
BE AN ANGEL + SAVE A LIFE
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"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.
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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.
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To learn more, email info@phaseonefoundation.org







