Marrow Donor Drive Planned

The Mighty Ducks are holding a drive Saturday in Orange to register potential marrow donors for defenseman Milos Holan and other patients in need of transplants, including Michelle Carew, the 18-year-old daughter of Rod Carew.

“Bone marrow is an organ, too, and you can give bone marrow while you’re still alive. It’s not something you put on your drivers’ license,” Duck Coach Ron Wilson said. “I’m aware of that now, and I’m in the pool. Hopefully someday I can save someone’s life. If not Milos’, maybe someone else’s.”

Registering as a potential marrow donor requires a small blood sample, and staff from the City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte will be on hand from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the National Sports Grill at 450 N. State College Blvd. Wilson, Holan and other Duck players will visit from noon to 2 p.m.

To be tested, volunteers must be between 18 and 55 years old and in good health.

Holan, 24, was diagnosed with a slow-progressing form of leukemia in September.