Donate Blood this Weekend in Memory of Yorktown Lacrosse Star Matthew Kull

From the New York Blood Center (NYBC):

The will host the annual Matthew Kull Memorial Blood Drive in conjunction with New York Blood Center (NYBC) this weekend.

The blood drive is named in memory of Matthew Kull, a graduate and All-American lacrosse star, who died from Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in 2000. It will be held on Saturday, June 9 and Sunday, June 10, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at .

The blood drive will be held in conjunction with the school district’s , taking place this weekend.

During his battle with cancer, Kull was fortunate to have the support of his friends and family. However, he saw many families who were not so fortunate. The Matthew Kull Foundation for Healing Lymphoma, a charitable organization, was established in his honor to provide support for cancer families in their own battles with the disease.

Each and every day there are patients who depend on the transfusion of red blood cells, platelets and plasma to stay alive. Organizing a blood drive can be a thoughtful way of honoring or remembering someone special within the school community. 

Over the years, hundreds of blood drives have been dedicated to students, faculty and community members.

"Matty didn't survive, but he never felt alone in his battle," founders of the Matthew Kull Foundation write on their website. "All young lymphoma patients deserve that much. Please help us to help them!"

For more information on Matthew Kull and the Matthew Kull Foundation for Healing Lymphoma, please visit www.matthewsmission.org.

Here is what's posted on the Foundation's website as their mission:

Our mission, Matthew’s Mission, was born out of a mother-son promise to give back to other young cancer patients and their families all that had been given to us while undergoing treatments for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. We have experienced, firsthand, the difficulties of coping with lymphoma. Young people no matter how determined they are; lose motivation due to the uncertainty of a prognosis. If successive treatments fail, it becomes a constant battle to overcome pain and disappointment.

To make a charitable donation to the Matthew Kull Foundation, click here.

To donate blood or for information on how to organize a blood drive,
Please call toll free: 1-800-933-2566 or visit www.nybloodcenter.org

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