Matt Fenster, an SAR parent, is a father
of four young children, a husband, a son, and a brother. He is a friend to
many. He has worked endlessly to help his community in Riverdale, NY
and beyond. Now he needs our help. Matt was diagnosed with AML - Acute
Myelogenous Leukemia - in April 2010. He now needs a bone marrow transplant to
save his life and we are desperately searching for a marrow match for Matt.
Four opportunities
to register as a potential bone marrow donor:
Thursday, May 13th from 2:30 to
8:30 P.M. at SAR Academy's Blood Drive
Co-sponsored by The Zack
Meller Foundation. Established in memory of Zack Meller z''l to increase
awareness of the needs of chronically ill children and their families.
Sunday, May 16th from 9:00 A.M.
to 5 P.M. at CSAIR
Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel of
Riverdale - 475 West 250th
Street, Bronx, NY
Sunday, May 16th from 10:00 A.M. to 3 P.M. at The Jewish Center
131 West 86th Street, New York, NY
Sunday, May 23rd at The Salute to Israel Parade
Details to Follow
Volunteers Needed for All Drives:
Please email info@mattfenstercircle.org
All drives are coordinated by the
Gift of Life Foundation and can save Matt's life or another person in need of a match. Registration requires a simple cheek swab (Adults ages 18 and 60).
You can also make a
contribution to the Matt Fenster
Donor Circle to defray the costs of processing of
the donor kits. Each donor kit costs $54 to process. The more kits
collected and paid for the better chance we will have of finding a bone marrow
match for Matt. If you cannot make any of the drives listed above, you can
have a kit sent to you at home. Just go to
www.mattfenstercircle.org
for more information about this
effort including how to make a contribution.
If you have already been tested
please consider donating $54 to cover the cost of someone else's test.
