Interested in Hosting A Drive?

The core mission of Officers Give Hope is to facilitate marrow drives, creating a ray of hope for patients in need. Our collaboration operates under the umbrella of NMDP, as we actively enlist potential marrow and stem cell donors into their expansive national registry.

Benefits of Hosting a Drive

Hosting drives demonstrates your agency's commitment to safeguarding communities, gives hope to patients fighting for a cure, and saves lives. Saving lives is the highest calling in public safety. Every few minutes, someone in the U.S. is diagnosed with a blood cancer or disorder, including first responders and their families.

Over 100 donors from our drives have become lifesaving heroes. The next hero could be from your agency.

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We Make Hosting a Drive Easy

Hosting a drive is free and easy. Provide a contact, and we will set up a drive to fit your needs and schedule. We provide a safety speaker and bring resources necessary to educate and register candidates.

Our brief and impactful presentation requires participants have access to a cell phone or other device to complete a short online registration, followed by two on-site cheek swabs. Whether at the academy, training days, or department events, we strive to make every drive valuable for your personnel, agency, and patients.

Our goal is to offer value as a long-term partner, hosting recurring drives to help save lives.

Training Academies are Vital to Saving Lives

Academy drives benefit agencies, trainees, and patients. Ideal donors are aged 18-35 as younger donors improve transplant success. Diverse trainee backgrounds help match diverse patients. Drives take 30 minutes or less, often during lunch or community service instruction. Some classes organize drives as part of community service projects, reinforcing public safety principles and their life-saving impact.

Contact us to schedule your drive today!

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The Process

Marrow drives tend to be more successful when the individual in need of a transplant has a relationship to the hosting organization, however, this is not a requirement.

Organizations that are Public safety oriented are always encouraged to Host a Drive. This would include police departments, sheriff departments, state police departments, CHP, prisons, jails, juvenile facilities, etc.

The more time that is allowed to plan and prepare for a registration drive will increase the likelihood of success. Whoever will be spearheading the drive onsite should contact  OGH to discuss the drive. Someone from OGH will likely visit your organization (four to six weeks prior to the drive) and make a presentation to the command staff to further discuss the various aspects of a marrow drive and how to make it a success.

  • Materials: OGH will bring swab kits and educational materials to assist in registering potential donors who wish to join the registry and will provide the necessary staff for the process. We will also welcome the assistance from anyone from the host agency.

  • Donors: Organizations and their members who sign-up at a drive will be added to the national registry and must be willing to donate to anyone in need of a transplant and not just one individual in need.

  • Duration: Drives an be conducted with remarkable efficiency, and typically last around 30 minutes. This often is most beneficial to Academy Hosts and their recruits as it works well with busy class schedules.

Drives are always more successful when the leadership within the organization is committed to the success of the drive. Consider Hosting a Drive today and help us continue to change lives.

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