Bone marrow donors sought for N.J. man

WHIPPANY, N.J. - Friends of Paul Baran, 43, of Cedar Knolls, N.J., who is active in the Ukrainian communities of Whippany and Passaic, are seeking bone marrow donors to help Mr. Baran, who was recently diagnosed with leukemia.

The Community Blood Services, and its HLA Registry division, will perform bone marrow typing and blood drives on two dates:

• Sunday, October 30, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., at St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, 216 President St., Passaic, NJ 07055; and
  
  
• Sunday, November 6, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., at St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church, 80 Route 10 East (Corner of South Jefferson Road and Route 10 eastbound), Whippany, NJ 07981.

Those who are tested will be entered into the National Marrow Donor Program's registry of volunteer marrow donors.

Anyone between the ages of 18 and 60 who is in good health can potentially become a volunteer donor. Readers may log on to www.communitybloodservices.org for more information on the importance of registering as a marrow donor.

A testing fee of $30 is charged for each person tested. To help defray the cost of being tested, several organizations and companies are being contacted to determine if they would be interested in covering the fee. Depending on the level of sponsorship, the $30 per person testing fee may be reduced or even eliminated.

For further information, readers may contact Maria or Joe Shatynski at (973) 599-9381.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, October 16, 2005, No. 42, Vol. LXXIII

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