Updated at 7:42 a.m., Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Bone marrow drive today at Turtle Bay
Advertiser Staff
The Hawaii Bone Marrow Donor Registry will hold a bone marrow drive from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at the Turtle Bay Resort, Kua Lima Ballroom.The registry is using a new "buccal swab" technique to register donors.
"A swab of the cheek cells inside a donor's mouth is taken, and the sample is collected and then sent to the National Marrow Donor Program repository for testing and storage," said Roy Yonashiro, Hawai'i registry recruitment specialist. Donors must be in good health and between the ages of 18 and 60.
The event is open to the public; free parking is available. For more information, call 547-6154 or visit www.marrow.org.
