"The fact remains that African
American patients have a greater chance of finding a match within the African
American community.

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Miami-Dade County Leads South Florida in Job Growth; State of Florida Leading Nation

Initiative to Recruit African American Bone Marrow Donors

MINNEAPOLIS, The National Marrow Donor Program (R)
(NMDP) is pleased to announce best selling author Farrah Gray as the spokesman
for the NMDP 's African-American outreach and recruitment campaign.

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and Latin American economies during the latter part of 2004. Greek has
relapsed after a six-month remission and requires a bone marrow transplant .

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Beginning in January 2005, FAWI began using the 2000 Census
population numbers to more accurately reflect the number of people in
Miami-Dade, and new procedures to produce labor force estimates for
cities based on unemployment claims and population.

Celebrity Entrepreneur Farrah Gray Signs on as Campaign Spokesman for National Marrow Donor Program

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8 percent, down from 5.
This is an issue that hits close to home: Farrah's sister, Greek Gray was
diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) one year ago. We hope that our relationships with celebrities such as
Nelly, Raven-Symone and now Farrah bring attention to the critical need for
African American marrow and cord blood donors."
A person of any race, ethnicity or gender who is 18 to 60 years old and
meets donation health guidelines can become a potential volunteer donor .

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"This campaign is designed to find bone marrow matches for transplants --
not only for my sister, but for others like her, who need a marrow or cord
blood donor so that they can have a second chance at life," said Gray.org .

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According to the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation (FAWI) , the
South Florida area (Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties)
added more than 62,000 jobs in the 12-month period.

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MIAMI----The Beacon Council,
Miami-Dade County's official economic development partnership, is
pleased to announce that the unemployment rate for Miami-Dade County
in March 2005 was 4. South Florida
continues to lead the State, and Florida continues to lead the nation
in new job growth.

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"The Beacon Council, through its Local Business Local Jobs
program, has focused on helping local companies thrive and expand, and
this job growth demonstrates the strength of Miami-Dade's economy.5 percent growth in wholesale trade and
distribution can be attributed to the improvement in the local, U. "The
ONLY way to ensure that is by talking to people about the need, and then
getting them to join the Registry.greekgrayleukemiafoundation .

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For more information on hosting a donor drive in your
community, please visit http://www.

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The
visitor industry has bounced back to pre-September 11 levels with 3.5
percent growth between March 2004 and March 2005, and professional and
financial services have increased 7. Because these traits
are inherited, the greatest chance of finding a match can be found within
one's family. However, 70 percent of patients who need transplants won't have
a donor within their immediate family so for many, finding a donor of the same
race or ethnicity may be their best hope for the life-saving gift of a marrow
or cord blood transplant.

About the NMDP
The NMDP helps people who need a life-saving marrow or cord blood.

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"With the continued growth of various economic sectors and the use
of a methodology that accurately reflects our diverse economy, we
believe that Miami-Dade will continue to see its lowest unemployment
rates since 2001," said Frank Nero, President and CEO of the Beacon
Council.
"While there have been millions of potential donors who have registered ,
there remains a critical need for African American donors," said Dr. To achieve our mission, we
search our Registry, the largest listing of volunteer donors and cord blood
units in the world; support patients and their doctors throughout the
transplant process; and match patients with the best donor or cord blood unit
using innovative science and technology.

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3 percent respectively. Gray , the
face of the Farrah Gray MasterCard, is partnering with the NMDP to launch a
nationwide campaign designed to do two things: create awareness about the
need for African American donors, and recruit African Americans to join the
NMDP's national marrow donor Registry. We
connect patients, doctors , donors and researchers to resources they need to
help more people live longer, healthier lives.

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percent between March 2004 and March 2005, continues to expand due to
the sustained building and planning of residential and commercial real
estate, in particular condominiums in downtown Miami and single-family
homes in South Dade. Marrow and cord blood transplants require
matching certain tissue traits between donor and patient. Jeff
Chell, National Marrow Donor Program CEO.

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About the Beacon Council

The Beacon Council, Miami-Dade County's official economic
development partnership, is a not-for-profit, public-private
organization that focuses on job creation and economic growth by
coordinating community-wide programs; promoting minority business and
urban economic revitalization; providing assistance to local
businesses in their expansion efforts; and marketing Greater Miami
throughout the world.marrow.

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The sectors experiencing considerable growth in Miami -Dade include
construction, wholesale trade, financial services, professional
services, and hospitality .
To learn more about joining the NMDP Registry, call 1-800-MARROW2 or visit
http://www.

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Miami-Dade County led South Florida's job growth by adding more
than 23,000 jobs between March 2004 and March 2005, while Broward
County added 20,900 new jobs and Palm Beach County created 18,400 new
jobs during the same time period.
This growth is partly based on the increased need for these services
by the other growing sectors.

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The construction sector, which grew 1. The 2."
African American patients in need of marrow transplants face great
challenges in finding donors .

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7 percent in March 2004.