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You can now send a donation to Carrie online.  The donation is TAX DEDUCTIBLE through the Patty Pollatos Fund, Inc.  Click here to donate online!!  Or you can mail a check donation to:

PPF Inc.

c/o Debbie Williams
11102 Eagletrace Drive

New Market, MD 21774-6704

PLEASE include CARRIE LEGGE in the comment box online or in the memo of a written check.

Thank you for your generosity & continued support! 

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If you are interested in joining the National Marrow Donation Registry - it is simple!  You can join in person at the Rockville location on 16630 Crabbs Branch Way, Rockville, MD 20855, or order the cheek swab kit by mail. Check out the website for more information about the registry.

 Joining the NMDP Registry is easy. Patients need donors who are between the ages of 18 and 60, meet the health guidelines and are willing to donate to any patient in need.

When you come to a donor drive, we will explain what it means to become a donor, help you understand your commitment, answer your questions and help you through the process.

All you need to do is:

     Complete a registration form with contact information, health history questions and a signed agreement to join   the NMDP Registry. To help you complete the form, bring along:

• Personal identification (such as a driver's license or passport)
• Contact information for two family members or friends who would know how to reach you in the future if your address changes.

• Pay for tissue-typing costs, in some cases (tax deductible donation).
• Give either a swab of cheek cells or a blood sample so your tissue type can be tested.

That's it! Your tissue type is then added to the NMDP Registry. Doctors search our Registry when they need to find a donor for their patients.