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Rotarians And Interact Students Raise Awareness For Leukemia
KICKS-OFF VIRTUAL WALK-A-THON Save A Life
The Rotary Club of Silicon Andhra together with their newly formed student Interact Rotary Club – will host a virtual Walk-A-Thon to raise awareness of Leukemia and how you can help save a life!
Rotary and the Interact Club are partnering with the Asian American Donor Program (AADP)https://www.aadp.org/about/our-story/, a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing the availability of potential stem cell donors for patients with life-threatening diseases curable by a stem cell transplant.
“There is no cure, and we are hoping the awareness effort will educate the public by becoming a Stem Cell donor,” said Raju Chamarthi, club president, Rotary Club of Silicon Andhra.
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“We are hoping to have 1,000 participants register for the Walk-A-Thon, and an accumulation of 10,000 miles over the duration of the 10 days and raise donations as well to support these efforts ongoing,” he added.
DETAILS AND REGISTRATION
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Date: April 2-11, 2021
Join our virtual walk. Let’s make a difference together.
Find our club INTERACT-RCOSA on the STAVA application.
Download the application to register and keep track of your walking distance daily.
www.strava.com/clubs/INTERACT-RCOSA
RSVP: tinyurl.com/INTERACT-iWALK
ABOUT THE ASIAN AMERICAN DONOR PROGRAM
Asian American Donor Program (AADP) is dedicated to increasing the availability of potential stem cell donors for patients with life-threatening diseases curable by a stem cell transplant.
AADP is a community-based nonprofit for social benefit (501©3), and an organization specialized in conducting outreach and donor registration drives in and with diverse communities. AADP is an official recruitment center of the Be The Match registry. To learn more, visit our website at https://www.aadp.org/about/our-story/
ABOUT THE ROTARY CLUB OF SILICON ANDHRA
Rotary unites people from all continents and cultures who take action to deliver real, long-term solutions to our world’s most persistent issues. The Rotary Club of Silicon Andhra, chartered in August 2019, is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with more than 200 Rotarians is driving the Rotary’s mission with several impactful service projects. To learn more, visit:
Contact:
Priya Tanugula
Rotary Club of Silicon Andhra
priya.tanugula@siliconandhrarotary.org
(949) 572-9320
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