Canadian Blood Services
In support of the Annual RACH 3-Pitch Tournament, Canadian Blood Services (CBS) hosted a What's your Type? Booth in 2010 and 2011; and a OneMatch Booth in 2010 at the Kinsmen Ball Park, Parry Sound.
Many, players, fans, volunteers and community members participated in both What's your Type? and in registering for OneMatch.
What is What's your Type?
What's your Type? is an interactive ABO bloo
d typing experience. The whole process only takes a few minutes. When we are done, you’ll know your blood type. How cool is that!
What is OneMatch? 
OneMatch Stem Cell and Marrow Network is responsible for finding and matching volunteer donors for patients who require stem cell transplants. Fewer than 30 per cent of patients who need stem cell transplants find a compatible donor within their own families. The rest rely on those who have volunteered to donate stem cells to anyone in need.
What happens when I decide to join OneMatch?
We will book an appointment for you to submit a sample for HLA testing and your name will be added to the database. In the event that your name comes up as a likely match for a patient, we will contact you. At that point, it is up to you to decide whether you want to proceed to the next step.
About Canadian Blood Services
Canadian Blood Services is a national, not-for-profit charitable organization that manages the supply of blood and blood products in all provinces and territories outside of Quebec. Canadian Blood Services also oversees the OneMatch Stem Cell and Marrow Network, and provides national leadership for organ and tissue donation and transplantation. Canadian Blood Services operates 40 permanent collection sites and more than 20,000 donor clinics annually. The provincial and territorial Ministries of Health provide operational funding to Canadian Blood Services. The federal government, through Health Canada, is responsible for regulating the blood system. For more information, please visit their Web site at www.blood.ca.
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