Be The One Run comes to Georgia

The Be The One Run is coming to Georgia and Atlantic Station, read on for more details...

Be The One Run^® comes to Georgia

Run/walk event brings together marrow donors and transplant patients, highlights the need for unrelated marrow transplants

Atlanta will host a Be The Match^® Be The One Run^® on Saturday, September 24, 2011 at Atlantic Station; bringing together marrow donors and transplant patients to highlight the need for unrelated marrow transplants.

This 5K run/walk fundraising event gives patients with leukemia, lymphoma, and 70 other life-threatening diseases a second chance at life. Every step participants take helps patients receive the marrow transplant they need.

Every year, 10,000 patients need a marrow transplant but have no donor match in their family. They depend on Be The Match to help them find an unrelated marrow donor and receive the transplant they need. For many, a marrow transplant is their best or only hope for a cure.

With a 5K, 1K Fun Run, and Tot Trot, Be The One Run is perfect for the entire family and for people of all fitness levels. Visit BeTheOneRun.org to register, fundraise and volunteer.

Through Be The Match Foundation^®, Be The One Run raises funds to support marrow transplant research, help patients with uninsured treatment costs, and add more volunteer potential marrow donors to Be The Match Registry^®, giving more patients hope for a cure.

The Atlanta Be The One Run is part of a 2011 national series that includes Be The One Runs in Minneapolis, Portland, Houston, Charlotte and Long Beach.

“Be The One Run reminds us all of the life-saving impact everyday people can make,” said Christine Fleming, president of Be The Match Foundation. “It invites participants to walk or run in the footsteps of patient families searching for a donor or those who have undergone a life-saving marrow transplant thanks to the kindness of a stranger and the advances in medical science.”

Take the first step. Register for the Be The One Run or support a runner or walker with a contribution. Visit BeTheOneRun.org.