Mu Tau Mu of Alpha Chi Omega

Continuing our focus this month on gratitude: We're grateful for the opportunity to serve.

Domestic Violence Awareness and support for DV survivors is our Alpha Chi Omega national philanthropy and we've spent many a worthwhile week raising awareness about domestic violence. We've also talked about many of the great programs made possible by your contributions to the Alpha Chi Omega Foundation. But we also have room in our lives for other worthy causes. This week we focus on one that's important to many sisters and invite you to share your favorites (please comment below).

We believe that through giving our time and talent, we learn and grow. We become stronger and more compassionate. The rewards far outweigh the costs, and for that we are grateful!

We chose bone marrow donation to feature for 3 reasons: it's an easy way to save a life; we've been committed at MTM to signing up donors since 2007; and this month's Alpha Chi Omega Real. Strong. Woman. of the Month, Stefanie Sacknoff, with her mother created the non-profit Perfect Match Donor Match Project "to increase bone marrow matches and donations by encouraging registry at routine dental visits."

You can learn more at Stefanie's Perfect Match site http://perfectmatchproject.org/

or register to become a donor at Be The Match http://www.marrow.org/JOIN/index.html

This video is the story of Christine Pechera (her sister is a CWRU Alpha Chi). A bone marrow transplant saved Christine's life. 

Last week Alpha chapter co-hosted (with Delta Tau Delta) a bone marrow registration drive at DePauw. Read all about it here: http://media.www.thedepauw.com/media/storage/paper912/news/2009/11/10/News/Depauw.Wabash.Compete.To.Register.Bone.Marrow.Donors-3827536.shtml

Are you a bone marrow donor? Has your chapter had a donor drive? Share your story today!

What is your favorite service project? What gifts have you received from service to others?