The Complex of General and Vocational Schools named after Maj. Henryk Sucharski in Bolesławiec (ul. Komuny Paryskiej) invites you to the fourth edition of Szpikolada, which will take place on 17–18 April 2015.
The event aims to:
- broaden students’ and residents’ knowledge of the city and county about blood diseases and the importance of blood donation in treating these diseases
- expand the pool of potential registered bone marrow donors in Bolesławiec County.
- organize and promote blood donation in the city and county community
- sensitize students to the environment around them, its needs and expectations.
Schedule of activities
| No. | Activity | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meetings with the transplantology coordinator of the University Clinical Hospital in Wrocław and bone marrow donors | 17 April | ZSOiZ |
| 2 | Grand SZPIKOLADA Gala | 17 April, 10:00 a.m. | ZSOiZ |
| 3 | Meetings with bone marrow donors | 17 April | ZSOiZ |
| 4 | Registration of potential bone marrow donors | 17–18 April | throughout the city and county |
| 5 | Campaign – Be an adult, donate blood | 17 April | area by the ZSOiZ sports hall |
| 6 | Collection of money for children with leukemia | 17–18 April | ZSOiZ grounds |
| 7 | 2nd Run for Bone Marrow | 18 April, 11:00 a.m. | throughout the city and county |
| 8 | Charity concert | 18 April, 12:00–1:00 p.m. | ZSOiZ sports hall |
| 9 | Café | 17–18 April | ZSOiZ sports hall |
A bone marrow donor may be a person who is:
- between 18 and 50 years of age
- responsible and aware that they may be asked to donate bone marrow even several decades after registration
- healthy, with no history of cancer, hematological or immunological diseases, and not a carrier of HIV, HBS or HCV viruses (hepatitis B and C)
- meeting requirements similar to those for blood donors.
During registration, you must have an identity document with your PESEL number.
A bone marrow donor is permanently disqualified by:
- HIV infection (or belonging to a group at increased risk of infection with this virus)
- the presence of HBs antigen, anti-HCV antibodies with the presence of HCV RNA (the presence of anti-HBc antibodies and a past type A viral infection are acceptable)
- active tuberculosis within the past 5 years
- diabetes – if it requires antidiabetic medication
- active asthma requiring medication (if the candidate has not had an asthma attack in the past 5 years and takes no medication, they may qualify).
In Poland, someone is diagnosed every hour with a blood cancer, namely leukemia. For many patients, the only chance of survival is a bone marrow transplant from an unrelated donor. You too can save someone’s life by registering as a potential bone marrow donor. It only takes a moment: a preliminary medical interview, completion of a form with personal details, and a swab from the inside of the cheek or a 4 ml blood sample.
Zbigniew Herbut from the Polish Red Cross on a myth surrounding bone marrow transplantation (a statement from two years ago):
ZSOiZ Bolesławiec/ii