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Volunteer to Save Lives of Blood Cancer Patients - Semester 1 (24/25)
Organisation Details
Manchester Marrow
Activity type: Campaigning and Lobbying, Children, Community Work, Fundraising, Hospitals and Hospices, LGBT+, Older People, Science and Technology, Teaching, Training and Coaching, Youth Work and Young People
Sub theme: Children, Education, Hospitals and Hospices, LGBT+, Older people, Science and Technology, Youth Work and Young People
Stellify Award: This opportunity is part of 'Make a Difference'
Organisation Description: We are the University run branch of Anthony Nolan, helping to save the lives of people with blood cancers and blood disorders by signing people aged 16-30 to the stem cell register.
Description of role: Without You, There is No Cure!
Our incredible volunteers are the heart of our lifesaving mission. Without your support, we wouldn’t be able to help people with blood cancer find the matching stem cell donors they need to live.
By offering just a few spare hours each week, you could make a profound difference. As one of Anthony Nolan’s extraordinary volunteers, you can provide hope and the chance of a lifesaving stem cell transplant to people battling blood cancer and other blood disorders.
What Does Volunteering with Marrow Involve?
As a Marrow volunteer, you’ll play a crucial role in three key areas:
1. Raising awareness – by posting on social media, holding events, and running talks around campus, Manchester Marrow volunteers help raise awareness of blood cancer, stem cell transplants, and Anthony Nolan.
2. Signing up new stem cell donors – volunteers are trained to run recruitment events across their campuses (and beyond!) to give every student the opportunity to join the Anthony Nolan stem cell register. Research has shown that the younger a donor is, the better chance of survival a patient has – so signing up students is key!
3. Fundraising – Manchester Marrow holds fantastic fundraising events, from bake sales to bucket shakes, sponsored runs to sparkling balls, they raise money to support Anthony Nolan’s vital work.
Every bit of this incredible work helps give patients with blood cancer or blood disorders a second chance at life.
By joining Manchester Marrow, you’ll gain new skills, make lifelong friends, enhance your CV—and most importantly, save lives!
Our incredible volunteers are the heart of our lifesaving mission. Without your support, we wouldn’t be able to help people with blood cancer find the matching stem cell donors they need to live.
By offering just a few spare hours each week, you could make a profound difference. As one of Anthony Nolan’s extraordinary volunteers, you can provide hope and the chance of a lifesaving stem cell transplant to people battling blood cancer and other blood disorders.
What Does Volunteering with Marrow Involve?
As a Marrow volunteer, you’ll play a crucial role in three key areas:
1. Raising awareness – by posting on social media, holding events, and running talks around campus, Manchester Marrow volunteers help raise awareness of blood cancer, stem cell transplants, and Anthony Nolan.
2. Signing up new stem cell donors – volunteers are trained to run recruitment events across their campuses (and beyond!) to give every student the opportunity to join the Anthony Nolan stem cell register. Research has shown that the younger a donor is, the better chance of survival a patient has – so signing up students is key!
3. Fundraising – Manchester Marrow holds fantastic fundraising events, from bake sales to bucket shakes, sponsored runs to sparkling balls, they raise money to support Anthony Nolan’s vital work.
Every bit of this incredible work helps give patients with blood cancer or blood disorders a second chance at life.
By joining Manchester Marrow, you’ll gain new skills, make lifelong friends, enhance your CV—and most importantly, save lives!
Skills / qualities associated with the role: Creative Skills, Customer Service, Fundraising, Oral Communication Skills, Team Working
Are volunteer expenses available?: Yes
Duration of role: Ongoing / Long term
Opportunity times: Monday AM, Monday PM, Monday Evening, Tuesday AM, Tuesday PM, Tuesday Evening, Wednesday AM, Wednesday PM, Wednesday Evening, Thursday AM, Thursday PM, Thursday Evening, Friday AM, Friday PM, Friday Evening, Saturday AM, Saturday PM, Saturday Evening, Sunday AM, Sunday PM, Sunday Evening
DBS required: Off
Can reasonable adjustments be made regarding additional needs?: Yes
Is this organisation part of the Sports Volunteering Scheme (SVS)?: No
Minimum hours commitment: 1 hour per week
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