Be the Match On Campus at Christopher Newport University is part of the national program, Be the Match in partner with the National Marrow Donor Program. The national organization pairs patients, often with blood-diseases and in need of bone marrow, with potential bone marrow donors. As an on campus chapter at CNU, our organization holds drives to register potential donors, educates the public on new methods of donating bone marrow and the different types of blood diseases, and fundraises for proceeds to go towards research, patients, doctors, and transplants. The chapter at CNU was originally founded by sisters Kelsey and Jocelyn Rooks. The first drive held in March 2009 at CNU was inspired by Bruce, a neighbor diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. The club was named: In Memory of CBC: Be the Match! It was officially an organization in Spring 2011. In Spring 2013, the organization was renamed Be the Match On Campus as an official chapter of the national Be the Match organization.