BONE MARROW DONORS OFFER HOPE
Our program was created to help United States Department of Defense members and their dependents become volunteer bone marrow donors.
Since our inception in 1991, we have recruited more than 1 million new potential donors and coordinated more than 8,000 cellular donations.
Operation Ring The Bell
This soldier found his passion and purpose to help others.
Two and a half years ago PFC Christian Sutton reached out to our program with the desire to host a registration event with his Ft Bliss unit. Fast forward to today and now SGT Sutton’s ‘Operation Ring the Bell’ campaign has registered thousands of potential lifesaving registrants across the Army.
Why Donate Marrow?
Your cells can save lives. Meet some of the patients who have benefited - or would benefit - from such a gift.
Join Us
If you meet these three criteria, you can register as a donor through our program:
1. Age 18 - 60; 2. In general good health; 3. Affiliated with the U.S. Dept. of Defense
(Active military & dependents; DoD civilian employees, Reservists, Coast Guard & National Guard members)
About Donation
Educated donors are committed donors - and is our goal. Learn more about every aspect of registration, donor-patient matching, and the two different types of donation (traditional marrow and peripheral blood stem cell).