Leigh Buckley is a wife and mother in Derry, New Hampshire. She is a leukemia survivor, and she is alive and well today because one person chose to join the National Marrow Donor Registry and donated when called.

Thousands of people like Leigh need your help. From May 5-19, the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) is trying to bring 46,000 people to the Registry in an effort called "Thanks Mom." Every day, 6,000 people search the Registry for a life-saving match. Only three in 10 receive the transplant they need, many in part because there is no match for them on the Registry.

Want to help? Joining the Registry is easy - just a swab of the inside of your cheek.

Marrow Donor Drive in Honor of Leigh Buckley
Saturday, May 17
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Calvary Bible Church
145 Hampstead Road
Derry, NH 03038

Can't make it to the drive? Join the Registry online or learn more at www.marrow.org.

Please note that I am a PR professional working on behalf of the NMDP. I am also working with Leigh Buckley to share her story and raise awareness about the enormous need for donors.