BONE MARROW DRIVE AT TEMPLE ISRAEL
ON MITZVAH DAY
You Could Be the Lifesaving Match for 2-Year-Old Ezra

November 6, 2011

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Two-year-old Ezra Fineman needs a bone marrow transplant to survive.

RIDGEWOOD, NJ � Community Blood Services is partnering with Temple Israel and the Jewish Community Center in Ridgewood to host a bone marrow registration drive at the temple on Mitzvah Day, November 6, for 2-year-old Ezra Fineman.

Each year Mitzvah Day brings together volunteers from throughout the community for a day of service during which volunteers fulfill one of Judaism�s core values, tikkun olam, or �repairing the world,� by participating in activities like these bone marrow registration and blood drives.

The marrow drive through Community Blood Services� HLA Registry, a member of the Be The Match national registry, will be held at the temple, 475 Grove St., Ridgewood, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. to register potential lifesaving marrow stem cell donors for Ezra and other critically ill children and adults. For more information call 800-336-3363.

There will also be a blood drive beginning at 8:45 a.m. at the temple to help patients in need at the more than 25 hospitals served by Community Blood Services.

Two-year-old Ezra, who lives in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, loves the alphabet, music, and his tricycle. Ezra has a rare primary immune deficiency disorder called Hyper IgM Syndrome and needs a bone marrow transplant to survive. Since tissue type is inherited, Ezra�s best chance is a genetically matched donor of Eastern European ancestry but donors of all backgrounds are encouraged to sign up at the drive for the many patients awaiting lifesaving transplants. See �Help4Ezra� on Facebook to learn more.

To find out if you are a match for Ezra, all it takes is a simple swab of your cheek! Donors must be between the ages of 18 and 60, willing to donate to any patient and meet the health guidelines.