About Be The One Run

Be The One Run® is a walk and run event for people of all ages and fitness levels. It includes a 5K, a 1K and a short-distance Tot Trot. Be The One Run unites communities nationwide determined to cure patients with diseases like leukemia and lymphoma. Every step you take helps patients receive the marrow transplant they need.

You have the power to heal

 

Be The One Run raises funds to save lives

Every year 10,000 patients with leukemia, lymphoma and 70 other life-threatening illnesses need a marrow transplant but have no donor match in their family. They depend on Be The Match to help them find an unrelated donor and receive the transplant they need.

The Be The One Run raises funds to:

  • Support transplant research
  • Help patients with uninsured costs
  • Grow the Be The Match marrow donor registry

 

Race locations and dates

Be The One Run events will be held in:

      Become a sponsor

    When your organization sponsors the Be The One Run, you join the Be The Match movement to help all patients receive the marrow transplant they need, when they need it.

    Learn more about sponsorship opportunities >

    About Be The Match

    Be The Match offers people the unique opportunity to help people who need a marrow transplant from an unrelated donor. You can join the Be the Match Registry®, the world’s largest and most diverse listing of potential marrow donors. You can contribute financially to Be the Match Foundation® and help a wide range of patients, or you can give of your time.

    • The Be The Match Registry, operated by the National Marrow Donor Program®, has 9 million potential marrow donors.
    • In 2010, the National Marrow Donor Program facilitated more than 5,200 transplants worldwide and has facilitated more than 43,000 since 1987.
    • Be The Match Foundation provides $2.5 million annually in assistance grants to help transplant patients afford uninsured costs. 
    • Be The Match Foundation has raised more than $5 million in research funds to advance the science of transplant.
    • Be The Match Foundation has also raised millions to add more potential marrow donors to the Be The Match Registry. Every $100 raised adds another member to the registry.


    Everyone has the power to help save lives – by participating in the Be The One Run, making a financial contribution, joining the Be The Match Registry and getting involved in other ways.

    For more information about Be The Match and our life-saving work, visit BeTheMatch.org.