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NEW YORK – DKMS, the world’s largest bone marrow donor center, will further its fight against leukemia with the organization’s 4th Annual DKMS Gala on Thursday, April 29th at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.

The Empire State Building will celebrate the Coty/DKMS Linked Against Leukemia Partnership on Thursday, April 29th by lighting its world-famous tower in red and white.

In October 2006, Coty Inc., a global beauty leader, joined DKMS, the world’s largest non-profit bone marrow donor center, in the fight against leukemia by establishing the Coty-DKMS Linked Against Leukemia partnership. Led by CEO Bernd Beetz, Coty has leveraged its strong celebrity partnerships to raise awareness of the disease and help recruit thousands of donors around the world.

Rihanna promotes DKMS in the Pepsi Refresh Contest. Visit http://www.refresheverything.com/votedkmsrihanna (click on the $250,000 tab) to vote for DKMS.

VOTE DAILY throughout the month of April. The $250,000 prize would allow DKMS to register nearly 4,000 new bone marrow donors, saving countless lives.

Represent DKMS... VOTE now! http://www.refresheverything.com/votedkmsrihanna

Please add to your facebook and twitter accounts: http://pep.si/9gBY7b

Thanks for your support,

The DKMS Team

THE POWER TO SAVE A LIFE IS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
WITH THE SALLY HANSEN “COLOR THAT CARES” CAMPAIGN BENEFITING DKMS

Color for a cause. It’s not every day you get the opportunity to help save a life when you get a manicure. But with Sally Hansen and DKMS lifesaving is at your fingertips. To help draw attention to the DKMS mission to save lives by recruiting donors, the world’s largest bone marrow center is partnering with Sally Hansen to kick off a mulit-city “Color That Cares” campaign.

Fans For Charity and DKMS hosted a two day party at the Music Loves Fashion event for Coachella 2010. New bone marrow donors were registered and thousands, who attended, were able to learn more about the need for bone marrow donors.

DKMS is deeply thankful to Fans for Charity and Music Loves Fashion for their continued support.

It is not too late to register as a bone marrow donor! Order a registration kit online. You might be the one to save a life!

www.FansForCharity.com

An overwhelming 1,069 students made a decision to be a hero yesterday; they registered as lifesaving bone marrow donors at the University of Minnesota Duluth donor drive hosted by the Multicultural Pharmacy Student Organization. Every year more than 10,000 patients are diagnosed with a life-threatening blood cancer for which a marrow transplant is their only hope for a cure. This outpouring of support from the UMD community gives hope to the thousands of patients searching for their lifesaver.

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 12:10 p.m. ET

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- She lost a young friend to leukemia, but singer Rihanna (ree-AH'-nah) is still working to get help for those who suffer from the disease.

Rihanna was among the celebrities who submitted a request for funding to Pepsi's Refresh Project, which doles out $20 million to various causes.

Rihanna is trying to raise funds for DKMS, which tries to find bone marrow donors for those suffering from leukemia. Rihanna was active last year in trying to find donors for a 6-year-old girl who died last month.

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Lamar Odom was inspired by Jasmina's fight against leukemia and her struggle to find a bone marrow donor. He has helped DKMS register bone marrow donors and continues to be a voice for DKMS. This ABC Holiday Special features the making of a PSA with Jasmina's best friend, Isabelle, asking people to sign up as bone marrow donors - to give the gift of life. To view the ABC Holiday Special go to Click Here

We are very proud to announce that Pay it Forward with Jackie raised over $1600 for DKMS on Sunday, December 6th, 2009 at the Wal-Mart in Farmingdale, 901 Broadhallow Rd. (RT 110)

100% of the money raised at the Coins for a Cause will go towards the tissue-typing of the more than 2,700 people who signed-up as bone marrow donors to potentially help save Julianna and thousands of other patients just like her.

It costs DKMS $65 to tissue-type/register each new donor. While the cost is not made mandatory, DKMS needs to come up with the $200,000 to help cover these costs.