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BUT WHY SHOULD I CARE?. 6 SINGAPOREANS are diagnosed with a blood disease such as leukaemia or lymphoma every day and many will need a transplant to survive. THIS MEANS FINDING A DONOR between siblings there’s a 1 in 4 chance of a match but in the general population the odds are 1 in 20,000. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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BUT WHY SHOULD I CARE?

6 SINGAPOREANS6 SINGAPOREANSare diagnosed with a blood disease such as leukaemia or are diagnosed with a blood disease such as leukaemia or lymphoma every day and many will need a transplant to survivelymphoma every day and many will need a transplant to survive

THESE DISEASES STRIKE ANYONETHESE DISEASES STRIKE ANYONEirrespective of general health, age or race and leukaemia is still the irrespective of general health, age or race and leukaemia is still the number 1 killer of children in Singaporenumber 1 killer of children in Singapore

THIS MEANS FINDING A DONOR THIS MEANS FINDING A DONOR between siblings there’s a 1 in 4 chance of a match but in the general between siblings there’s a 1 in 4 chance of a match but in the general population the odds are 1 in 20,000population the odds are 1 in 20,000

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THE ODDS ARE AWFULTHE ODDS ARE AWFUL1 in 4 chance that a brother or sister sibling can provide that 1 in 4 chance that a brother or sister sibling can provide that life-saving match but in the general population it’s 1 in 20,000life-saving match but in the general population it’s 1 in 20,000

WHY ARE WE RELEVANT?

SURVIVAL LOOKS BLEAKSURVIVAL LOOKS BLEAKmany patients require a bone marrow transplant to survive andmany patients require a bone marrow transplant to survive andthis means finding a matching donorthis means finding a matching donor

MINORITIES ARE EVEN WORSEMINORITIES ARE EVEN WORSENot enough people on the register from all the different racial groups Not enough people on the register from all the different racial groups and that’s why we need your helpand that’s why we need your help

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11BMDP BMDP builds and manages builds and manages SINGAPORE’S SINGAPORE’S ONLYONLY Register Register of volunteer donors and of volunteer donors and provides a provides a 365-day service 365-day service to the local transplant to the local transplant hospitals to find the donors hospitals to find the donors their patients need their patients need to surviveto survive

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THE BONE MARROW DONOR PROGRAMME receives NO GOVERNMENT FUNDING

THE BONE MARROW DONOR PROGRAMME receives NO GOVERNMENT FUNDING TRANSPLANTS are becoming the preferred treatment for these common diseases so OUR WORK IS ABSOLUTELY VITAL

TRANSPLANTS are becoming the preferred treatment for these common diseases so OUR WORK IS ABSOLUTELY VITAL

HELP US –We target to recruit 7000 new donors for YR2014. Each new donor costs S$150.00 so we need $1 million annually. You can play your part to SAVE LIVES.

HELP US –We target to recruit 7000 new donors for YR2014. Each new donor costs S$150.00 so we need $1 million annually. You can play your part to SAVE LIVES.

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HOW HOW YOUYOU CAN HELPCAN HELP

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ORGANISE A DONOR DRIVEORGANISE A DONOR DRIVEGather your friends, tell them about us and help us increase Gather your friends, tell them about us and help us increase our register.our register.

SIGN UP AS A DONOR

JOIN OUR EXTRAORDINARY TEAM OF DONORSJOIN OUR EXTRAORDINARY TEAM OF DONORSTakes just a few moments to do your part, and you could possibly save a Takes just a few moments to do your part, and you could possibly save a life in the future.life in the future.

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FUND OUR WORK

MAKE A DONATIONMAKE A DONATIONS$150.00 pays for one new donor – we need 7,000 this yearS$150.00 pays for one new donor – we need 7,000 this yearWhatever you share, you get a 2.5x tax deduction and we get to save more lives.Whatever you share, you get a 2.5x tax deduction and we get to save more lives.

BE A VOLUNTEERBE A VOLUNTEERHelp us spread the word! Set up a donor drive within your own community, Help us spread the word! Set up a donor drive within your own community, plan a fund raise party and come up with creative ideas to save a life!plan a fund raise party and come up with creative ideas to save a life!

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ORGANISING A DONOR DRIVE

Be A VoiceBe A VoiceAppoint a leader for the donor drive and recruit a team of in-company Appoint a leader for the donor drive and recruit a team of in-company volunteers (4-10 staff) to be our brand ambassadors.volunteers (4-10 staff) to be our brand ambassadors.

Pre-Publicity ToolsPre-Publicity ToolsIdentify the various communication tools we could leverage to Engage, Educate and Empower the staff on the objective of bone marrow donor drive. Example of tools:Identify the various communication tools we could leverage to Engage, Educate and Empower the staff on the objective of bone marrow donor drive. Example of tools:-In-house projection system for presentationIn-house projection system for presentation-In-house newslettersIn-house newsletters-Notice boardsNotice boards-Video monitorsVideo monitors-Printed brochurePrinted brochure

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ORGANISING A DONOR DRIVE

LogisticsLogisticsA hour prior to the donor drive, BMDP team will arrive and set up the venue. A hour prior to the donor drive, BMDP team will arrive and set up the venue.

Ideal Layout: A room / area to set up with our information banners, long tables and chairs for sign ups . Ideal Layout: A room / area to set up with our information banners, long tables and chairs for sign ups .

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None of them would be alive today …

without a matching bone marrow

donor.

Brendan and Bryan would both have died without a transplant – today they are healthy and back at school

When leukaemia struck, Jamaliah had just one chance of survival – a bone marrow transplant

Football crazy, he’s back on the field again after a total stranger gave her bone marrow to save his life

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