Barry Pham, the 8-month old son of National employee Linh Truong, is fighting for his life. He has been through chemotherapy for biphenotypic acute leukemia and is now in need of a bone marrow transplant to survive. His family members have all been tested, and unfortunately, there is no match.
Linh and her entire family have been working tirelessly to get as many people tested to see if they might be the one to save Barry’s life. To help her, National is partnering with the Asian American Donor Program (AADP) to hold marrow drives for Barry and others in need of transplants. We are hosting a drive at National THIS Thursday, 1/21 from 11am – 2pm at the Cafe Store. We are expecting over 150 employees, their family and friends to participate. Any of you are welcome to come – just let me know.
As you can imagine, Barry’s story has touched us all and I promised Linh I would do whatever I could to find more possible donors for Barry and others like him. I am emailing today asking you to consider holding a drive at your company.
We will make holding a drive easy for you!
-There is no cost to your company or your employees
-The test is painless and takes only 10 minutes (a simple mouth-swab)
-The Asian American Donor Program provides and covers the cost for the kits, staff and materials
-National has created marketing materials that can be revised and used to promote the event
-We would be happy to send some volunteers to help with the drive if needed
-Possible attendance by Linh, Barry’s mom
-People of all ethnic backgrounds are encouraged to participate
-Participants become part of the National Marrow Registry
Attached is a flyer that we are using to promote our drive that has more information. I also attached some of the materials provided by the Asian American Donor Program.
Please let me know if there is a chance you can join us in this effort to save Barry and others like him!
Joan Scott
Director of Community Relations
(408) 721-6437
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