About

The Matchmaker 5K Run/Walk benefiting the Icla da Silva Foundation is a fun-filled activity for people of all ages. It brings together marrow donors, marrow transplant recipients, patients searching for a marrow donor, family caregivers and a host of other supporters to highlight the need for unrelated marrow transplants.

The goal of the event is to raise funds to add more donors to the Be the Match Registry and support patients with out-of-pocket expenses related to their bone marrow transplants.

Your participation will help save lives!

Registration

The Icla da Silva Foundation has partnered with the NYCRuns.com to make this a special event.The registration to Run/Walk is done through the NYCRuns.com website. Please on the link below to register to particpate.

Click Here to Register

Form/Join a Fund. Team

Walkers and runners will be helping to raise funds to add more donors to the Be the Match Registry and support patients with out-of-pocket expenses related to their bone marrow transplants.

Form a Fundraising Team then invite your family and friends to sponsor you in support or such great cause.

Prizes will be given out to:

1- Top Fundraiser
2- Top Fundraising Team

Join a Fundraising Team. Join an existing fundraising team and invite other to help your team fundraise!

 

Donation/Sponsorship

Make a tax-deductible donation. It costs $100 to add each potential donor to the Be the Match Registry. The Icla da Silva Foundation is committed to add 40,000 new potential donors per year but it can not be done without your support.  Please make a donation by clicking here.

Sponsor the Matchmaker 5K.   Become a Sponsor of the Matchmaker 5K Run/Walk By sponsoring The Matchmaker 5K you will be helping us add more people to the bone marrow registry so patients will have a better chance of finding a compatible match.  See Sponsorship Package information attached.

A special thanks to all sponors of the Matchmaker 5K Run/Walk

T-Shirt Sponsor - $1,000
LabCorp - Laboratory Corporation of America

In-Kind Sponsors
Batala New York City

Volunteer

Another great way for you to participate is to volunteer at the 5K. Here are some of the tasks we need help with on the day of the event:

1) Set Up
2) Welcome and Registration & T-Shirts distribution
3) Bibs and Ships Destribution
4) Awards: Trophies and Plaques
5) Bag Check
6) Food and Refreshments
7) Marrow Registration Drive
8) Directions

Please click here to complete the volunteer form.
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