Throughout the month of April, fraternities, sororities and mentorship clubs at the University of Central Florida are challenging each other. Together with their brothers and sisters, they are pledging to “Save a Life” by joining the Be The Match bone marrow registry.

Juwan is a Drumline Captain, a National Honor Society scholar, and he holds a 4.25 GPA…he is also battling Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Time is running out.

We were honored to host 106 attendees in Orlando and we were grateful for the opportunity to recognize 23 marrow donors. Every single one of them should be proud they had the faith and courage to save a life.

Help us find a matching stem cell donor for Anika to defeat Aplastic Anemia.

The Icla da Silva Foundation has grown considerably, and we continue to save more lives…but it’s not enough. Too many patients and their families are still searching for a matching donor. You can help.

Watch a cancer patient from New Jersey, finally meet her Guardian Angel…a girl from Arizona who donated her bone marrow.

Watch an 8-year-old girl, with a life-threatening disease, meet the bone marrow donor who saved her life.

Two Cancer Patients Meet Their Life-Saving Bone Marrow Donors The Icla da Silva 27th Hope Gala occurred recently in NYC. It was a wonderful evening spent reconnecting with old friends and making new ones. The cocktail hour was a buzz with beautiful smiles and interesting conversations. While the cameras were flashing, cocktails were poured, the[…]

David Gonzales shares his story from Centro Church in Dallas, Texas. David has Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, recurring 4 times in his life. He has undergone 415 days of chemo and radiation and he is currently in remission. Despite his disease, he still smiles. He is living his life and he continues to support his community by holding bone marrow[…]

  BREAKING NEWS: On October 16th, 2019, the Icla da Silva Foundation will hold its 27th annual Hope Gala celebration. The event promises to be an extraordinary evening of dining and dancing while raising funds to support our mission. Held annually, the Hope Gala celebrates the Foundation’s achievements for the year in fighting leukemia and[…]