The Shannon Mosher 
Memorial Foundation, Inc.
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Links 
Below are some links that will assist you in researching specific information related to topics such as leukemia; how to become a bone marrow/ blood stem cell donor; where to get specific help with raising funds for the larger expenses related to having a transplant; and how to make a contribution to The Shannon Mosher Memorial Foundation, Inc.:

1. The American Cancer Society website address is: www.cancer.org. Find useful information and statistics about leukemia and other cancers at this site.

2. The National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) website address is: www.marrow.org and phone number is 1.800.627.7672. Find useful information about how to become a bone marrow donor and other interesting topics at this site.

3. The Caitlin Raymond International Registry website address is: www.crir.org and phone number is 1.800.726.2824. Find useful information about how to become a bone marrow donor and other interesting topics at this site.

4. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society website address is: www.leukemia-lymphoma.org. Find useful information about the The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's mission to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, and myeloma, and to improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

5. The National Foundation for Transplants website address is: www.transplants.org. Their phone number is: 800-489-3863. They provide guidance and assistance for patients who are in need of having a transplant.

6. There are several ways that you can help financially to assist the Foundation in its efforts:

a. Make a contribution to the General Fund of the Foundation to help support our Patient Assistance program. 100% of all contributions made to the General Fund are redirected back to leukemia patients in form of reimbursement checks for expenses that are not covered by their insurance.

b. Make a contribution to the Bone Marrow Drive Fund of the Foundation, to help add new bone marrow donors to the national registries. These contributions go toward covering lab tissue typing costs, which presently is about $52.00 for each donor.

c. Make a contribution to the Operating Fund of the Foundation to help with monthly operational expenses incurred in efforts such as meeting with other leukemia patients and those needing a bone marrow transplant and in promoting the need for more bone marrow donors on the national registries.

NOTE: Tax-deductible contributions to the Foundation for any one of the above three Funds (if no notation is made, the contribution will go to the General Fund) may be made by sending a check or money order payable to :

The Shannon Mosher Memorial Foundation, Inc., c/o Treasurer, 3589 Rock Elm Court, Auburn, GA  30011. 

Thank you for your generosity and desire to help. Please provide your name and full address, and the Foundation will send a written acknowledgement of your contribution.

All contributions to the above Funds are tax deductible to the full extent of the law. These Funds are administered by The Shannon Mosher Memorial Foundation, Inc., a 501 (c) (3), non-profit tax-exempt organization located at 3589 Rock Elm Court, Auburn, GA  30011, whose primary mission is to assist leukemia patients and their families; to increase the funding for leukemia and bone marrow transplant research; and to increase the number of bone marrow donors on the national registries.

THE SHANNON MOSHER MEMORIAL FOUNDATION, INC. (REG. #13950) RECEIVES 100% OF EACH FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION (THERE ARE NO PROFESSIONAL SOLICITORS OR FUNDRAISERS CONTRACTED BY THE FOUNDATION WHO RETAIN ANY PERCENTAGE OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED).  A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE FLORIDA DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE (800-435-7352) WITHIN THE STATE. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE.

For additional information about the above specific Funds, please contact the Foundation at stuartmosher@aol.com, or call 678-377-7036.

d. One area of special interest to the Foundation relates to "post-transplant complications." In order to attract significant contributions for research from corporations and other non-profit organizations and foundations, the Foundation has established The Shannon Mosher Memorial Research Fund at The Marrow Foundation in Washington, D.C.  

This Fund has been established to raise research money that will be directed to specific Scholars and Post-Doctoral Fellows whose works specifically pursue the study of post-transplant complications, such as graft vs, host disease and other infectious diseases which, at the end of Shannon's 15-month battle with leukemia and just two months after her bone marrow transplant, are what took her from us. 

Tax-deductible contributions to help in these efforts to find scientific breakthroughs that will reduce the mortality rates caused by post-transplant complications may be made to:

The Marrow Foundation for The Shannon Mosher Research Fund. Mail these gifts to: 400 Seventh St., N.W., Suite 206, Washington, D.C. 20004.

For additional information about The Shannon Mosher Research Fund, please contact The Marrow Foundation at tmf@nmdp.org or call 1-202-638-6601, or contact The Shannon Mosher Memorial Foundation at stuartmosher@aol.com or call 678-377-7036.