Gift of Life Miami Beach Day We are committed to providing excellent public service and safety to all who live, work and play in our vibrant, tropical, historic community.
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov
OFFICE OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS, Tel: 305.673.7575 MEDIA ALERT
Melissa Berthier, Email: melissaberthier@miamibeachfl.gov Matt Kenny, Email: mattkenny@miamibeachfl.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 13, 2022 Gift of Life Miami Beach Day
— The event will feature an introduction between a transplant recipient and her donor —
Miami Beach, FL – The City of Miami Beach invites members of the media to join us for Gift of
Life Miami Beach Day on Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 9 a.m. The event will feature an emotional introduction of a transplant recipient to her heroic bone
marrow donor through the Gift of Life Marrow Registry, which is dedicated to saving lives by finding blood stem cell and bone marrow transplants for patients battling leukemia, lymphoma, sickle cell anemia, inherited immune disorders and other blood-related diseases.
Gift of Life is searching for donor matches for three patients in urgent need of transplants. All City of Miami Beach employees and the public will have the opportunity to swab their cheeks during the event and join Gift of Life's Registry of volunteer donors. Representatives will be on hand to help with registration and answer questions outside the Commission Chamber at Miami Beach City Hall.
For more information on becoming a donor, visit www.giftoflife.org/donors. WHAT: Gift of Life Miami Beach Day WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022 at 9 a.m. WHERE: Miami Beach City Hall, 1701 Convention Center Dr.
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