The run will begin at the athletics facility by Zespół Szkół Ogólnokształcących i Zawodowych in Bolesławiec, from the side of Obrońców Helu Street. Participants will then run along Komuny Paryskiej, Opitza, Karola Miarki, Kościelna, Zacisze, 1 Maja, Kutuzowa and Komuny Paryskiej streets, finishing at Obrońców Helu Street.
Traffic disruptions will last from 10:40 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.. Officers say:
Please strictly follow the instructions issued by the police officers securing the run.
Let us remind you. The event will take place on Saturday, 21 April. It will begin at 11:00 a.m., while registration will be available from 9:00 a.m. Start/finish: the athletics Orlik at Zespół Szkół Ogólnokształcących i Zawodowych im. mjra Henryka Sucharskiego in Bolesławiec, 6 Komuny Paryskiej Street. The event regulations are below:
The district governor of Bolesławiec is the patron of the competition, which will be held as part of Szpikolada.
Szpikolada is an original recurring initiative of the community of Zespół Szkół Ogólnokształcących i Zawodowych im. mjra Henryka Sucharskiego in Bolesławiec, with a charitable and educational character. It is organized by a group of teachers and students in cooperation with foundations involved in recruiting stem-cell and bone-marrow donors.
During Szpikolada, potential bone-marrow donors are registered, a blood-donation drive is held, meetings and presentations on transplantation take place, and accompanying events are organized.
This year's edition of the campaign will take place on 20–21 April. The event program is below:
- Friday, 20 April
- 10:00 a.m. – official opening of Szpikolada, ZSOiZ sports hall
- 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. – registration of potential bone-marrow donors, ZSOiZ sports hall
- 3:00–7:00 p.m. – registration of potential bone-marrow donors, City Center gallery
- coffee shop
- Saturday, 21 April
- 5th Run for Bone Marrow
9:00–10:30 a.m. – registration, athletics Orlik at ZSOiZ
11:00 a.m. – start, athletics Orlik at ZSOiZ - 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. – registration of potential bone-marrow donors, ZSOiZ sports hall
- 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. – registration of potential bone-marrow donors, City Center gallery
- 12:30 p.m. – basketball tournament, ZSOiZ sports hall
- coffee shop.
- 5th Run for Bone Marrow
Photos from last year's edition of the campaign are below:
A bone-marrow donor may be a person who is:
- between 18 and 50 years old
- 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 carrying HIV, HBS or HCV (hepatitis B or C) viruses
- meeting requirements similar to those for blood donors.
During registration, you must bring an identity document containing 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 the HBs antigen, anti-HCV antibodies with the presence of HCV RNA (the presence of anti-HBc antibodies and a past hepatitis A infection are acceptable)
- active tuberculosis within the past five years
- diabetes requiring antidiabetic medication
- active asthma requiring medication (if the candidate has had no asthma attack in the past five years and takes no medication, they may qualify).
In Poland, someone is diagnosed every hour with a blood cancer, that is, leukemia. For many patients, a transplant of bone marrow from an unrelated donor is their only chance of survival. You, too, can save someone's life by registering as a potential bone-marrow donor. It takes only a moment: a preliminary medical interview is conducted, a form with personal details is completed, and a swab is taken from the inside of the cheek or 4 ml of blood is collected.
Zbigniew Herbut from PCK on a myth surrounding bone-marrow transplantation: