This September, MLS WORKS, launched its 5th annual Kick Childhood Cancer campaign in recognition of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
On September 9th, in partnership with Gift of Life Bone Marrow Registry, the LA Galaxy Foundation co-hosted a Kick Blood Cancer event at The Americana in Glendale. Attendees swabbed their cheeks in hopes of matching with someone battling blood cancer. Members from Gift of Life also collected swabs at the LA Galaxy home match on September 23rd, but had bigger aspirations for showcasing the life-changing results of a simple swab.
Last year, then 10 year-old Seth Akins was diagnosed with Idiopathic Aplastic Anemia, a disease that causes bone marrow to stop making new blood cells.