Mixed Marrow

Updated 11-15-12

Come Support the Be The One Run in Long Beach!

Join us Saturday, November 17th in Long Beach! Mixed Marrow will be supporting Team Krissy and Reyes of Hope!

If you are in the area, feel free to join our team! If you are not nearby, please consider donating to support our team and runners! Please click here and search for Team Krissy / Reyes of Hope in the team search section.

Updated 10-21-12

Find a Match for Isabelle!

Isabelle – Persian, Chinese

Isabelle is 5 years old who loves ballet and Disney princesses. She was diagnosed with beta thalassemia major, a genetic blood disorder. She has been searching for her perfect match since the age of 2.

Updated 06-10-12

Mixed Roots Film and Literary Festival in Los Angeles!

Join us this year, once again, June 15-17 at this great festival in Los Angeles at the Japanese American National Museum to celebrate film, writing, music and the arts! We love participating in this awesome weekend event to see the amazing ways people express their heritages!

Register for this FREE event by visiting their website here. Hope to see you there!

Updated 06-02-12

Join Us Again at Loving Day’s NYC Flagship Celebration!

Every year, it gets bigger and better! Join us at Loving Day’s 9th annual flagship celebration in NYC! FREE admission, food, beer, entertainment and activities at this family-friendly, multicultural extravaganza! We hope to see you there!

Visit Loving Day’s facebook event page or website for more information!

Updated 05-20-12

Kina Grannis Joins the Registry!

During Kina’s Los Angeles concert, Kina signed up with us along with her sister, Misa. Kina is a strong supporter of LLS and we are so grateful she allowed us to come along on tour to add more numbers to the registry!

Thanks to the help of other recruiters and groups, Icla da Silva, Helping Janet, Team Krissy, AADP, A3M, Bonfils Blood Center, Puget Sound Blood Center, Baylor Health, local reps from Be The Match, Hema Quebec and OneMatch Canada, we were able to tackle the majority of Kina’s concerts! We collectively educated and registered fans all across North America!

We are so thankful for Kina lending her name and concerts to save lives!

Updated 05-18-12

Come Support Janet and Other Patients!

We had the privilege and pleasure of working with folks from Helping Janet to help organize and man the Kina Grannis drives so we hope you can help and support their concert that will raise awareness about Janet and others’ stories as well as contribute to their efforts by purchasing a ticket.

Awesome bands will be performing, including Andrew Figueroa Chang and the Brots who has been a huge supporter of the registry for quite some time.

You can purchase tickets here!

Updated 05-01-12

Kina Grannis Concert Drives Going Strong!

More dates of drives added to the list!
May 1: Kina Grannis Concert (Chicago, IL)
May 2: Kina Grannis Concert (Cleveland, OH)
May 4: Kina Grannis Concert (Madison, WI)
May 7: Kina Grannis Concert (Denver, CO)
May 11: Kina Grannis Concert (Portland, OR)
May 12: Kina Grannis Concert (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
May 13: Kina Grannis Concert (Seattle, WA)
May 17: Kina Grannis Concert (San Francisco, CA)
May 18: Kina Grannis Concert (Los Angeles, CA)
May 20: Kina Grannis Concert (Honolulu, HI)
May 21: Kina Grannis Concert (Honolulu, HI)

Get your tickets before they are sold out!!

Updated 04-27-12

Support the Documentary, Mixed Match!

The campaign ends in less than 10 hours!

Support Mixed Match by visiting the IndieGoGo campaign HERE.
Mixed Match’s Site.
Mixed Match on Facebook.

Updated 04-12-12

Stella Meets Her Donor, Travis This Weekend!

Join the celebration! Visit the event page here.

Updated 04-11-12

Kina Grannis Concerts to Host Bone Marrow Drives!

Kina Grannis is a huge supporter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and her campaign, Run Team Kina is promoting health and fundraising for LLS. Along with her support of LLS, she and RTK have allowed us to help save lives by bringing drives to her concerts across North America.

So far, here are the confirmed dates where drives will be hosted:
April 15: Kina Grannis Concert (Dallas, TX)
April 17: Kina Grannis Concert (Atlanta, GA)
April 25: Kina Grannis Concert (New York, NY)
May 1: Kina Grannis Concert (Chicago, IL)
May 2: Kina Grannis Concert (Cleveland, OH)
May 11: Kina Grannis Concert (Portland, OR)
May 13: Kina Grannis Concert (Seattle, WA)
May 17: Kina Grannis Concert (San Francisco, CA)
May 18: Kina Grannis Concert (Los Angeles, CA)

Get your tickets before they are sold out!!

Updated 03-06-12

OSU Drive Today!

Updated 03-02-12

Mixed Match Trailer and Campaign Launched!

Mixed Match, a full length documentary in production, is being directed by talented Canadian filmmaker, Jeff Chiba Stearns. Mixed Marrow’s cause will be highlighted in the film along with the stories of many of our patients.

We need the help of the public to assist us in completing the film! Please check out the trailer on the link below and see how you can help!

Support Mixed Match by visiting the IndieGoGo campaign HERE.
Mixed Match’s Site.
Mixed Match on Facebook.

Updated 02-13-12

Seattle Drives!



Mixed Marrow has teamed up with the Puget Sound Blood Center in Seattle and MAPS at UW for drives this week Feb 14-16, come to UW at the Rotunda Foyer in the Magnuson Health Sciences Building from 10am-3pm!

** E-mail us at donate@mixedmarrow.org if you have any questions about these drives!

Updated 02-07-12

SoCal Drives this month!

Join us at UCLA, Saturday, February 11 as we host a drive following a very interesting conversation on race and its role in medicine. This discussion is being presented by UCLA’s Mixed Student Union and Multiracial Americans of Southern California (MASC).

Also, Krystle, a recently diagnosed Mexican/Filipino young woman needs your help to find her perfect match. Her family and friends have been working tirelessly with City of Hope and the Be The Match to host drives all over the southland. Some of her upcoming drives include USC on February 10 and Eagle Rock on February 25. Help Krystle find a match!

Updated 01-05-12

Kyle’s Campaign!

Kyle, a recently diagnosed 4 year old Chinese/Caucasian patient needs your help in finding a donor to cure his Aplastic Anemia. He will be having drives in the Bay Area this month hosted by AADP.

San Mateo
Saturday, January 7, 2012
11am – 2pm
Serendipity School
3172 Clearview Way, San Mateo, CA 94402

San Francisco
Saturday, January 14, 2012
12pm – 3pm
Haight Ashbury Free Clinics
558 Clayton Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

**Please help support this sweet little boy by coming out and spreading the word about these drives!

Updated 01-01-12

Les Grand Ballets Dancers in Canada Greeting!

How awesome! The Nutcracker dancers from Les Grand Ballets in Canada wishes a “Hapa New Year!” Thanks Hamilton, Kyle and Christin for your support for Mixed Marrow and film Mixed Match!

Updated 12-25-11

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy New Year from Mixed Marrow!

Here is a very sweet card we got from Maya who received her lifesaving transplant last year!

Updated 12-24-11
On Air in Korea!

Thanks to Arirang Radio in Korea for sharing our mission and speaking with us!! Hopefully we can get Korea talking about this important issue!

Updated 12-02-11

Krissy Kobata in Glamour!

Check out Krissy Kobata featured in the January 2012 issue of Glamour magazine! Krissy shares her story with readers and encourages them to donate!

Updated 10-26-11

Patient Imani and Mixed Marrow Featured on CNN!


Check out CNN’s site for the full story here.

For past stories, check our New Archives page.