Friday, September 7, 2007

Upcoming Drives

Thank you to everyone who has expressed interest in hosting a drive. I really hope that I can help others host their own drives.

Our last couple of drives have been pretty good. So far we have gotten 697 people to register. There are 2 drives coming up this week. One in San Jose and one in Houston. Dr. Julie Nguyen and her team of friends and family have put a ton of work into this upcoming Houston drive. Just in the last 3 weeks they have done the following:

1. Recruited 24 volunteers to help at the drive
2. Got the Kim Son Restaurant to set up tables and provide drinks and a banner.
3. Spoke on Saigon Houston radio and Vietnamese American Broadcasting (VAB) to raise awareness on this effort.
4. Solicited ideas from Hoa Lu and Milby members about other ways to promote this cause.
5. XayDung magazine published over 1000 copies and distributed a ll around Houston with my picture and great articles about leukemia and bone marrow drives. Also posted flyers all around Houston.
6. Created PROJECT SWAB (Save With A Brush) in collaboration with Dentist Anna Marie Nguyen to swab all of her patients' mouths. They are also trying to get other dentists involved.

This is just one example of the many groups of people who have graciously helped us promote this cause. Thank you so much for all of your hard work, love and support!

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