| 331 National Chinese Stem Cell Drive |
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THANK YOU to everyone who came out to volunteer, support and register on March 31, 2012! This year, the National Chinese Stem Cell Drive registered 4,616 new registrants into the Canadian stem cell registry (with the majority of new registrants being in the optimal age range of 17-35)! On behalf of all patients around the world looking for a stem cell match, thank you! You've all brought new hope to those waiting.
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(click to enlarge) Hey Everyone! This year's national drive will be happening on Saturday, March 31, 2012, and will be titled 331!! It's going to be even bigger than last year's! This year, we will be in 4 cities across Canada - Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal! With these 4 cities, we will be in 9 locations! We are also pleased to announce that Patrick Chan is again, graciously supporting our cause as our celebrity spokesperson! Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti, Richmond Hill Mayor Dave Barrow, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan, and Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie have all decided to support us as well by declaring March as "Chinese Stem Cell Awareness Month" to help Chinese patients in need of unrelated donors for transplants. Click here to read Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's Proclamation! Pictures with Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson's and Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan's Proclamation Ceremonies (respective, click to enlarge).
On March 25th, Toronto Chinese Evangelical Ministerial Fellowship (TCEMF) will have a National Day of Prayer for OtherHalf and our 331 event! The event will happen between 11AM and 5PM. Here are the location details: Toronto: • First Markham Place万锦广场 - Markham (3255 Hwy. 7) Vancouver: • Aberdeen Centre 時代坊 - (4151 Hazelbridge Way, Richmond) Calgary: • Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre 卡城中華文化中心 - (197 First Street, SW Calgary) Montreal: • Montreal Chinese Community and Cultural Center 滿地可中華文化宫 - (1088 rue Clark, Montreal) Press Conferences We will be having press conferences in the different cities to promote our 331 event. Montreal: February 28th Vancouver: March 1st Calgary and Toronto: March 8th Check out the images from Montreal's Press conference below! (Click to enlarge)
Here are some pictures from the Toronto press conference! (click to enlarge)
Media Coverage April 5, 2012 NorStar - Listen to your inner voice, give someone the gift of life - http://www.enorstar.com/canadaeast/2012/0405/26693.shtml April 2, 2012 CNC World - Chinese Canadian Stem Cell Donation - http://www.cncworld.tv/news/v_show/23297_Chinese_Canadian_stem_cell_donation.shtml OMNI TV News - Stem Cell Drive - http://bcove.me/i0ywmfeb April 1, 2012 Calgary Herald - Stem Cell Drive to Boost Donor Pool - http://www.calgaryherald.com/Stem+cell+drive+boost+donor+pool/6393165/story.html China Daily - Canadian Stem Cell Dive Targets Chinese Donors - http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-04/01/content_14966349.htm Shanghai Daily - Canadian stem cell drive targets Chinese donors - http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.asp?id=61089 March 31, 2012 CTV - Hema-Quebec to Chinese community: please register stem cells - http://montreal.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20120331/mtl_donor_120331/20120331/?hub=MontrealHome Sing Tao Weekly - 331 National Chinese Stem Cell Drive - Page 1 Page 2 CBC - Stem Cell Campaign - http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/1221258968/ID=2218389284 March 31, 2012 CTV - Hema-Quebec to Chinese community: please register stem cells - http://montreal.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20120331/mtl_donor_120331/20120331/?hub=MontrealHome Sing Tao Weekly - 331 National Chinese Stem Cell Drive - Page 1 Page 2 March 30, 2012 24H Vancouver - Call for Chinese-Canadian stem cell donors - http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/News/local/2012/03/29/19568521.html CBC Radio Montreal - Stem Cell Drive - http://www.cbc.ca/homerun/2012/03/30/stem-cell-drive/ March 29, 2012 Calgary Herald - Chinese urged to participate in stem cell donation - http://www.calgaryherald.com/health/Chinese+urged+participate+stem+cell+donation/6377355/story.html March 28, 2012 OMNI News - Stem Cell Drive - http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1173939777001?bckey=AQ~~,AAAAFOzDiwE~,6Yig_ZA7wqtQEy1QtuWU6qVFeiDXQ5Bi&bclid=424690571001&bctid=1535454573001 (please click "Stem Cell Drive 28 March 2012" from the list) March 26, 2012 Metro News Montreal (french) - Cellules souches: Héma-Québec lance un appel à la communauté chinoise - http://www.journalmetro.com/linfo/article/1135168--cellules-souches-hema-quebec-lance-un-appel-a-la-communaute-chinoise March 25, 2012 AM1430 Radio - Interview with Dr. Fong - http://www.am1430.com/program_archive_pop.php?f=program_archive/12_261.mp3 March 24, 2012 Sing Tao Weekly - 331 Coverage - http://www.chinesestemcell.ca/Media/Newspaper_articles/331/singtaoweekly0324.pdf March 22, 2012 Metro News - Chinese Stem Cell Donors Needed, stat! http://www.metronews.ca/toronto/local/article/1130978--chinese-stem-cell-donors-needed-stat March 22, 2012 Metro News - Chinese Stem Cell Donors Needed, stat! http://www.metronews.ca/toronto/local/article/1130978--chinese-stem-cell-donors-needed-stat March 17, 2012 Sing Tao Weekly - "I believe this world is full of kind-hearted people" - Page 1 Page 2 March 14, 2012 A1 Radio - 331 Radio Promotion - Track 1 Track 2 March 11, 2012 Fairchild TV - What's On's segment on 331. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-c59PqJMu8&feature=player_embedded March 10, 2012 Sing Tao Weekly - 331 Coverage - Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Sing Tao Daily - 331 Coverage - http://www.chinesestemcell.ca/Media/Newspaper_articles/331/singtaodaily0310.pdf March 9, 2012 New Tang Dynasty TV - http://www.ntdtv.ca/b5/2012/03/08/Art47541.html InsideToronto - Chinese community seeks to expand stem cell donor list http://www.insidetoronto.com/community/health/article/1313723--chinese-community-seeks-to-expand-stem-cell-donor-list World Journal - 華人3‧31幹細胞登記 滿地可加入串連 http://tor.worldjournal.com/view/full_to/17807534/article-%E8%8F%AF%E4%BA%BA3%E2%80%A731%E5%B9%B9%E7%B4%B0%E8%83%9E%E7%99%BB%E8%A8%98-%E6%BB%BF%E5%9C%B0%E5%8F%AF%E5%8A%A0%E5%85%A5%E4%B8%B2%E9%80%A3-?instance=tor New Tang Dynasty TV - Stem Cell Registry calls on Chinese Community to Save Lives http://www.ntdtv.ca/b5/2012/03/08/Art47541.html Ming Pao Daily - Chinese Stem Cell Registry call to action on behalf of a Half-Chinese patient http://www.mingpaotor.com/htm/News/20120309/tfa1.htm Sing Tao Daily - Four Cities Across Canada for 3.31 http://news.singtao.ca/toronto/2012-03-09/city1331284989d3743328.html Sing Tao Daily - 10 Minutes of Registration may save lives. Mixed race patient Katie needs a helping hand. http://news.singtao.ca/toronto/2012-03-09/city1331284968d3743327.html Toronto Star - Chinese Stem Cell Donors Desperately Needed, says Canadian Blood Services http://www.thestar.com/news/crime/article/1143429--chinese-stem-cell-donors-desperately-needed-says-canadian-blood-services?bn=1#article March 8, 2012 A1 Radio - Interview with Toronto Co-Chair Chai Chai Kwok - http://www.chinesestemcell.ca/Media/Newspaper_articles/331/A1Radio0308.mp3 Calgary Sun - Chinese Stem Cell Donors Sought - http://www.chinesestemcell.ca/Media/Newspaper_articles/331/calgarysun0308.pdf TorCN.com - Coverage of the 331 Press Conference in Toronto http://www.torcn.com/bbs/deal/10353.html Global TV – Looking for a mixed stem cell match http://www.globalnews.ca/video/index.html?v=QbJuJjp4M5fuFt7DEzc6TvlEcrshgiFu#health
March 2, 2012 Fairchild TV - http://www.fairchildtv.com/whatsnews.php?type=vancouver&year=2012#event473 March 2012 Herald Monthly - http://www.heraldmonthly.ca/newspaper/web/articleView.php?date=201203&id=806 February 29, 2012 Easy.ca – 331 National Chinese Stem Cell Drive http://www.easyca.ca/news/bencandy.php?fid=11&id=12381&rid=13209
February 28, 2012 YorkBBS – To save a life, Chinese Canadian Stem Cell Registry begins http://news.yorkbbs.ca/event/2012-02/1241823.html 51.ca – Widow speaks on behalf of Chinese Canadian patients needing donor transplants http://info.51.ca/news/canada/2012/02/28/248757.shtml
February 27, 2012 TorCN.com – 2012 OtherHalf National Chinese Stem Cell Drive Toronto Press Conference http://www.torcn.com/bbs/deal/10092.html
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Montreal Training Session
Toronto Training Sessions
Calgary Training Session
Watch these promo videos for 331!
Mini-Drives In support of OtherHalf's 331 Drive, a number of community groups and student groups have come forward to host their own drives throughout the month of March. Below are some of the locations where the mini-drives are happening: (PLEASE NOTE that these drive are happening on DIFFERENT dates from the main 331 Drive - once the dates have been confirmed at each of these locations, they will be put on the website) Calgary University of British Columbia 331 Supporters
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