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23.01.2022 Another on its way! Sticker + UR the Cure leather band, available in black with a wider band suitable for men. Help us raise awareness and funds for blood cancer patients! Visit our online fundraising shop . .... . www.urthecure.com.au/shop See more

22.01.2022 Big thanks to our volunteer Roxanne Hodda and Central Queensland Today for printing this letter to the editor about Australia’s need for a more diverse donor registry. Great job! To make the registry more diverse we need more young people aged 18 to 35 join, more males and more people with culturally diverse or indigenous backgrounds to join. It’s the only way we can find more lifesaving stem cell matches for patients! www.urthecure.com.au/swab... #urthecure #strength2give #diversity #multicultural #equality #bloodcancer #stemcelldonation #bonemarrowdonation #swab2save #awareness #education #morelifesavingmatches

21.01.2022 Today is World Marrow Donor Day - WMDD where we say thank you to the 37 million volunteers around the world who have signed up to potentially donate marrow or blood stem cells for patients in need of a transplant! To celebrate LoobyLou Candles are DONATING 20% OF SALES TODAY ONLY to UR the Cure, so don’t forget to order something special for yourself or a gift for your loved one. Kere, founder of Looobylou is a transplant recipient herself and has created a beautiful range of... products - candles hand poured in their Sydney studio, as well as bath salts and body scrubs, aroma reeds, diffuser oils and more. We are both alive today because of our truly amazing donors, strangers on the other side of the world who so generously donated their stem cells to us and saved our lives! Please support the cause and shop online today! Pamela (Founder, UR the Cure) and Kere (Founder, Loobylou Candles) https://loobylou.com.au/ #thankyoudonor #fundraising #donation #worldmarrowdonorday #WMDD2020 #loobyloucandles #candleswithaconscience #urthecure

21.01.2022 My little shadow and helper, doing some quality control checks before this lifesaving package is posted off to Perth to support a stall being run at the upcoming Diwali Mela (the Indian "Festival of Lights")! Claremont Showgrounds, 7th & 8th November. A perfect spot to find much needed multicultural stem cell donors! Big thanks to Suman from Healing International Inc! We couldn't have done this without you! ... #diwali #diwalimela #Perth #claremontshowgrounds #urthecure #swab2save #infostall #education #awareness #strength2give #multicultural #diversity #Indian #stemcelldonor #morelifesavingmatches

20.01.2022 Thank you to the Leukaemia Foundation and for all the hard work of the many people involved to create the National Strategic Action Plan for Blood Cancer! This is actually really exciting, the peak body for blood cancer in Australia has identified the need to improve outcomes for those from disadvantaged groups such as Australians living in remote or regional areas (see our volunteer Roxanne’s great article in the Brisbane Times https://bit.ly/2GGftUZ), those with culturally ...diverse backgrounds and more! And extra exciting for us. strong mentions throughout the plan on the need to diversify the Australian Bone Marrow Donor Registry by adding more people of culturally diverse and indigenous backgrounds! UR the Cure volunteer Roxanne Hodda and I submitted our feedback to this plan along with many other organisations including the Australian Bone Marrow Donor Registry and Strength to Give, clinicians, blood cancer patients and their loved ones to help shape the plan. Identifying the problem is the first step to solving it, and to have the Leukaemia Foundation recognise it is a big milestone and gives us much hope for a better future Pamela https://www.leukaemia.org.au/national-action-plan/ #leukaemiafoundation #strength2give #urthecure #stemcelldonation #stemcelldonor #bonemarrowdonation #bloodcancer #match4all

20.01.2022 #TheKindnessPandemic Continuing Melissa's legacy of spreading kindness and hope If you're bored, stuck in iso or just looking for a way to give back, learn about stem cell donation and how easy it is these days. You could save the life of someone with blood cancer...without even leaving your home by ordering a cheek swab kit online! Visit www.urthecure.com.au to learn more. And keep your eyes peeled for an exciting announcement soon of how you can help spread kindness and... awareness, inspired by this very idea in the photo! **Special call out to young males aged between 18 and 35 and people with culturally diverse backgrounds. Please spread this message to the people you know who fit this criteria. The key to finding matches and saving lives is through a diverse stem cell registry, Australia's registry is very "plain" and we need it to be more "colourful"! It severely lacks males and those with culturally diverse backgrounds.** #urthecure #spreadkindness #teambaker #awareness #education #morelifesavingmatches #stemcelldonation #swab2save #curecancer #diversity #strength2give

19.01.2022 How amazing is this over 240 young people from the Middle Eastern community have joined the stem cell registry (and counting) in support of a young woman searching for her match! The family have done such a great job in coordinating and educating the community about stem cell donation and we’ve seen a big response with over 100 people ordering their kits online to join too! There’s a desperate need to diversify the donor registry and the Middle Eastern population are just o...ne of many groups who are underrepresented, meaning patients of this heritage will struggle to find their match. Please continue to help us share this important message, especially if you have connections or networks within the Middle Eastern community to help this beautiful young woman who is waiting for her lifesaving match. If you’re aged 18 to 35, order your mouth cheek swab kit to join www.urthecure.com.au.swab #urthecure #swab2save #strength2give #education #awareness #morelifesavingmatches #diversity #middleeastern #match4all

18.01.2022 Did you know our partner Strength to Give have their website translated into several different languages?! The accessibility of this information about stem cell donation in different languages is important and really great to see, because a diverse registry is the only way we can find more lifesaving matches for blood cancer patients! Currently over 80% of the Australian registry is made up of people with a North Caucasian background with culturally diverse groups extremely u...nder-represented, majority female and only 4% are young males. It’s this reason that Australian doctors choose better suited overseas donors for their patients, in fact over 85% of Australian patients receive their stem cells from overseas. So come on Australia lets diversify our registry, our country is multicultural and our registry needs to be the same! Do you recognise your language? Tag your family and friends! #urthecure #strength2give #multicultural #diversity #ethnicity #culturalheritage #match4all

18.01.2022 Uncle Max’s handy work spreading awareness far and wide! I knew Melissa personally and she was an incredible woman. She struggled to find her stem cell match because of her mixed Italian heritage. So please if you have a culturally diverse background or know someone who does, then share the info and order your cheek swab kit to join at www.urthecure.com.au/swab Max’s rear windscreen artwork has inspired many to join and even inspired us at UR the Cure to sell bumper stickers ...to help fundraise and continue raising awareness! Max you are a legend! #awareness #education #morelifesavingmatches #swab2save #stemcelldonation #teambaker #urthecure #bumpersticker https://au.news.yahoo.com/uncles-incredible-tribute-to-niec https://www.dailymail.co.uk//message-scribbled-car-single-

17.01.2022 World Marrow Donor Day - 19th September. Thank you donors! @worldmarrowdonorday #THANKYOUDONOR #WMDD2020 #urthecure

17.01.2022 As we draw to a close in September and blood cancer awareness month, what better way to reflect on the need for why stem cell donation is so important than through this heartwarming video Thank you Jessica for creating and sharing this beautiful video. And all the young guys out there please join the donor registry by ordering your mouth cheek swab kit! www.urthecure.com.au/swab Tag and share with all the young men you know in the 18 to 35 age bracket! ... #urthecure #swab2save #stemcelldonation #savealife #thankyoudonor #strength2give #bloodcancer #BloodCancerAwarenessMonth

17.01.2022 Our online fundraising shop stocks @loobylou_candles and Aroma Mists! The aroma mists are no ordinary room spray! Made using a premium blend of Essential and Perfume grade fragrant oils, they can be used to freshen up any room. Create a calm and relaxing sleeping zone in the bedroom or an inviting and warm space in your living room. There’s a range of unique fragrances available to suit any taste (or smell)! And best of all, 100% of profits are donated to UR the Cure so we can continue searching for lifesaving stem cell matches for blood cancer patients. Get in quick before Christmas! www.urthecure.com.au/shop #loobylouaromamist #aromamist #loobyloucandles #fundraising #christmas #givehope #candlesforacure #stemcelldonation #savealife #bloodcancer

16.01.2022 Kere, founder of LoobyLou Candles and I share a special bond, both having had stem cell transplants in the same year and just by chance connected with each other through Instagram recently! We even both featured in the same Australian Bone Marrow Donor Registry Annual Report a few years ago! She is very generously donating 20% of Loobylou sales to UR the Cure this Saturday 19th September in celebration of World Marrow Donor Day to say #thankyoudonor for giving us our second ...chance in life! Start browsing and make your list! Check out her beautiful range of products at https://loobylou.com.au/ #loobyloucandles #candleswithaconscience #fundraising #donation #worldmarrowdonorday #wmdd2020 #thankyoudonor

16.01.2022 Thank you Ben, absolute legend! #thankyoudonor And don't forget to buy something from LoobyLou Candles who are donating 20% of sales to UR the Cure today in celebration of World Marrow Donor Day. Still a few more hours to go before midnight! www.loobylou.com.au #loobyloucandles #urthecure

16.01.2022 For anyone who missed the Channel 10 News report the other night here is the video! "A cheek swab is all it takes to join The Registry to potentially become a stem cell donor and save a life!" Order your swab kit at www.urthecure.com.au/swab - We need young males aged 18 to 30 and young people with a culturally diverse background to join! #urthecure #swabandsavealife #strength2give #selfieandswab #stemcelldonor

14.01.2022 World Marrow Donor Day (WMDD) is a special day celebrated once per year to thank all registry members worldwide. We want to thank everyone, donors who already h...ave donated, and donors who are on the registry waiting to donate. On this WMDD we need your help to recruit, as you will likely know some healthy 18-35-year-olds who could become a hero for someone in need. Our little charity has limited marketing funds, so we rely heavily on word of mouth. Just by having a chat with the people you know, you can help give more people in need, a chance of survival. Remember that you don't need to leave the comfort of your own home to complete the Strength to Give swab registration kit. People just need to order via our website, and we'll send it out in the post! This WMDD we teamed up with the Melbourne Rebels to bring a special #THANKYOUDONOR video message to you. Check it out below and share!

13.01.2022 Is your LoobyLou Candles shopping list ready? Kere, founder of Loobylou Candles (who is also a stem cell transplant recipient herself), is donating 20% of sales to UR the Cure tomorrow 19th September in celebration of World Marrow Donor Day! All candles are hand poured in their Sydney Northern beaches studio plus lots of other gorgeous products, all made with a lot of heart and soul! PS Christmas is less than 100 days awayget organised and purchase a beautiful gift that gi...ves twice! https://loobylou.com.au/ #thankyoudonor #fundraising #donation #worldmarrowdonorday #WMDD2020 #lobbyloucandles #candleswithaconscience #urthecure

11.01.2022 Finding your stem cell match is tricky at the best of times, especially if you have a culturally diverse background. The COVID-19 pandemic has made this even trickier and it’s affecting all Australian patients, no matter what their cultural heritage. To rely less on overseas donors and the complexities of getting overseas stem cells imported, we need a more diverse registry. We need more young males and more people with culturally diverse backgrounds to join, and that means m...ore money! The Australian Bone Marrow Donor Registry has the funds and capacity to add 100,000 potential donors to the registry over 5 years, but need Federal and State government approval to use it! You’d think this is a no brainer but unfortunately the bureaucracy of it all has made this the most challenging part for progress in Australia! Our government needs to step up and we need to keep applying more pressure to make these changes we so desperately need. More money means more donors and more lives saved! Great piece by ABC TV + iview and Strength to Give! https://www.abc.net.au//covid-19-border-closure-/12688108 #strengthtogive #strength2give #bloodcancerawareness #swabgoals #urthecure #stemcelldonation #swab2save

10.01.2022 Introducing the UR the Cure Online Fundraising Store where 100% of all profits are donated to UR the Cure to help us find more lifesaving stem cell matches for blood cancer patients! We are a registered charity with the ACNC and run completely by volunteers. As our operations continue to grow this will ensure sustainability into the future. We are one of a very few registered charities in Australia whose sole purpose and mission is to recruit more stem cell donors; we want mo...re swabs and testing, more people joining and more lifesaving matcheswhich means more money! The products you purchase also help us raise awareness in the community about stem cell donation, so it’s a win-win! Check it out and take advantage of the limited time introductory offers, more products to come! www.urthecure.com.au/shop #fundraising #awareness #education #houseofsam #leatherbracelets #shoplocal #australianmade #slowfashion #growth #bumpersticker #urthecuresticker #future #moreswabs #morelifesavingmatches #urthecure

10.01.2022 LoobyLou Candles are helping us celebrate World Marrow Donor Day - WMDD by donating 20% of all sales to UR the Cure on September 19! With a beautiful business ethos, they have a range of gorgeous products including candles which are hand poured in their Sydney Northern Beaches studio, as well as bath salts and body scrubs, aroma reeds and diffuser oils and more. So start browsing, make your wish list (Christmas is not far away) and order up this Saturday on the 19th September...! Loobylou Candles founder Kere and I actually share a special bond, both having had stem cell transplants in the same year and just by chance connected with each other through Instagram! We even both featured in the same Australian Bone Marrow Donor Registry/ Strength to Give Annual Report a few years ago! And we would both like say a big #THANKYOUDONOR #loobyloucandles #candleswithaconscience #fundraising #donation #stemcelldonor #bonemarrowdonor #WMDD2020 #thankyoudonor #urthecure

09.01.2022 September is blood cancer awareness month and World Marrow Donor Day - WMDD is celebrated globally on the third Saturday of September. A unique day to thank all 37 million volunteer donors around the world, who have signed up to potentially donate marrow or blood stem cells for patients in need of a transplant! https://worldmarrowdonorday.org/ Getting lifesaving stem cells to patients in need is a massive effort requiring unbelievable coordination by the global donor registry community. We’ll be sharing some more insights as well as patient and donor stories throughout the month of September in celebration! Feel free to share your story by visiting the WMDD website or on your own social media....don’t forget to #WMDD2020 #THANKYOUDONOR #URTHECURE

08.01.2022 This package is ready to go to support a family in Sydney searching for a match! The searching patient has Egyptian heritage and needs to find a match in the next 2 months with someone of the same heritage. The family have done an amazing job and already rallied up lots of people from the Egyptian community to join, particularly in the Coptic Orthodox community! Please, if you are aged 18 to 35 and have Egyptian or Middle Eastern background (or know someone who is), order you...r mouth cheek swab kit to join at www.urthecure.com.au/swab Or if you have access to people within these groups, get in touch with us so we can support you to raise awareness and encourage more people with Middle Eastern heritage to join. Only 0.6% of people currently registered on the Australian registry have Middle Eastern background and the only way we can increase the chances of matching is to increase that number! . . . #urthecure #strength2give #swab2save #bloodcancer #stemcelldonation #awareness #education #morelifesavingmatches

08.01.2022 Remember that our UR the Cure stickers aren’t only great as a car bumper sticker, but you can stick them anywhere, like on your laptop! Shopfront windows, the wall space in your office and the work tea room are also great places where there’s a surface there’s an opportunity to raise awareness! It may spark that conversation that inspires someone to join the stem cell registry, all profits are donated to UR the Cure and best of all that conversation might lead to that one special person joining who saves another’s life! Order yours today, link in bio www.urthecure.com.au/shop (hurry the $10 introductory offer is for a limited time)! #awareness #education #morelifesavingmatches #fundraising #urthecure #urthecuresticker

08.01.2022 Life can be SCARY but LIFESAVING definitely isn't! . While TV shows and movies have wildly exaggerated blood stem cell donation especially bone marrow donationas something scary, the reality is much less dramatic. The vast majority of donors say it was worth it to help save a life, and they would do it again. If you would like further details, please feel free to DM us or visit the link in bio to get your swab kit today! . #youcure #swab2save #getcheeky #swabacheeksavea...life #volunteerdonor #cancerawareness #savinglives #bloodcancer #leukeamia #lymphoma #sicklecell #urthecure #stemcelldonation #strength2give Reposted from @giftoflifemarrowregistry

07.01.2022 Giving life is a divine act, and that was how Kiran Kumar Karamchedu described the act of blood stem cell donation by Shabas T.S. that gave his daughter Manasvi a new lease of life. - https://worldmarrowdonorday.org//shabas-gives-new-lease-l/ World Marrow Donor Day September 19 is a day to celebrate the incredible people who save the lives of patients by donating their stem cells, just like Shabas! The blood stem cell registries around the world are inter-connected, so... saving the lives of blood cancer patients or those with blood disorders is a global effort. You could join the donor registry in Australia and save the life of someone on the other side of the world! (Note that donating stem cells happens locally so you don’t have to travel overseas to save a life)! One day just doesn’t seem enough to say thank you! We’ll be sharing more throughout September which is also blood cancer awareness month Photo and story courtesy of World Marrow Donor Day - WMDD and DATRI #thankyoudonor #WMDD2020 #urthecure #swab2save #savealife #stemcelldonation #bonemarrowdonation

07.01.2022 We are excited to announce that we are now selling the @loobylou_candles on our online fundraising store, just in time for Christmas! I’ve been burning my Classic Collection candle at home and it really is divine! Also available are the Aroma Mists. Check them out at www.urthecure.com.au/shop These really are Candles for a Cure because all profits are donated to UR the Cure to help us find more lifesaving stem cell matches for blood cancer patients. It really makes a beautiful gift for Christmas timethe season of hope, a gift that gives twice! A beautiful candle for anyone’s home + the gift of hope to many patients who are waiting for their lifesaving match. #givehope #christmas #candlesforacure #urthecure #loobylou #loobyloucandles #stemcelldonation #savealife

06.01.2022 Just 1 week away from Diwali! If you're in Perth be sure to get your tickets to this exciting festival (www.iswa-perth.org/diwalitickets)7th and 8th November Claremont Showgrounds. Say hello to Suman and the team at the UR the Cure stall and learn how you can save a life! We especially need young people from the Indian community aged 18 to 35 to join the blood stem cell donor registry! Big thanks to @indiansocietyofwa @healinginternational and @strength2give for the support! #diwali #diwalimela #Perth #claremontshowgrounds #festival #urthecure #swab2save #infostall #education #awareness #morelifesavingmatches #strength2give #multicultural #diversity #Indian #stemcelldonor #savealife

05.01.2022 Yesterday was such an incredible day, I'm so proud to be part of such a special community and seeing us all come together for the special day that was World Marrow Donor Day, it just warmed my heart So many shares, likes and messages of support to raise awareness on stem cell donation from countries all around the world, we all came together to celebrate in lots of different ways. And I just love the diversity of everyone involved. We are from different countries, speak di...fferent languages with different beliefs and religions, different sexualities, different colour of skin, and do you know what? It doesn't matter, because at the end of the day we are all human and we all have stem cells inside of us that can save a fellow human's life. I definitely felt the love and social media was just a buzz! And I'm so happy to announce that thanks to the generosity of Kere from LoobyLou Candles, we have received a $500 DONATION FROM SALES YESTERDAY!!! This will help us in our important work to ultimately find more lifesaving donors for patients in need. And thank you World Marrow Donor Day - WMDD for organising another successful one. Until next year! #thankyoudonor #WMDD2020 #loobyloucandles #urthecure

02.01.2022 Just over a year ago cheek swabs were introduced into Australia to make is easier for people to join the blood stem cell registry! Over 80% of Australian patients receive their stem cells from overseas, this is a problem in the covid-19 environment We need a better and more diverse donor registry in Australia... Young males aged between 18 to 30 are especially needed to join Young people with a culturally diverse or indigenous background are especially needed to join If you're a match with a patient and asked to donate your stem cells, 90% of the time it's done like a blood donation So what are you waiting for? Swab to save a life! Join at www.urthecure.com.au/swab #swab2save #urthecure #bloodcancer #strength2give #stemcelldonor #stemcelldonation #diversity #match4all

02.01.2022 "I WAS THE SELECTED DONOR. No matter how much I try I don’t think I will ever be able to explain just how you feel at that moment. Over the course of the next days I couldn’t stop thinking of the happiness and hope the patient and all their family must be feeling." It must be such a special feeling knowing that only something unique inside of you has the capability of saving someone else's life! #thankyoudonor #wmdd2020 #urthecure https://worldmarrowdonorday.org//i-was-the-selected-donor/

02.01.2022 For any of our Sydney sider supporters, let your 18 to 35 year old friends know about this event at the Manly Surf Club! A loved member of the Northern Beaches community needs your help, you could save his life! Everyone in the age range are welcome to join but we especially need more young men joining and those with a culturally diverse or indigenous background to join (these groups are under represented on the donor registry and we desperately need more people with these ch...aracteristics to increase the chances of finding matches for patients) SURFS UP SWABS UP! #urthecure #strength2give #swab2save #sportystemcells #surfing #stanthestemcell #stemcelldonation #savealife #manly #sydney #manlysurfschool #manlysurfclub Reposted from @manlysurfschool : We are putting out an urgent call for your help! A loved member of our Northern Beaches community, father and friend of the Manly Surf School was diagnosed only a few months ago with a rare and aggressive form of lymphoma. He urgently needs a bone marrow transplant to help his immune system fight an infection. On Saturday 28th November between 7am-12pm at Manly Surf Club we will be on the search to find him a match and we need your help! All it requires is a quick cheek swab. If you are matched with a patient in need, 90% of the time donating stem cells is like giving blood. You can even read a book or watch TV during the donation and return to normal activities afterwards! Your body also replenishes its own blood stem cells so you don’t lose them forever after you donate. The whole process is quite simple and can save a life! To be a donor you must be aged between 18-35 years, hold a current medicare card and not eat, drink or smoke for 1 hour before doing the swab. If you can’t make the 28th November but would still like to be a donor please visit https://www.urthecure.com.au/swab to order your swab today. Any questions please contact Kate - [email protected]

01.01.2022 "I celebrate my transplant anniversary every year". Ness was the first adult in Australia to have a cord blood stem cell transplant over 20 years ago! I remembered having numerous chats in the lead up to my own cord blood transplant in 2012 with Ness, I was facing the scariest thing in my life and it was so nice to talk to someone who had gotten through to the other side! I hadn't met any other people who had a cord blood transplant so her support meant the world and such an... inspiration for me to see her success story. The reason Ness and I had cord blood transplants was because neither of us could find an adult stem cell match because of our cultural heritage (Ness with Chinese background and me with Lebanese background). Adult stem cell matches are preferred, cord blood was a "plan b" and not all patients are candidates for it, we were extremely lucky that it was even an option. Change in Australia has been slow. Fast forward 21 years from Ness' transplant and patients with culturally diverse backgrounds still struggle to find their match. Thankfully the introduction of cheek swabs 1 year ago is making it easier to target the ethnic and indigenous groups, but more needs to be done! The government needs to provide more funding to the Australian Bone Marrow Donor Registry and Strength to Give so we don't have small limitations to the number of people we can test. We'll keep fighting for the changes we need and when the time comes we will need your support again to help us! Pamela ...but for now, Ness' success story is another reason to say #THANKYOUDONOR in the lead up to World Marrow Donor Day - WMDD https://worldmarrowdonorday.org//i-celebrate-my-transplan/ #WMDD2020 #worldmarrowdonorday #thankyoudonor #urthecure