Be the Match bone marrow donation network celebrates with its One Forum event

For the Minnesota Star Tribune
November 29, 2019 at 10:39PM
Yovanka De Lemos, Linda Alexander, Natasha Mincy, Brenda Garza, Joe Wilson, James Lubanovich at the Be the One Conference. [ Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, November 9, 2019, Be The Match, Hilton Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota, SAXO 1009874385 FACE120119 Front row - Yovanka De Lemos, Linda Alexander, Natasha Mincy
Brenda Garza, Joe Wilson, James Lubanovich
Front row, Yovanka De Lemos, Linda Alexander and Natasha Mincy; back, Brenda Garza, Joe Wilson and James Lubanovich. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The One Forum event for Be the Match 2019 brought together researchers, doctors, patients, marrow donors and network partners involved in searching for a cure and care for those with blood cancers. The weekend-long event at the Minneapolis Hilton included several special appearances as well as a message from NBA great Magic Johnson. Be the Match, a global bone marrow network, conducts research, raises funds and provides support to improve transplant outcomes for patients.


John Miller and Donna Ragan at the Be the One Conference. [ Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, November 9, 2019, Be The Match, Hilton Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota, SAXO 1009874385 FACE120119 The organizer recognized his name and said "Dr. John Miller" but he gave the name to me as John (did not know he was a Dr. till I talked to the organizer.)
John Miller and Donna Ragan. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Adelixa Rodriguez, Pilar Paus and Sarah Gerber at the Be the One Conference. [ Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, November 9, 2019, Be The Match, Hilton Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota, SAXO 1009874385 FACE120119
Adelixa Rodriguez, Pilar Paus and Sarah Gerber. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Katie Cormier, Diya Sabnani, Julie Verna, Lina Sobh at the Be the One Conference. [ Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, November 9, 2019, Be The Match, Hilton Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota, SAXO 1009874385 FACE120119 Each confirmed spelling in my book
Katie Cormier, Diya Sabnani, Julie Verna and Lina Sobh. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Alejandro Moreno and Allison Boehme at the Be the One Conference. [ Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, November 9, 2019, Be The Match, Hilton Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota, SAXO 1009874385 FACE120119
Alejandro Moreno and Allison Boehme. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Paula Talamas and Hector Ortiz at the Be the One Conference. [ Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, November 9, 2019, Be The Match, Hilton Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota, SAXO 1009874385 FACE120119
Paula Talamas and Hector Ortiz. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Mauricio Murillo and Branden Malone at the Be the One Conference. [ Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, November 9, 2019, Be The Match, Hilton Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota, SAXO 1009874385 FACE120119 Both confirmed their names
Mauricio Murillo and Branden Malone. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Shelby McNair, Ayaka Harada and Mie Miyazaki at the Be the One Conference. [ Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, November 9, 2019, Be The Match, Hilton Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota, SAXO 1009874385 FACE120119 https://www.umc.edu/news/Miscellaneous/2019/March/March%20CONSULT/CON032019E.html
Shelby McNair, Ayaka Harada and Mie Miyazaki. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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