September 2020 - A number of donor drives were held with the Egyptian Orthodox community in Sydney which added much needed people from this cultural background onto the donor registry. Only 0.6% of people on the Australian donor registry have Middle Eastern background. We worked closely with Cherrie to support and facilitate donor drives that resulted in over 300 people from the community joining the registry. Cherrie did an amazing job and it was all in support of her sister who was struggling to find her stem cell match. Most often its patients with a culturally diverse or indigenous background that struggle to find their match because these groups are under represented on the donor registry.