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Time for Real Salt Lake fans to step up for the Williams family

Several times since the announcement that Andy Williams wife Marcia has been fighting Leukemia and in need of a bone marrow transplant drives have been held to try and find a donor as well as to add people to the DKMS database. Here are the details:

SANDY, UT (Wednesday, January 28, 2009) –
In a continuing effort to lend support to Marcia Williams, the wife of RSL midfielder Andy Williams, Soccer Unites Utah and Real Salt Lake will partner with DKMS – the world’s largest marrow donor center – to host a bone marrow match drive at Rio Tinto Stadium tomorrow, Thursday, January 29. Tomorrow’s drive, just the latest in a series of similar events taking place on behalf of the Williams family by the soccer community nationwide – will take place from 3:00-7:00 p.m. in the Media Workroom, located on the stadium’s west side.

 

To help drive attention for the event, KALL 700 Sports hosts Bill Riley and Spencer Checketts will host the “Bill and Spence” afternoon drive-time show during the entirety of the marrow drive from 3:00-7:00 p.m. to encourage fans and supporters to stop by and assist in this worthwhile cause. In addition, several Real Salt Lake players – most of who have just recently arrived back on the Wasatch Front to prepare for the 2009 preseason – are expected to stop by the event to enter themselves among the nearly two million people that are already in DKMS’ database of potential bone marrow donors.

 

All are invited to undergo free testing to see if you’re a match for Marcia or one of the thousands of others desperately seeking a bone marrow transplant – all it takes is 10 minutes to fill out a little paperwork and take a swab of your cheek. Donors age 18-55 that are in good general health are eligible to undergo free testing to see if they are a match for Marcia or another one of the thousands of people seeking a bone marrow transplant… all it takes is a little paperwork and a swab of your cheek. Below is the full list of guidelines for potential donors:

 

  • Be between the ages of 18-55
  • Be in good general health
  • Not HIV positive or at risk for AIDS
  • Not have severe heart disease
  • Not have a history of cancer
  • Note have autoimmune disorders such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis or multiple sclerosis
  • Not have severe asthma (daily inhalers are acceptable)
  • Not have diabetes requiring insulin
  • Not have hepatitis
  • Not have epilepsy
  • Not have chronic or severe back problems or surgery

 

Those attending tomorrow’s marrow match drive are asked to park in the West/VIP lot and enter the stadium through the main west/VIP lobby, off of which the Media Workroom entrance is located. Any media attending the event are asked to contact John Koluder in the RSL Communications Department at 801-918-5050. If you are seeking more information, head over to www.DKMSamericas.org for more on what it means to be a bone marrow donor or visit www.SoccerUnitesUtah.com for more ways in which you can help assist the Williams family.

 

 

WHAT:    RSL/Soccer Unites Utah
Bone Marrow Match Drive on behalf of Marcia Williams

 

WHEN:    TOMORROW – Thursday, January 29, 2009

                3:00-7:00 p.m. MT

       
 

WHERE: Rio Tinto Stadium Media Workroom

                Ground level, just off of main west/VIP lobby

                9256 South State Street - Sandy, UT

                *** Parking available in the West Lot at Rio Tinto Stadium

 

WHO:      Andy & Marcia Williams

                Real Salt Lake players and coaches

                Live remote of KALL 700 Sports’ “Bill and Spence” Show

 


 

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