Exclusive interview from the DKMS Get Swabbed PSA shoot
1. Why are you bringing awareness to this cause? Kara is a young girl and you have a young son so we’re wondering if, as a mother, you felt for her family.
Solange: Absolutely! As a mother and most importantly as a human being. I attended the DKMS gala a couple years ago, and hearing all of the success stories of finding and matching donors was life changing.
I think getting educated about how simple, yet transformative the process is was extremely eye opening. A lot of people don't understand that it's literally a cotton swab that determines if your a match.
New PSA featuring Solange Knowles Asks People Everywhere to Cure Blood Cancer
December 5, 2011 (NEW YORK) – DKMS, the world’s largest bone marrow donor center, is excited to announce the release of a new PSA featuring recording artist, actress, model and DJ, Solange Knowles. A longtime supporter of DKMS, she hit the turntables as DJ for the DKMS Gala after-party and hosted her own donor drive earlier this year. As a registered donor herself, Solange is using her voice to educate and empower people across the world. The PSA communicates DKMS’s mission to save lives by recruiting bone marrow donors for blood cancer patients.
DKMS Donor Drives will Take Place at Major League Soccer Games in 7 Cities Across the U.S.
NEW YORK, N.Y. (June 23rd 2011) On Saturday, June 25th DKMS, the world’s largest bone marrow donor center will hold donor drives at Major League Soccer games in seven cities across the U.S. for 7-Year-Old Jonah Gomez, who suffers from blood cancer and needs a bone marrow transplant to survive. Donor drives will take place in Jonah’s home stadium of Salt Lake City as well as Pasadena, Washington D.C., San Jose, Philadelphia, Dallas and Kansas City. Those who cannot attend and register at the games can register online at www.GetSwabbed.org
The organization takes on Alice's wish in the U.S. by registering donors for free at www.GetSwabbed.org
(New York, NY) Alice Pyne, a terminally-ill British teenager became an online sensation after posting a wish list of things she would like to do before she dies on her personal blog. The teen, who has been battling Hodgkins Lymphoma for the last four years, recently found out that the cancer is spreading throughout her entire body. "I know that the cancer is gaining on me and it doesn't look like I'm going to win this one," she writes.
Special Performance by Mary J. Blige - Rihanna, Pharrell, Eva Mendes, & Leighton Meester Attended the Gala & Joined the Fight Against Leukemia
NEW YORK – Thursday night the DKMS 5th Annual Gala raised a record 2.5 million dollars to support the fight against leukemia and other blood related cancers. The money raised at the star-studded gala, which took place at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City will help register nearly 30,000 bone marrow donors and work to save lives worldwide.
Katharina Harf, COO of DKMS Americas presented an award to Rihanna in recognition for her tireless work in the fight against leukemia. “Anyone can be affected by leukemia,” said Rihanna. ““It is the number one disease children in the U.S.
Leighton Meester Joins The COTY-DKMS LINKED AGAINST LEUKEMIA Partnership to Raise Awareness about the Need for Bone Marrow Donors
New York: Leighton Meester will light the Empire State Building red and white on Thursday, April 28 at 10:30 a.m. in a special ceremony honoring the 5th Annual DKMS Gala, the Coty-DKMS Linked Against Leukemia partnership and the 20th anniversary of DKMS. The Empire State Building will light up the skies from sunset on Thursday until 2 a.m. on April 29th to help raise awareness of DKMS, the world's largest bone marrow donor center.
You can join the fight against leukemia by registering outside the Empire State Building. Find the DKMS-Coty bus and get swabbed.
Katharina Harf Hosts the DKMS 5th Annual Gala: Linked Against Leukemia Honoring Rihanna & Michael Clinton to be Held at Cipriani Wall Street on Thursday, April 28th - Special Performance by Mary J. Blige - Rihanna, Pharrell, Eva Mendes, & Leighton Meester Confirmed to Attend
NEW YORK – DKMS, the world’s largest bone marrow donor center, will further its fight against leukemia with the organization’s 5th Annual DKMS Gala on Thursday, April 28th at Cipriani Wall Street in NYC. Katharina Harf, COO of DKMS Americas will present an award to Rihanna in recognition for her tireless work in the fight against leukemia. The event will also honor Michael Clinton, president, marketing & publishing director at Hearst Magazines with the “DKMS-Linked Against Leukemia Award” for fighting cancer and supporting organizations and charities dedicated to the cause.
Arch Dental Associates Joins DKMS To Register Bone Marrow Donors in New York.
New York, NY, and Long Island NY, April 11, 2011 – Arch Dental Associates is pleased to become the first dental practice in New York and the U.S. to work directly with DKMS Americas to help register potential bone marrow donors. Leukemia is the most common disease children in the U.S. die of. More than 140,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed each year with life threatening blood diseases, such as leukemia and lymphoma. For many of these patients, their only chance of survival is a bone marrow transplant, and they depend on DKMS to link them to donors.
Financial Contribution and Support from Coty-DKMS Partnership Provides Relief to Lopez Family
At seven months old, Sophia Lopez finds herself in an unimaginable battle against a fatal disease. Diagnosed with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), the Lopez family is in desperate search of a bone marrow donor to save Sophia's life. With the help of DKMS, the goodwill of Coty Inc., and the support of hundreds of individuals at local donor drives, the Lopez family continues to cling to hope.
Held on April 29 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City
The DKMS 4th Annual Gala: Linked Against Leukemia, held on April 29 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City, raised over $1.7M to support the fight against leukemia and other blood related cancers. The money raised jointly by Coty Inc., a leading global beauty company, and DKMS, the world's largest bone marrow donor center, will help register over 20,000 bone marrow donors and work to save lives worldwide.
