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Welcome, HOSA members! Together we're making a life-saving difference.
HELP GROW THE REGISTRY
Patients are more likely to match with someone of their same ethnicity, which is why it is crucial to grow and diversify the registry. Thousands of patients each year are still searching for their match!
FUNDRAISE FOR PATIENTS
From tissue-typing a donor's swab kit to providing financial assistance grants, every dollar makes a difference for patients and their families.
$20
Covers the cost to send a "Box of Hope" care package to a patient
$120
Covers the cost to add one potential marrow donor to the Be The Match Registry®
$500
Secures one week of temporary housing during transplant recovery
$2,000
Helps families make ends meet while the caregiver provides full-time care
FUNDRAISE WITH INSTAGRAM BINGO
To begin, make sure each member of your chapter has set up a fundraising page. Second, ask your members to share why supporting Be The Match is important to them, and post on social media encouraging their friends and families to donate.
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Post the GIVE card to your Instagram
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Ask everyone to GIVE one of the dollar amounts
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As your card fills up, mark donations with IG handles and keep posting so your followers see what boxes are left!
OFFER THE BLOOD STEM CELL CURRICULUM
Earn more points for your chapter!
Be The Match developed an interactive curriculum to teach students about blood stem cell transplants and our life-saving mission. When your teacher offers the curriculum as an assignment or extra credit, your chapter earns 20 points!
HOSA STUDENT VOLUNTEER ACCOUNT
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All HOSA students must create a volunteer account for the 2021-2022 year.
LOG YOUR HOURS
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Each month come back here and log your hours. Sum up the work you have done for the month and enter it. Be sure to choose HOSA in the dropdown menu.
MISSION MOMENT
Join Emily, a college student and member of HOSA-Future Health Professionals, as she donates blood stem cells to help a complete stranger.
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
Meet Keonna, a HOSA alum and recent donor. Keonna has a message for HOSA members ready to change lives with Be The Match!
ABOUT BE THE MATCH
Thousands of people are diagnosed every year with life-threatening blood cancers and diseases like leukemia and sickle cell. They depend on Be The Match and our supporters to find a match to save their life.
As the global leader in blood stem cell transplantation, we connect the world’s most diverse registry of donors with patients who are their genetic match. Just 30% of patients needing a transplant have a full match within their family. The other 70% of patients turn to us for help.