Established in 2012, BTMOC is more than a student-led program on college and university campuses. It is a burgeoning social movement to expand the reach of our life-saving mission, which is to deliver cures for blood cancers.

How Be The Match® Started When their 10-year-old daughter Laura was diagnosed with leukemia, Robert Graves, D.V.M., and his wife Sherry were ready to do anything they could to save her. They agreed to try the first ever bone marrow transplant from an unrelated donor. Laura received a transplant in 1979. And it worked. In 1979, 10-year-old Laura was diagnosed with leukemia. Her parents were ready to do anything they could to save their daughter. Desperate to save her life, her parents turned to alternative treatment options and agreed to try the first ever bone marrow transplant from an unrelated donor. Laura received a transplant in 1979. And it worked. Since 1987 – 68,000 people have also received marrow transplants. Today, Be The Match facilitates more than 6,000 transplants per year. Fast forward to today – Be The Match facilitates more than 6,000 transplants per year.

About Be The Match Be The Match is the world’s leading nonprofit organization focused on saving lives through marrow and cord blood transplantation. We Deliver Cures For Blood Cancers Patients need us -- Every 3 minutes someone is diagnosed with a blood cancer. 70 percent of patients do not have a donor in their family. They depend on Be The Match. Every dollar we raise helps more patients afford transplant, adds potential marrow donors to the registry and funds our life-saving research. We now know that for patients with blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma and other life-threatening diseases, a cure exists. Be The Match is the world’s leading nonprofit organization focused on saving lives through marrow and cord blood transplantation. For 25 years we have managed the largest and most diverse marrow registry in the world. This registry includes potential donors and cord blood units. In 2014, we added 546,000 new registry members, of which 45 percent were racially and ethnically diverse. We have 12.5 million registry members on the Be The Match Registry, and access to 24.5 million potential donors worldwide. In 2014, contributors gave almost $9 million and Be The Match volunteers donated 125,000 hours—a value of $2.8 million. Over 250 life-saving research studies are underway.

College students delivering cures Marrow transplant doctors request young donors 90% of the time. There are not enough young, available donors on the registry. College students have the power to be part of the cure. 90% of the time, doctors request young donors. Problem: Don’t have enough young, available donors. Too many people who are on the registry back out when called to donate. Problem: Not enough diversity on the registry. This generation provides more diversity than any other in history. The cure is literally inside you – you can be the cure!

What is Be The Match On Campus? Be The Match On Campus® is a college program dedicated to engaging students nationwide to save lives through marrow transplantation, all while developing valuable leadership skills. Chapters hold fundraising events, educate the campus community and add new committed members to the registry. Be The Match on Campus is a student-led program – Your opportunity to help lead a social movement on your campus and save lives The purpose of the program is to increase awareness educate the campus and community about the need for more young donors Recruit young, committed and diverse donors to the BTM Registry Raise funds for patients to ease financial burden of treatment

States with chapters There are over 100 chapters in the US

Program Objectives To engage and empower young adults who aspire to lead a social movement on college campuses -to save lives. To raise awareness about the need for potential donors who are: Young (18-25 years old) Committed and available when called to donate From all racial/ethnic backgrounds To grow the Registry To raise funds in support of our mission and patients Be The Match On Campus began as a grassroots effort by passionate students committed to saving the lives of patients who need a bone marrow transplant. Students have brought tremendous value to the mission. In turn, Be The Match began helping students set up school chapters so they can provide a unique, long-lasting legacy to their campus. Objectives To raise awareness about the need for young, committed donors and for more racial/ethnic diversity on the registry. Keep the social movement and chapter sustainable There are no costs to be a donor, but patients often are under financial stress. Raising funds helps them in a big way. In 2014, 3.5 million dollars went to patient assistance.

What’s in it for you? It’s a path to building strong skills: leadership, marketing, partnership building, communications, strategic planning, training and more. You can make a direct impact on saving lives. It’s an avenue to “give back” to the community. An opportunity to connect and share with students globally. Internship opportunities. A chance to make lifelong friends and have fun! Opportunity to build strong skills to help you in your work and home lives. Examples: Coordination: Practice coordinating skills to work with your board, your chapter members and other Be The Match On Campus chapters to further advocacy efforts. Outreach: Learn how to effectively use social media or speaking skills to reach out to the entire campus community Marketing: Learn how to successfully market your chapter, attracting team members, publicize and implement successful events. Fundraising: Gain valuable skills to rally your school and community to support the mission financially. You can help save lives and give back to your community Meet new people and here share ideas globally Make lifelong friends by working as a team with a common goal. Have fun! Sharing your passion and creating your own events is fun.

Misconceptions There are many misconceptions about the process of donating. That’s why we need you to help educate young adults. There are many myths about the donating process. Be The Match needs your help educating young adults. Here are a few of the myths…… next slides Anna – Student at Texas A&M who donated twice to a little girl Andrew – Donor and student leader from Clemson University

MYTH ONE MYTH: All donations involve surgery. FACT: The majority of donations do not involve surgery. Today, donation is most often done through a peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) donation which is non-surgical. The second way of donating is marrow donation, which is a surgical procedure. In each case, donors typically go home the same day they donate. Myth - All donations involve surgery. Facts: Most often, donation is done through a peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) donation which is non-surgical. The second way is a surgical procedure, taking marrow from the back of the donor’s pelvic bone. Either way, donors typically go home the same day.

MYTH TWO MYTH: Donating is painful and involves a long recovery. FACT: There can be uncomfortable but short-lived side effects of donating PBSC. Due to taking a drug called filgrastim for five days prior to donation, PBSC donors may have headaches, joint or muscle aches, or fatigue. PBSC donors are typically back to their normal routine in one to two days. Or…… Those donating marrow receive general or regional anesthesia so they feel no pain during donation. Marrow donors can expect to feel some soreness in their lower back for one to two weeks afterward. Most marrow donors are back to their normal activities in two to seven days. Myth - Donating is painful and involves a long recovery. Facts: With a PBSC donation, there can be short-lived side affects such as headaches or muscle aches. This is from a drug that is given prior to donation to increase the number of blood stem cells in your bloodstream. Marrow donors are given anesthesia so there is no pain during the donation process. They may have some soreness in their lower back for one to two weeks afterward.

MYTH THREE MYTH: Donating is dangerous and weakens the donor. FACT: Though no medical procedure is without risk, there are rarely any long-term side effects. Be The Match carefully prescreens all donors to ensure they are healthy and the procedure is safe for them. Because only five percent or less of a donor’s marrow is needed to save the patient’s life, the donor’s immune system stays strong and the cells replace themselves within four to six weeks. Myth - Donating is dangerous and weakens the donor. Facts: No medical procedure is without risk, but there are rarely any long-term side effects. Donor safety is critical to Be The Match. Donating uses 5% or less of the donor’s marrow so their immune system stays strong. Cells replace themselves within four to six weeks Be The Match also provides support and information every step of the way.

Results for 2014-2015 In the 2014-2015 academic year, Be The Match On Campus students: Recruited 18,780 committed members to the Be The Match Registry (Goal was 15,000!) Raised $186,804 for our patients (Goal was $150,000!) Shared almost 10,000 hours of time and talent From 2012 through mid-2015, student leaders have provided over 85 donors and the number keeps growing! Last academic year, chapters registered 18,780 people. That was 3,780 over goal! Students raised $186,804 - $36,804 over goal! Volunteered almost 10,000 hours. This is invaluable to Be The Match. Availability for Be The Match On Campus as of May 2015 is 56%. This means that 56% of people who signed up at a BTMOC drive answered the call to have more testing done to possibly go on to donate. This is a pretty good number, but needs to be improved. For other colleges and universities the rate is 50% - significantly lower. Since 2012, over 85 donors have come from BTMOC events.

Resources Available Student Guidebook Your Be The Match Community Engagement Representative Training BTMOC website and chapter page Chapter assistance funds Fundraising toolkit Group Facebook page Marketing materials Be The Match representative: You have a cheerleader in your corner at all times! Your rep is there to guide you through the year. The staff at Be The Match headquarters is also here to help. BTMOC website: All electronic materials and other tools are available on the site. Event assistance funds: Your group may require funds to reserve rooms, pay club fees, or cover necessary expenses. Fundraising toolkit: We have put together several examples of successful fundraising to help you at your campus. Group Facebook page: for idea sharing, best practices, recognition and support.

Questions? To see a complete list of chapters across the country, visit BeTheMatchOnCampus.org Local Contact: insert here National Contact: BeTheMatchOnCampus@nmdp.org Photo needed Add your chapter contact info Talk about any events you have coming up Thank them for their time and attention