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On July 13th, Michigan Blood will hos moonlit4

t Moonlit Miles for Marrow, a 15K & 5K trail run at 7:30 p.m. at Klackle Orchards, 11466 West Carson City Road in Greenville. All the proceeds will go to help pay for tissue-type testing of prospective marrow donors for the Marrow Program at Michigan Blood.

This is going to be a beautiful and challenging run for runners of all skill levels. It’s also a great chance to help patients who need marrow/stem cell transplants find a matching donor. Their race is always the hardest. And with initial testing costing over $100 per person, each runner can make a big difference.

Moonlit Miles for Marrow will also feature a family fun astmostphere and a post race party featuring, food, and refreshments and event shirt. Spectators are encouraged to join the race as well by cheering on their favorite runners and registering to become marrow donors at the race. Any healthy person between the ages of 18 and 60 can become a prospective marrow donor.

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Race packets will be available for pick-up the day before the race at:

TBA

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Train for Moonlit Miles for Marrow with The Dirty Herd

The Dirty Herd is a collection of individuals who love trail running. Whether you're a trail running novice or a skilled single track navigator, join us for our weekly run and discover the epic adventure waiting for you in the woods.

We have groups in both Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo. Check out our Facebook groups for more information!

Or contact:

Gazelle Sports - Grand Rapids
Rob Andro
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Gazelle Sports - Kalamazoo
Tim Martin
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Friday, July 13th, 2012
7:30pm Start

$35 15K Trail Run
$20 5K Run/Walk

Group/Family (3 or more people over the age of 11)
$30 15K per person
$18 5K per person

Free kids 10 and Under

$5 late fee applied to all registrations after June 28

Click to download a mail-in entry form

Klackle’s Orchards
11466 W. Carson City Rd.
Greenville, MI 48838

Packet pickup is on Thursday, July 12, time and location TBA

Day-of registration begins at Klackle Orchards at 6pm

For more information please contact:
racedirector@moonlitformarrow.com

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Michigan Blood’s Marrow Program recruits prospective marrow donors throughout Michigan for the National Marrow Donor Program’s (NMDP) Be the Match registry, and also provides supportive services to marrow donors and to patients who need transplants. Marrow/stem cell transplants may represent the best hope of survival for people with life-threatening blood diseases such as aplastic anemia and some kinds of leukemia. Donors can be found within a patient’s family only about 30% of the time. The other 70% of patients need to find unrelated volunteer donors. The NMDP estimates that more than 10,000 adults and children a year with life-threatening diseases could benefit from a marrow transplant.

About Michigan Blood

Founded in 1955, Michigan Blood is an independent, nonprofit, community service organization that is the provider of choice for blood and blood products for hospitals across Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. Michigan Blood is committed to serving the needs of Michigan hospital facilities first. In addition to its blood donation program, Michigan Blood offers a number of different services, including a cord blood bank, marrow/stem cell program, transfusion medicine consultation, transplant center support, and other programs. For more information, visit www.miblood.org.

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