On Tuesday, Feb. 12, the Charlotte 49ers Student-Athlete Advisory Committee was involved in something kind of special. For most of the day, the rotunda of the Popp Martin Student Union housed a few people with the Project Life Movement and Gift of Life bone marrow and blood stem cell registry.
Just about 30 years ago, this movement began in order to help connect volunteer donors with patients whose only hope may have been a bone marrow transplant. Now, in 2019 there are a number of universities involved in helping further this goal, including Charlotte.
It’s simple. You get in line, you scan a QR code and download an app, fill out some information, swab your cheeks and then you get to meet Carolina Panthers Linebacker Luke Kuechly.