Together We Can!
March for Marrow
The Woodlands 2020
Has gone VIRTUAL!
 

We wanted to run and walk with you on March 28th but…
In light of the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in our communities and with the health and well-being of our patients, family members, friends, and faculty as our top priority, on March 9th AAMDSIF decided to go VIRTUAL with March for Marrow nationwide. 

There are still ways we can keep in touch and contribute invaluable information to our communities through our AAMDSIF webinars specific to the COVID-19 and our patients and families dealing with rare bone marrow failure diseases. 

And thanks to technology - we can support the work of AAMDSIF by simply donating to our VIRTUAL event or by participating in our stellar Raffle (below). Thank you!

The Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation provides education, support, and hope for patients living with aplastic anemia, myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) and related bone marrow failure diseases.

 Help us raise awareness for bone marrow failure disease!

Make a difference, help a patient. Don't delay!
Register online through 3/31/2020 for the Virtual Walk!

Register to become a Virtual Walker or simply Donate!

DETAILS

When
March 28th for the virtual walk!
Raffle Drawing, Wednesday, April 1, 2020!

Where
Take part in this virtual walk by taking a stroll through your neighborhood, on your treadmill, or sleep in! 

What
We want to raise awareness and funds through this event to search for a cure for bone marrow failure disease and support the patients 
who are living with it!

Raffle

Tickets are $5 each or six (6) tickets for $25. Email Bill Hamm or text him at 512-750-5894 to buy tickets or if you have sold tickets. 

We will hold the Raffle drawing on Wednesday, April 1, 2020.  The 11th Anniversary March for Marrow, The Woodlands Raffle has something for everyone!  To date prizes include:

• Bernhardt Winery tasting for 20 
• 2 Nights at a Hyatt Regency
• 2 Nights at the Woodlands/Springwood Marriott
• James Avery Artisan Jewelry $100 gift certificates (5)  
• The Woodlands Resort and Spa 1 Night + $150 Gift Card
• DEFINE Body & Mind The Woodlands Gift Certificate
• J Thompson Salon Package
• Arbonne $200 Gift Certificate 
• Cru Wine Bar $100 Bar Gift Certificate 
• Fleet Feet $50 Gift Certificate 
• Mia Hamm autographed item plus Nike gym bag 
• Arctic 20-30 Quart Cooler

Timeline

Save the Date for 2021!

We are hoping that COVID 19 is under control by 2021 and we are scheduling our 12th Annual March for Marrow The Woodlands for Saturday, March 27, 2021. 

Check in at www.marchformarrow.org this December for further details. 

PLANNING COMMITTEE

This event would not be successful without the volunteers who serve on these committees.

The Woodlands, TX event committee is a wonderful group of Texas volunteers who work together throughout the year to plan this event!  Thank you to our Planning Committee members for all of their hard work!

Stephanie Dillon Hamm, Chair, Sponsorships & Business Engagement
Michelle Sillence, Sponsorships & Business Engagement
Stephen King, AAMDSIF Board Representative
Mary Swift, Media & Marketing Chair
Rosalyn Jones-Waters, Community Relations
Janet ValVerde, Community Relations
Heather Porter, Volunteer Coordinator
Ron Porter, Volunteer Coordinator
Ron Duncan, Patient and Family Outreach 
Bill Hamm, Web Page & Fundraising Support
Steve Olson, Logistics

VOLUNTEER
The success of this event depends on our volunteers, thank you for all the work you put into planning this awareness opportunity!

FAQs
If you have any questions, please contact Bill Hamm to learn more. You can also review our FAQs below.
Download here!

2020 WALK STAR: RON DUNCAN
‘’Mr. Duncan, What's wrong with you?’ These were the first words Ron heard on his journey with Pure Red Cell Aplasia (PRCA).

Ron was diagnosed in 2005 when a routine blood donation went awry. The young woman testing his hemoglobin level had never seen one at 7.8 and called the head doctor who explained that they usually didn’t take blood at that level and sent him to his local doctor. 

After seeing several specialists Ron was called at work and sent for a bone marrow biopsy and three units of blood. After two biopsies the third was sent to a medical school where the pathologists determined he had PRCA.  PRCA is exceptionally rare, and his first hematologist was overwhelmed.  She directed Ron to another specialist who explained what PRCA was and told him not to come back to him!

Ron’s treatment changed to cyclosporine, prednisone and surgeries for other medical issues.  In early 2008 he discovered a project to study PRCA patients for five years.  When he called, he was referred to AAMDS for the first time.  In turn, Leigh Clark referred him to Dr. Maciejewski in Cleveland for the study.  For the first time Ron felt that things were headed in the right direction. Under Dr. Maciejewski care for 10 years, Ron has been off all drugs since 2015 and has helped with M4M Texas since 2011.

SPONSORS
Our thanks to these supporters who help the March for Marrow possible and ultimately make a difference in patients' lives.

National Sponsors

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Presenting Sponsor

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