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BYU–Hawaii recently welcomed a superhero to help promote a cause aimed at saving lives. Jason Momoa, who played Aquaman, visited the Church-owned university campus last week to increase awareness for the Be the Match registry.
Be the Match is a national bone marrow donor program that matches donors with patients in need. A simple cheek swab is all that is needed to join the registry and potentially be matched with someone in need now or in the future. The healthcare professionals club at BYU–Hawaii teamed up with Be the Match to host Momoa on campus, and as a result of the event, more than 350 volunteers joined the registry list.
In a video posted on BYU–Hawaii’s Facebook page, Momoa stands before a crowd on campus and says, “Oh, I love you all for coming!” He then welcomed a young boy named Rhyder, who is a local Hawaiian in need of a blood stem cell transplant, to the stage with him.
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