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Press and Publicity

If you would like to feature Cristina in a news story or PSA please contact us and a volunteer from her team will be in touch with you. We thank you for your support.


Canadian Bone Marrow Drive

Click here to read: Saving a life — one tweet at a time


York Region News

CLICK HERE to read the full article - YorkRegion.com
Feb 25, 2012

Thank you Adam Martin-Robbins for writing a story about Cristina for York Region.com. The only correction we would like to note is that over 80% of donors are now asked to donate marrow by the PBSC (peripheral blood stem cell) method which is not a surgical procedure and is similar to doanting plasma. Please CLICK HERE to learn more about the PBSC method of stem cell donation.




CLICK above to view the Omni News - Italian News Edition
Feb 17, 2012

Thank you to Omni News for the feature they did about Cristina at the top of the news tonight. This interview is in both Italian and English. The video features Cristina, her brother and father.


Corriere

CLICK HERE to read the full article on www.Corriere.com
Thank you Corriere.com

Aiutateci, a Cristina serve un trapianto

Sun News Interview

CLICK HERE to watch the Video on the SunNewsNetwork.ca website

#HOPEFORCRISTINA
February 16, 2012 14:44

Cristina Di Corte was interviewed by Sun News' Caryn Lieberman about her fight to get a bone marrow transplant and how social media is playing a huge part. Thank you for featuring Cristina on your news program Sun News.




Social media used to find bone marrow donor
Brothers uses Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms to find a bone marrow donor for their 22-year-old daughter. Read it on Global News: Social media used to find bone marrow donor . Thank you for helping us help Cristina Global News.

CBC News Bone Marrow Donor Drive

CLICK HERE to watch the Video on the CityNews.ca website

CBC News - Toronoto at 6 aired a video today helping us to publicize Cristina's need for a bone marrow donor. Thank you to reporter Marivel Taruc for coming to talk to Cristina. The publicity is making a difference and gives her entire family hope a match will be found in time. Read the article by Clicking Here.


Cristina Di Corte on CityTV

CLICK HERE to watch the Video on the CityNews.ca website

Please visit CityNews Toronto to watch the feature they did about Crisitna's marrow donor drive effforts on the 6:00 o'clock news. A special thanks to Reporter Cynthia Mulligan for spending the time with Cristina to help share her story so that the person who is her marrow match will see her and join the registry no matter where they live.


HealthZone.ca
Woman with rare disease needs bone morrow donor
Healthzone.ca


The Flirty Blog
Are you of Italian ancestry or know someone who is?
TheFlirtyBlog.com


Mississauga.com
Woman needs life-saving match
www.mississauga.com


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How You Can Help Cristina
  1. Join Canada's www.OneMatch.ca
  2. Join the United States' www.BeTheMatch.com
  3. Join Italy's Italian Bone Marrow Donor Registry.
  4. Click here for more registries worldwide.
  5. Ask others to join their local registries by word of mouth, email, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest or blogging.
  6. Like Cristina's Facebook Page for updates.
  7. Follow her on Twitter and tweet #HopeForCristina
  8. Print Cristina's flyers and hang them where you work, shop, etc.

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In Canada please join One Match

One Match

Click Here to learn how to join the registry
or help spread the word to help Cristina.

www.OneMatch.ca

Age requirements:
17 to 50 years to join

Registering is pain free, done with a cotton swab.

In the United States please join Be The Match
Be The Match

Join www.BeTheMatch.com and/or Host a drive in the US to help Cristina and the other 6000 US patients in need.

Join Now Online
by ordering a test kit

Join in Person
at a live donor drive

Age requirements:
18 to 60 years to join

Registering is pain free, done with a cotton swab.

In Italy please join the IBMDR

IBMDR

Italian Bone Marrow
Donor Registry

Age requirements:
18-55 years to join

Registering is pain free, done with a cotton swab.

Press and Publicity

Aiutateci, a Cristina serve un trapianto - Corriere.com

#HOPEFORCRISTINA - SunNews (Video)

•  Social media used to find bone marrow donor - Global News (Video)

Woodbridge family uses social media in search for transplant - CBC News

Family using social media to find bone marrow match (News Video) - CityNews Toronto

Woman with rare disease needs bone morrow donor - Healthzone.ca

• Are you of Italian ancestry or know someone who is? - TheFlirtyBlog.com

Woman needs life-saving match - www.mississauga.com

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