DKMS MISS LADY ENTERTAINMENT To kick-off All-Star Weekend benefit with DONOR RECRUITMENT DRIVE in New York at Lafayette Bar and Grill

Released on = January 27, 2007, 9:02 am

Press Release Author = Mac-Melius Agency, Inc.

Industry = Entertainment

Press Release Summary = DKMST/Miss Lady Entertainment Bone marrow Donor Recruitment
Drive Jan. 31, 2007: Join Celebrities for our Goal to Bring Hope to Jaden Hilton by
Registering as a Donor from 1pm-5pm

Press Release Body = New York, January 16, 2007 -DKMS/MISS LADY ENTERTAINMENT will
kick-off All-Star Weekend benefit for Jaden Hilton with its first donor recruitment
drive on January 31, 2007 at legendary restaurant Lafayette Bar & Grill from
1pm-5pm. DKMS and MISS LADY ENTERTAINMENT will continue to increase awareness with
a series of events during All-Star weekend with a donor drive on February 17, 2007
on UNLV's campus at the MPE center from 12pm-6pm.

DKMS' New York office opened this year as the U.S. branch of DKMS, a German-based
non-profit organization founded in 1991 and DKMS Americas incorporated in 2004,
which maintains the world's largest bone marrow donor database with nearly 1.5
million registered donors. It has facilitated more than 10,000 transplants -today,
nearly five a day- since it's founding. DKMS stands for Deutsche
Knochenmarkspenderdatei, or German Bone Marrow Donor Center in English. The New York
office will help meet increasing U.S. demand for bone marrow transplants.

Jaden is 3 years old boy, struggling against leukemia. He is African-American and
has acute leukemia, which was diagnosed in early 2006. Since then, he has been
undergoing chemotherapy, in the hope that he could be cured without having to
undergo a stem cell transplant. Sadly, Jaden relapsed at the end of October 2006.
Jaden has not found a donor. Since tissue types are inherited, patients in need of a
bone marrow transplant are most likely to match with someone from the same ethnic
background. Currently, minority groups are underrepresented in the donor registry.
As a result, is it is much harder for anyone from a minority background with
leukemia or other blood disease to find a donor match. "It's sad that
African-Americans are severely under-represented, comprising only 7% of the national
registry's of 6 million donors...Our goal is to increase awareness throughout the
minority community.an African-American media icon Ed Bradley died from this
disease.if we could just save atleast one life by educating minorities we can
increase the donor rate." say Shana Mac. MISS LADY ENTERTAINMENT and DKMS are set
on evening out the odds.

Therefore, during All-Star Weekend DKMS and MISS LADY ENTERTAINMENT. will join
forces to find a donor during the most influential athletic events for a
multi-cultured audience. All-Star Weekend 2007 event will be in Las Vegas, NV. Our
Celebrities include DJ Clue, Fabolous, JD Williams from HBO's the Wire, Welterweight
Champion Kendall Holt, Comedienne Sommore, Boxer Zab Judah, DJ Juanito and DJ Kast
from Hot 97 and many more to come.
Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Lafayette Bar & Grill
located at 54 Franklin St. Manhattan, NY 10013
To contact MISS LADY ENTERTAINMENT at 1.800.421.1767 ext 706, email us
missladyent@gmail.com/www.celebritycharitygala.com or to learn more, visit
www.dkmsamericas.org, call 1-866-340-DKMS (3567) or send an e-mail to
info@dkmsamericas.org. Lafayette Grill & Bar is located 54 Franklin St. NY, NY
10013 (Broadway and Franklin). Walk-ins are welcome.
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Contact Details = FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Shana Mac
Mac-Melius Agency, Inc.
P~1.888.762.2635 ext 705
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