{"id":1676,"date":"2019-08-16T14:59:05","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T14:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectlife.rabellcreative.com\/?page_id=1676"},"modified":"2021-01-04T15:58:42","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T15:58:42","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\tAbout Project Life Movement\n\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kelsea-Randolph-web.jpg\" alt=\"Kelsea-Randolph-web\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"352\" width=\"352\" title=\"Kelsea-Randolph-web\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\n<h2>\n\t\tWhy We Exist\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>\u201cWe lost our daughter, Kelsea, in 2017 because we were unable to obtain a &#8216;match&#8217; for her, but perhaps, one day through a collective effort, many lives will be saved.<\/p>\n<p>Most of us don&#8217;t realize we possess a phenomenal gift that could save a life. We can&#8217;t produce it on our own for it is a gift that only God gives. <em>Project Life Movement<\/em> encourages us to share that gift to preserve another&#8217;s life, and we are proud to partner on such an important mission.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; Cynthia Randolph, mother of Kelsea Randolph (pictured)<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\tDid you know?\n\t<\/h3>\n<h3>\n\t\tBone marrow donation and transplantation has been one of the world\u2019s best-kept secrets for providing cures for blood cancers and other life-threatening blood conditions. For the past 30-plus years, this treatment has saved the lives of countless leukemia, lymphoma and sickle cell anemia patients.\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<h1><strong>Our History<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2>\n\t\t1987\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<h2><strong>National Marrow Donor Program<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In 1987, the \u201cNational Marrow Donor Program\u201d was created to help people with blood cancers and conditions. It was created to connect patients, whose only chance for a cure is a bone marrow transplant, with volunteer donors.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t1990\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Asset-1-300x189.png\" alt=\"Asset 1\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"189\" width=\"300\" title=\"Asset 1\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\n\t<h2><strong>Project Life Movement<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In 1990, a group of forward-thinking Davidson College students asked for the support of their president, John Kuykendall, in developing a national registry to connect patients with potential bone marrow donors.<\/p>\n<p>And, on March 13, 1990, that wish was granted.<\/p>\n<p>Davidson College held its first \u201cProject Life Bone Marrow Donor Recruitment Drive,\u201d and as a result, approximately 500 students, staff, and faculty joined the Project Life Movement. This began a 30-year odyssey into saving the lives of people with blood cancers and conditions throughout the US.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t2011\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<h2><strong>501(c)3 Status<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In 2011, Project Life Movement was officially granted 501(c)3 nonprofit status by the United States IRS. Now, contributions are tax-deductible, and we can be even better stewards of your generosity and support. You can download our latest Form 990 and other important documents on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/about-us\/fiscal-responsibility\/\">Fiscal Responsibility<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t2018\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.giftoflife.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/GOL-4C-Full-Logo-web.png\" alt=\"GOL-4C-Full-Logo-web\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"267\" width=\"200\" title=\"GOL-4C-Full-Logo-web\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<h2><strong>Gift of Life Marrow Registry<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In 2018, we partnered with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.giftoflife.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gift of Life Marrow Registry<\/a> organization to take our operational efficiencies to a whole new level. With their quick and easy-to-use mobile app, it is now easier than ever for us to help others join the registry. Gift of Life Marrow Registry is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to curing blood cancer once and for all, and they have already proven to be an excellent partner on our journey to increasing the number of potential donors on the stem cell &amp; blood marrow global registry.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t2019\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<h2>Looking Forward<\/h2>\n<p>Since our very first drive back in 1990, more than 65 universities and partners have joined the movement. And, guess what? Project Life Movement plans to expand to college campuses across the nation to address the growing need of stem cell and bone marrow donors!<\/p>\n<p>Our aim is to educate students on just how easy and fulfilling it is to help people in need. We want these individuals to understand that they can change lives and impact the world.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about how you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/get-involved\/\">get involved<\/a> and join the Project Life Movement.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BOA-4-Web-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"BOA-4-Web\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"300\" width=\"300\" title=\"BOA-4-Web\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/nursing-students-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"nursing-students\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"225\" width=\"300\" title=\"nursing-students\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/get-swabbed-2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"get-swabbed-2\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"300\" width=\"300\" title=\"get-swabbed-2\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Project Life Movement Why We Exist \u201cWe lost our daughter, Kelsea, in 2017 because we were unable to obtain a &#8216;match&#8217; for her, but perhaps, one day through a collective effort, many lives will be saved. Most of us don&#8217;t realize we possess a phenomenal gift that could save a life. We can&#8217;t produce [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/page-builder.php","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>About Us - Project Life Movement<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Project Life Movement\u2019s mission is to save lives and cure diseases such as leukemia, lymphoma and sickle cell disease by growing the number of potential bone marrow and stem cell donors on the global registry.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/about-us\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"About Us - Project Life Movement\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Project Life Movement\u2019s mission is to save lives and cure diseases such as leukemia, lymphoma and sickle cell disease by growing the number of potential bone marrow and stem cell donors on the global registry.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/about-us\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Project Life Movement\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-01-04T15:58:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kelsea-Randolph-web.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/about-us\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/about-us\/\",\"name\":\"About Us - Project Life Movement\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2019-08-16T14:59:05+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-01-04T15:58:42+00:00\",\"description\":\"Project Life Movement\u2019s mission is to save lives and cure diseases such as leukemia, lymphoma and sickle cell disease by growing the number of potential bone marrow and stem cell donors on the global registry.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/about-us\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/about-us\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/about-us\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"About Us\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/\",\"name\":\"Project Life Movement\",\"description\":\"Charlotte, NC\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Project Life Movement\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Project-Life-Logo-Small-Tree.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Project-Life-Logo-Small-Tree.png\",\"width\":449,\"height\":169,\"caption\":\"Project Life Movement\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"About Us - Project Life Movement","description":"Project Life Movement\u2019s mission is to save lives and cure diseases such as leukemia, lymphoma and sickle cell disease by growing the number of potential bone marrow and stem cell donors on the global registry.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/about-us\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"About Us - Project Life Movement","og_description":"Project Life Movement\u2019s mission is to save lives and cure diseases such as leukemia, lymphoma and sickle cell disease by growing the number of potential bone marrow and stem cell donors on the global registry.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/about-us\/","og_site_name":"Project Life Movement","article_modified_time":"2021-01-04T15:58:42+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kelsea-Randolph-web.jpg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/about-us\/","url":"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/about-us\/","name":"About Us - Project Life Movement","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-08-16T14:59:05+00:00","dateModified":"2021-01-04T15:58:42+00:00","description":"Project Life Movement\u2019s mission is to save lives and cure diseases such as leukemia, lymphoma and sickle cell disease by growing the number of potential bone marrow and stem cell donors on the global registry.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/about-us\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/about-us\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/about-us\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"About Us"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/","name":"Project Life Movement","description":"Charlotte, NC","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/#organization","name":"Project Life Movement","url":"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Project-Life-Logo-Small-Tree.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Project-Life-Logo-Small-Tree.png","width":449,"height":169,"caption":"Project Life Movement"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1676"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1676"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2514,"href":"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1676\/revisions\/2514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.projectlifemovement.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}