BE AN ANGEL + SAVE A LIFE

"Be an Angel + Save a Life" is a Phase One program designed to add potential donors to the Bone Marrow National Registry. The simple ten-minute process of "swabbing" the inside of the mouth can help save the life of a person in need of a bone marrow or stem cell transplant. Jacob Sachse started "Be an Angel + Save a Life" in 2007 as a way of "paying forward" after the life of his father, Ed, was saved by a stranger who donated her stem cells.

View Ed's story as told at the Eighth Annual Phase One Foundation Gala:

Working with his mother, Julie Sachse, and approximately 40 fellow high school students, the first bone marrow/stem cell drive was held in November 2007. The goals were to:

• Add hundreds of new names to the Bone Marrow National Registry
• Raise awareness and educate the community on the benefits of becoming a stem cell donor
• Enlist corporate sponsors to offset the $52 per donor cost incurred by City of Hope

Pictures from Nov. 17, 2007 Drive at Crossroads School Community Center:

Because of the success of the first "Be an Angel + Save a Life" drive, the group has made its program available to organizations and individuals who want to add even more "angels" to save lives.

PHASE ONE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Inspired by her own family’s battles with cancer, Megan Chan (Penn ’09) spearheaded CURE for Cancer Research – a Phase One and “Be an Angel + Save a Life” Bone Marrow Drive on Penn’s College Green in late April 2008. The five-day event culminated with a downtown fundraiser on the night of April 25. The group has raised more than $10,000 to date for Phase One.

Sponsors include Daily Pennsylvanian Newspaper and six well-known fraternities. For more information about these events contact Write.megan@gmail.com.

To learn more, email info@phaseonefoundation.org