WESTERVILLE, Ohio – The Otterbein University football program is joining forces with Be The Match and "Get in the Game" to conduct a Marrow Donor and Stem Cell Registry Drive this Friday, Match 31, inside the campus center.

The drive, taking place from 9-12 in the morning, welcomes anyone between the ages of 18-40 to quickly register and provide a simple cheek swab.

This event is open to the general public with the goal of registering as many individuals as possible!

"Be The Match" is a nonprofit organization operated by the National Marrow Donor Program in the United States. Approximately 70 percent of the time, a patient who needs a transplant cannot find a match within their own family. When that is the case, doctors turn to the national registry database to fund an unrelated donor match.

CLICK HERE for more information on Be The Match.