NEWS RELEASE

Contact: Jan Fiderio at 603.283.2107

March 23, 2009 for Immediate Release

Antioch University New England Sponsors National Bone Marrow Registry Drive

Simple cotton swab procedure is all that is needed

Keene, NH - Antioch University New England will host a bone marrow drive open to the Antioch and Monadnock region communities on March 27 and March 31. All are welcome! The drive will be held in the campus lobby at 40 Avon Street, in Keene between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. each day.

Give the gift of life and join the National Bone Marrow Registry. If you are between the ages of 18 and 55 and in good general health, you are eligible. No blood, no pain, simple cotton swab procedure, and it's free.

For more information, please contact: Ellen Keech/Natalie Milano 283-2105/283-2362 ekeech@antioch.edu, nmilano@antioch.edu

About Antioch University New England This is Antioch University New England's forty-fifth year as an institution of higher education. Based in Keene, New Hampshire, AUNE offers rigorous, practice-oriented, values-based master's, doctoral, and certificate programs to more than one thousand students. Degrees in education, leadership and management, environmental studies, and psychology reflect a dedication to activism, social justice, community service, and sustainability. Antioch University New England is the oldest and largest of Antioch University's graduate campuses.

About Antioch University Antioch University is a five-campus university located in four states. Each campus has its own distinct academic programs, community life, and regional or national identity. Antioch University is founded on principles of rigorous liberal arts education, innovative experiential learning and socially engaged citizenship. The multiple campuses of the University nurture in their students the knowledge, skills and habits of reflection to excel as lifelong learners, democratic leaders and global citizens who live lives of meaning and purpose. For more information visit: www.antioch.edu.

For more information about Antioch University New England visit our web site at: www.antiochne.edu.

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