# Anthony Nolan receives its largest trust grant to date

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2011/06/19/anthony-nolan-receives-its-largest-trust-grant-date/
- Published: 2011-06-19T22:10:51+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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The Jack Petchey Foundation is to give £619,000 to Anthony Nolan, the charity that
saves the lives of people with blood cancer who need a blood stem cell, or bone 
marrow, transplant. The grant represents the largest single charitable trust donation
that the charity has ever received. It marks the beginning of an ongoing partnership
between the two organisations.

The Foundation, founded by businessman Jack Petchey CBE, encourages young people
to realise their potential and contribute to society. The Foundation decided to 
support [Anthony Nolan](http://www.anthonynolan.org) after it learnt that the charity
is urgently trying to recruit more young donors to its stem cell register.

Trudy Kilcullen, Chief Operating Officer at the Foundation, said: “We want young
people to play a full part in society, and signing up to donate their blood stem
cells is one of the greatest things they can do, as they could help save somebody’s
life. We also know that there is a shortage of young donors, especially young men
and those from different ethnic backgrounds, so we hope that this donation will 
harness the energy of our young people and enable the charity to save even more 
lives.”

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There are currently over 425,000 people on the Anthony Nolan register, but the charity
can only find a match for half the people who come to them in need of a potentially
lifesaving transplant. Anthony Nolan aims to grow the register to one million potential
donors so they can help save more lives.

www.jackpetcheyfoundation.org.uk

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