Personal Message from the Kye Carpenter Mark Appeal
"Yesssss finally the news we have been dreaming of, a match has been found for Kye!! We still have a long road ahead and are begging more black and mixed race people to come forward and donate as the amount of registered donors is still drastically low!! Thank you for everyones continued support! To be a hero contact www.aclt.org xx"
Message from Charmaine Green, mother of little Nevaeh
"Whilst we are all sharing the happy news that a potential match has been found for Kye can we also remember that Kye has not yet had his transplant. God forbid anything going wrong but we still need people to remember that this is the early stages of a long road. There are also LOTS of other Kye's out there waiting for that match......
If you have signed up to be a bone marrow donor stay on the register and keep encouraging others to join. We still need people to come forward and be a hero, if not for Kye maybe for another child or adult waiting just as Kye and his family have!!! People are still losing their live's as they don't get a bone marrow match in time. Hopefully just as a possible match has been found for Kye, we can find that match for other families in the same position. Please spread the word and encourage everyone on your FB & BB to do the same and keep joining the register!"
Message from the ACLT
Thank you to EVERYONE who donated, came down to support, shared information, tweeted about Saturday's 18th June donor recruitment drive for #Donate4Kye. LONDON 360 was made aware of Kye's appeal and their video feature investigates why ethnic minorities have a lower chance of surviving the disease. It features international star Estelle, Tim Campbell and Edna (BBC's The Apprentice), actor Jimmy Akingbola (Holby City).
It was a successful day as just under 500 donor registrations for bone marrow, blood and organ, and all of us here at the ACLT HQ are extremely grateful. Please continue to support us in our bid to find life saving matched donors for individuals within the Black, Asian & Mixed race communities.
Great news about a potential donor for Kye. However let's be very cautious and wait until the transplant actually takes place before the celebrations can really begin. Many stages to go through, however we must repeat it is great news.
YOU can make a difference... It's quick, its easy and now it only requires a small saliva test to become a potential life-saver.
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT THE 2 DONATION PROCEDURES
Please feel free to call our our office in Central Croydon on 020 8240 4480 to book an appointment and join the bone marrow register immediately with the assistance of our team.
To register via the Anthony Nolan please click here to request a Saliva kit via their online application form.
3 YR OLD KYE CARPENTER-MARK HAS LEUKAEMIA (AML)
AND HAS RECENTLY RELAPSED AND IS BACK IN HOSPITAL RECEIVING URGENT CARE
KYE IS MIXED RACE (WHITE / AFRICAN CARIBBEAN )
AND URGENTLY NEEDS A GENTICALLY MATCHED BONE MARROW DONOR
Click here for details
Click here to WATCH ITV LONDON TONIGHT NEWS OF KYE'S APPEAL ONLINE
***HAPPY BIRTHDAY***
KYE TURNED 3 YRS OLD ON 18 MAY 2011
** YOU COULD BE HIS SUPER HERO + MAKE A BIRTHDAY WISH COME TRUE? **
KYE'S FAMILY WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE ACLT
URGE PEOPLE FROM MIXED RACE + BLACK
+ OTHER ETHNIC COMMUNITIES TO SIGN UP AS A LIFESAVER
AT THE ACLT 'SUPER DONATION DAY' DONOR RECRUITMENT DRIVE
@ Lewisham's People's day - Mountsfield Park Catford SE6 1AN ON SAT 9th JULY 2011
Click here to Tell us you are coming on Kye's Appeal Event page on Facebook
‘Spit & Commit’ Be the ONE to register and be a lifesaver
SUPER HEROES WANTED!
Bone Marrow | Blood | Organ
We’ve made registering even easier with a quick & easy 'Spit & Commit' registration event.
Saturday 18th June - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Time: 11am till 4pm
Choice FM
Global Radio
30 Leicester Square
London
WC2H 7LA
(245 Anthony Nolan Trust potential Bone Marrow Donors registered and 216 Blood and organ donors signed up at Choice FM Global Radio Studios)
Saturday 9th July - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Time: 12 till 8pm
Lewisham's People's Day
Lewisham's FREE annual party in the park
Mountsfield Park
Catford
London
SE6 1AN
(74 Anthony Nolan Trust potential Bone Marrow Donors registered and 76 Blood and organ donors signed up at Lewisham People's Day in Catford)
Sunday 17th July - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Time: 11am till 7pm
Lambeth County Show
Lambeth's FREE annual party in the park
Herne Hill
London
SE24 0NG
(33 Anthony Nolan Trust potential Bone Marrow Donors registered and 57 Blood and organ donors signed up at the Lambeth County Show)
Saturday and Sunday 20th & 21st August - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Time: 12 till 6pm
CALO Festival - Pre event to the Notting Hill Carnival
Alexandra Palace
Alexandra way
London
N22 7AY
Please CLICK HERE to look at the Calo Festival Event
(82 Anthony Nolan Trust potential Bone Marrow Donors registered)
Friday 26th August - NOT OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC
Time: 10am till 3pm
Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM)
One Coleman Street
London
EC2R 5AA
(17 Anthony Nolan Trust potential Bone Marrow Donors registered and 14 Blood and 9 organ donors signed up)
Wednesday 31st August - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Time: 10am till 3pm
Central Middlesex Hospital,
BECAD Reception
Park Royal
London
NW10 7NS
(0 Anthony Nolan Trust potential Bone Marrow Donors registered and 6 Blood and 3 organ donors signed up)
Sunday 4th September - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Time: 1pm till 7pm
100 Black Men of London - Family Day
West Green Learning Centre
Park View Academy,
Langham Road
Tottenham
N15 3RB
(5 Anthony Nolan Trust potential Bone Marrow Donors registered and 8 Blood and 3 organ donors signed up)
Saturday 24th September - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Time: 10am till 3pm
Launch of the new Croydon University Hospital (formerly Mayday Hospital)
530 London Road (exact location within the hospital will be confirmed shortly)
Croydon
CR7 7YE
Monday 3rd October till Saturday 8th October - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Start and finish times will vary
Daniel De-Gale Blood Donation Week
In the 1st week of BLACK HISTORY MONTH please ‘Donate 4 Daniel'
Please CLICK HERE to get further details
Friday 14th October - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Time: 5pm till 9pm
Met Black Police Association - Celebration of Life Concert
Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX
Website: CLICK HERE to visit the ‘Celebration of Life' website for further details
ALTERNATIVELY, PLEASE VISIT OUR OFFICE TO REGISTER AS A POTENTIAL BONE MARROW, BLOOD OR ORGAN DONOR - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Time: 10.30am till 4.30pm
ACLT Office
7A Rathbone Square
Tanfield Road
Croydon
CR0 4HA
Help the ACLT to make a Life saving wish come true!
Please call ACLT office to book a 30 minute appointment. Tel no. 020 8240 4480
YOU can make a difference... It’s quick, its easy and now it only requires a small saliva test to become a potential life-saver.
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT THE 2 DONATION PROCEDURES
New dates will soon be added to our 2011 registration drives calendar. Look in the donor drives and events sections of our website.
To register via the Anthony Nolan please click here
New dates in London and other cities will be added to our 2011 list of registration drives. Please look at our website for further updates.
All we ask of you, especially if you are from the Black, Mixed Race and Ethnic Minority community and aged between 18-40 in relatively good health and not obese or under 8 stone, is to give up 30 minutes of your day to come down to the registration clinic venue where you can complete the application form, be counselled about the donation procedures and if you are ever found to be a matched donor what your preparation would be. This is followed by a Q & A's session and finally giving small saliva sample. The sample is taken to determine your bone marrow tissue type and these details with your name and location will be added on to a database of potential donors for patients awaiting matches around the world. On completion we will arm you with various bits of information and our contact details, just in case you need to speak with us in the future about anything.
If any of the ACLT dates or venues are not convenient to you or you are aged between the ages of 41-49 then we would strongly suggest that you contact the National Blood Service. The NBS has the 2nd largest register in the UK of potential bone marrow donors called the British Bone Marrow Registry (BBMR). The age to register onto the BBMR is between 18-49. The NBS are always in your area promoting the need for blood donation as well as the urgency for new potential bone marrow donors.
Please call them on 0300 123 23 23 and quote reference 'R20 - ACLT'
Tell them you want to become a blood and bone marrow donor, they will ask what area you live or work in and can direct you to the closest donation session taking place possibly that same day. They will also post out to you information on blood registration drives in your area. Another easy way of finding your nearest public session is via their website link http://www.blood.co.uk/ Just type in your home town or your postcode and you'll find plenty to choose from. And you don't even have to register before doing so. Just turn up on the day.
If you are willing and able to donate a unit of blood as well as joining the bone marrow register please give them a call. It is imperative that you must ensure to inform the NBS staff at the registration clinic that you want to also register as a potential Bone Marrow donor. (Do not presume that the NBS staff will automatically test you for Bone Marrow purposes) You will then be asked to read and sign the necessary Bone Marrow form in addition to the standard Blood Transfusion form. When you are donating a unit of blood for transfusion purposes, a small amount will also be taken and put aside for Bone Marrow testing.
You should not give blood via the National Blood Service if:
You've already given blood in the last 12 weeks
(normally, you must wait 16 weeks).
You have a chesty cough, sore throat or active cold sore (although the end of a cold is OK).
You're currently taking antibiotics or you have just finished a course within the last seven days.
You've had ear or body piercing or tattoos in the last 6 months.
You have received blood or think you may have received blood during the
course of any medical treatment or procedure anywhere in the world since 1st January 1980.
You've had a serious illness or major surgery in the past or are currently on medication.
Please discuss this with the clinical staff. The reason you're taking medicines
may prevent you from donating.
You've had complicated dental work. Simple fillings are OK after 24 hours,
as are simple extractions after 7 days.
You've been in contact with an infectious disease or have been given certain
immunisations in the last four weeks.
You're presently on a hospital waiting list or undergoing medical tests.
Please wait 6 months after returning from a malarial area before giving blood.
Thank you for reading our note, if you have any queries please feel free to contact us at the ACLT office. Thanking you in anticipation and hoping that we will see you with family and friends at one of the recruitment drives if not registering directly with the NBS or Anthony Nolan, because time is desperately running out.
Kind Regards
Beverley De-Gale OBE & Orin Lewis – Co-Founders of the ACLT
