Entries Tagged as 'Project Michelle'

Light the Night

October 4th, 2008 · No Comments

45 amazing colleagues from the KPMG San Francisco office participated in the Light the Night Walk this past Thursday to raise money for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society in Donielle’s and my honor.  The team’s goal was $5000, but they far surpassed it by raising a total of $8,558!!!  I am so proud of our office.  I [...]

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You can do it Donielle!!!

October 4th, 2008 · No Comments

When I went back to work in March, I worked for a few hours on a small assignment with Donielle, a manager in Forensics.  My first impression of Donielle was that she was a healthy, young, intelligent, hardworking and strong woman.  Shortly after the assignment, KPMG printed a nationwide article about Project Michelle and I [...]

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Cal Drive Day 2 – Mega Success!!! (Update from Michelle)

September 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Holy Cal!! We got over 700 people registered at UC Berkeley today! Our grand total comes to 1,400 people in just two days. Of course I consider any drive to be a success if we can get at least one new person to commit themselves to the registry (Hey, I only need ONE person to [...]

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Cal Drive Day 1 – SUCCESS! (Update from Mabel)

September 17th, 2008 · No Comments

Huge thank you to everyone who came out today: AADP, the Project Michelle volunteers, all of the CAL clubs and organizations, and the 600+ people who decided to join the bone marrow registry!
Some of our troops were out there for over 10 hours. It was nonstop talking, flyering, walking and registering. Our feet are sore, [...]

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More than just tree sitters (update from Mabel)

September 12th, 2008 · No Comments

When most people think of Cal, they envision football, academics, and liberal protesters highly skilled at climbing trees. When I think of Cal, all I see is a giant sea of students–any of whom could potentially be Michelle’s life-saving match.
Next Wednesday and Thursday, we will be having a HUGE registration drive on campus at UC [...]

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