Project Life Movement

In 1989, a group of concerned students at Davidson College approached President John Kuykendall and asked for his support in connecting the school to the cause of identifying potential donors for the national registry. They had learned about the urgent need to build the registry from a fellow classmate who had recently had a bone marrow transplant. On March 13, 1990, Davidson College held its inaugural Project Life bone marrow donor recruitment drive. Close to 500 students, staff and faculty stepped forward to join the Project Life Movement and an incredible 20-year story began. Since that first drive, over 75 universities and corporate partners have joined in our mission. In order to meet the growing need for donors, Project Life Movement continues to expand this movement to college campuses across the nation. We aim to educate thousands of students on how easy it is to help people in need of finding a bone marrow/stem cell match. We want to let them know what an amazing impact they can have on this world with a simple cheek swab.