[Talk] Bone marrow donor for fellow geek
Adam Glass
talk@flux.org
Tue, 1 Apr 2008 15:53:20 -0400
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Hi all,
This came to me from the ACM SIGGRAPH local chapter's list. I'm reposting
it here in case somebody wants to do a huge act of kindness for someone
they've never met.
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I am writing to ask everyone for their help in publicizing the need for a
bone marrow donor for Emru Townsend. Emru is the SIGGRAPH 2008 Computer
Animation Festival Co-Chair and a long-time member of the ACM SIGGRAPH
community. In December of 2007, he was diagnosed with Leukemia.
You can use the following blurb to post on your web site or to e-mail your
members. How you get the word out is up to you but if you can help spread
the word, it will be very much appreciated. If you have any specific
questions about helping Emru, you may contact Leslie Bishko at
leslie@siggraph.ca.
Thank you for your help with this.
Scott
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Emru Townsend is the editor of FPS Magazine, an animation critic, writer and
active member of the SIGGRAPH community. Emru has often covered the
SIGGRAPH annual conferences for PC World and FPS, as well as participating
himself as panelist, moderator for Sketches and jury member of the Computer
Animation Festival. Slated to chair the 2009 Computer Animation Festival,
he was acting as co-chair this year, until he was diagnosed with Leukemia in
December, 2007.
A campaign is under way to find a bone-marrow donor for Emru. *Time is of
the essence* as the optimal window of opportunity is in the first few months
after remission. A broad and diverse array of donors is required because
the chance of finding a match requires finding the right combination of
matching human leukocyte antigens (HLAs) between donor and recipient. *While
anyone, anywhere can be a potential match*, Emru's best chance for a match
comes from a donor who shares his ethnic background. As the son of two
African Caribbean parents, his chances are further diminished as blacks are
underrepresented in bone marrow registries worldwide.
Please visit http://www.healemru.com for full details on how you can sign up
to be a bone marrow donor. Registering can help save not only Emru's life,
but that of one of the many other patients waiting for a bone marrow
transplant.
--
Scott Lang
ACM SIGGRAPH Director for Chapters
SIGGRAPH 2008 International Resources Co-Chair
NYC ACM SIGGRAPH Vice-Chair
Video and Animation Instructor - Bergen County Academies
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--Adam
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Hi all,<div><br></div><div>This came to me from the ACM SIGGRAPH local chapter's list. I'm reposting it here in case somebody wants to do a huge act of kindness for someone they've never met.</div>
<div><br></div><div>=========================================</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; ">I am writing to ask everyone for their help in publicizing the need for a bone marrow donor for Emru Townsend. Emru is the SIGGRAPH 2008 Computer Animation Festival Co-Chair and a long-time member of the ACM SIGGRAPH community. In December of 2007, he was diagnosed with Leukemia.<br>
<br>You can use the following blurb to post on your web site or to e-mail your members. How you get the word out is up to you but if you can help spread the word, it will be very much appreciated. If you have any specific questions about helping Emru, you may contact Leslie Bishko at <span><span><a href="mailto:leslie@siggraph.ca" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); ">leslie@siggraph.ca</a>. <br>
<br>Thank you for your help with this.<br><br>Scott<br><br>************************************************<br clear="all"></span></span><br><p><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">Emru Townsend is the editor of FPS Magazine, an animation critic, writer and active member of the SIGGRAPH community. Emru has often covered the SIGGRAPH annual conferences for PC World and FPS, as well as participating himself as panelist, moderator for Sketches and jury member of the Computer Animation Festival. Slated to chair the 2009 Computer Animation Festival, he was acting as co-chair this year, until he was diagnosed with Leukemia in December, 2007.<br>
<br>A campaign is under way to find a bone-marrow donor for Emru. <b>Time is of the essence</b> as the optimal window of opportunity is in the first few months after remission. A broad and diverse array of donors is required because the chance of finding a match requires finding the right combination of matching human leukocyte antigens (HLAs) between donor and recipient. <b>While anyone, anywhere can be a potential match</b>, Emru's best chance for a match comes from a donor who shares his ethnic background. As the son of two African Caribbean parents, his chances are further diminished as blacks are underrepresented in bone marrow registries worldwide.<br>
<br>Please visit <span style="color: blue; "><a href="http://www.healemru.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); ">http://www.healemru.com</a></span> for full details on how you can sign up to be a bone marrow donor. Registering can help save not only Emru's life, but that of one of the many other patients waiting for a bone marrow transplant.</span></p>
<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "></span><br><font color="#888888">-- <br>Scott Lang<br>ACM SIGGRAPH Director for Chapters<br>SIGGRAPH 2008 International Resources Co-Chair<br>NYC ACM SIGGRAPH Vice-Chair<br>
Video and Animation Instructor - Bergen County Academies</font></span><br></div><div><div>=======================================</div>
<div><br></div><div>--Adam</div></div>
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