The Thanks Mom event is winding to a close. While it's generally possible to find free or reduced-cost registration year-round, it's never quite as easy as during this event. From the Bastrop Daily Enterprise:

The International Paper Company in conjunction with Morehouse General Hospital are joining together to hold a bone marrow drive called the Thanks Mom Campaign from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on May 19 at the Louisiana Mill Learning Center.

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Here's a reminder of the bone marrow drives coming up over the next seven days. Many of these drives are free, as part of the National Marrow Donor Program's "Thanks Mom" event.

May 5
Brandon, Vermont - Brandon Rescue Squad
Bowling Green, Kentucky - Diddle Arena
Dearing, Kansas - Dearing Christian Church
Marksville, Louisiana - Paragon Casino Resort
Yukon, Oklahoma - Yukon High School

May 6
Rocky Mount, North Carolina - Kate & Billy Harrison Family YMCA
Davis, California - UC Davis

May 7
Rutland, Vermont - Rutland Regional Medical Center
San Jose, California - San Jose State University
San Louis Obispo, California - CalPoly University

May 8
Springfield, Vermont - Howard Dean Educational Center
San Jose, California - San Jose State University
San Louis Obispo, California - CalPoly University
San Francisco, California - Minami Tamaki

May 9
Cheyenne, Wyoming - Cheyenne-Kiwanis Community House

May 10
Harrisville, Rhode Island - Burrillville Family Fair
Poultney, Vermont - Poultney Rescue Squad Building
Perth, Australia - City of Perth Surf Life Saving Club
Hagerstown, Maryland - Valley Grace Brethren Church

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From KALB News Channel 5:

Paragon Casino Resort will play host to a Bone Marrow Drive for eleven-year-old Bryson Merriweather. This event will take place on Monday, May 5, in the Chiqui 3 ballroom, at Paragon Casino Resort, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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