CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - After returning from the Thanksgiving holiday, Boston College student-athletes partnered with Project Life Movement (PLM) to help save the lives of patients suffering with blood-related cancers and sickle cell anemia.
BC's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), under the guidance of president Allyson Frei (softball), held drives to register bone marrow donors. Drives were held at McElory Commons and Lyons Hall with the final effort coming during the BC-BU hockey game at Kelley Rink. The Eagles encouraged fellow students and fans to "save a life through a simple cheek swab" and to "be like (former Eagle) Luke Kuechly and get on the bone marrow registry.