS RSVP:
Kelly Brady - KB@BrandswayCreative.com
Madison Vain - MV@BrandswayCreative.com
ABOUT ANGEL WINGS FOUNDATION: Traditionally, the Angel Wings mission has been to rescue women and young girls from the pain of sexual abuse and domestic violence by providing shelter, counseling and support. 2013 has an expanded mission: Shine a spotlight on the wide range of other causes that Jessica feels passionate about. This year she has partnered with Delete Blood Cancer. Every day Delete Blood Cancer works with patients, families, communities and organizations to recruit more donors and provide patients with a second chance at life.
Evander Holyfield Jr. Donates His Bone Marrow – And Saves a Life
05-16-2013
Exclusive People.com Story about one of our donors meeting the patient whose life saved.
Watch the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KgFGnqyPf4.
Bone marrow drive in honor of veteran NYPD officer Stephen Bonano
05-08-2013
Thanks to News 12 Brooklyn for spreading the word about Steve Bonano's bone marrow drive!
Steven Bonano has served our country as a Naval officer, our city as an NYPD executive officer and our own community as Director of Security for Forest City Ratner Companies. He was recently diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer.
Come get swabbed from 8am to 6pm to 345 Jay Street in Brooklyn today on May 8, and if you can't, please register as a bone marrow donor here.
THE 2013 DELETE BLOOD CANCER GALA RAISES A RECORD BREAKING $3.7 MILLION!
05-02-2013
SURPRISE GUEST KATY PERRY. EVANDER HOLYFIELD MIRACLE .EVENING HOSTED BY NATE BERKUS HONORED VERA WANG, LEIGHTON MEESTER AND SUZI WEISS-FISCHMANN FEATURED UNFORGETTABLE PERFORMANCES BY LADY ANTEBELLUM AND JILL SCOTT
New York, NY (May 2, 2013) – Delete Blood Cancer co-founder Katharina Harf co-hosted the Seventh Annual Delete Blood Cancer Gala last night at Cipriani Wall Street, and raised a record-breaking $3.7 million which will register lifesaving donors. This year, the Delete Blood Cancer Award was presented to Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, co-founder, artistic director and EVP of OPI Products Inc, for her outstanding commitment. Katy Perry presented an Award jointly to designer Vera Wang, and actress Leighton Meester for their promotion of Delete Blood Cancer’s Share the Love campaign encouraging people to get swabbed and register as bone marrow donors.
Hosted by TV personality and celebrity designer Nate Berkus and co-chaired by Coty Inc. CEO Michele Scannavini, the event featured an unforgettable live performance by Grammy Award–winning artist Jill Scott, who performed Home as a special tribute to the Murry Family, who’s four sons are in desperate need of bone marrow transplants. Later, Grammy Award winning artists Lady Antebellum brought the crowd of 800 to their feet when they took the stage to perform four songs including “Need to Know,” and “Downtown.”
The signature highlight of the evening came during a miracle moment when 19-year-old Darian Craig from Nashville, Tennessee met, for the first time, the donor who saved her life. The moment brought tears to everyone’s eyes – especially Darian’s mom, Tina – who, referred to him as an angel giving her daughter a chance at life. The overwhelming joy of the meeting turned into the shock of the realization that the donor, Evander Holyfield Jr. was in fact the son of the boxing legend. The proud father, Evander Holyfield, joined everyone on stage and presented a special gift to Darian, also known as the “Fighter”.
For co-founder Katharina Harf, the battle against blood cancer is personal. At 14 years old, she lost her mother to blood cancer. Although the family searched valiantly for a matching donor, her mother's life could not be saved. “Tonight was an incredible evening filled with stories that touched our hearts and the miracle moment of a donor saving a life. We honored some of our greatest advocates and celebrated with amazing performances that gave inspiration to continue the fight to one day delete blood cancer. I know my mother would have been proud, and I am so thankful to everyone who made this possible,” says Harf.
Also in attendance at the black-tie gala event were Anastasia Ganias (“True Blood”), Anja Rubik (model), Coco Rocha (“The Face”), Anja Rubik (model), Derek Lam (designer), Evander Holyfield (boxing legend), Glenda Bailey (Harper’s Bazaar), Georgia May Jagger (model), Julie Henderson (model), Lindsey Vonn (Olympic skier), Kimberly Chandler, Taylor Kraemer (model), Paula Zahn, Dr. Mary Horowitz and others.
The 2013 Delete Blood Cancer Gala Pictures:
Getty Images
BFA Agency
About Delete Blood Cancer
Delete Blood Cancer started with one family’s search for a bone marrow donor and is today part of the world’s largest bone marrow donor center. We have helped register more than 3.5 million potential donors and facilitated over 35,000 life-saving transplants around the world. But we’re not stopping there. Every day we lead the fight against blood cancer by working with families, communities and organizations to recruit more donors and provide more patients with second chances at life. Delete Blood Cancer-DKMS Americas is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. For more information or to register as a bone marrow donor, please visit www.deletebloodcancer.org.
About the Coty-Delete Blood Cancer/DKMS: Linked Against Blood Cancer Partnership
In October 2006, Coty Inc., an emerging global leader in beauty, joined Delete Blood Cancer-DKMS as its founding corporate sponsor in the fight against blood cancer, by establishing the Coty-Delete Blood Cancer/DKMS: Linked Against Blood Cancer partnership. Coty has leveraged its strong celebrity partnerships to raise awareness of the disease and help recruit thousands of donors around the world. Additionally, Coty has assisted Delete Blood Cancer-DKMS in establishing independent organizations in the U.S., Poland and the U.K., with plans to open more offices across the globe. Leukemia, a blood cancer and one of the leading causes of cancer deaths worldwide, personally affected the Coty family when the wife of longtime Coty Chairman Peter Harf succumbed to the disease in 1991.
