One Lambda Joins the First Ever
Virtual Gala for Be The Match
On Saturday, September 26, Be The Match hosted their first Virtual Gala to promote and celebrate their mission, which is to save lives through bone marrow transplantation.
Be The Match and One Lambda share a passion for advancing the science of transplant diagnostics and unrelated donor matching in order to improve outcomes for patients. As a sponsor, we were honored to support this event, and we’re proud to help Be The Match expand their reach in a number of ways:
- $564,706 raised for the Be The Match life-saving mission
- 1,381 registered guests and 400+ watch parties joined the Gala throughout the country
- 15,261 unique viewers livestreamed the Gala
- 32,414 people reached through livestream social sharing
- 8,393 comments, shares and likes on Facebook
To support this important cause or to learn more about blood marrow donation, please visit bethematch.org.
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