Cheek Swabbing Can Be Fun… Bay Area Mega Drive

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Ultrabrown posted some picts from last weekend’s cheek swab fest in NYC. Vinay Chakravarty and his wife showed up and, as Manish points out, it’s almost weird how much revelry the event managed to create…

Additional events are happening all over the country to help Vinay, Sameer and countless others in the future.

In particular, this weekend, Bay Area volunteers are hosting their MEGA DRIVE spanning over a dozen sites.

So here’s a little game to liven things up & help get the word out — snap a pict or 2 of you and your friends getting your cheeks swabbed and/or holding up your donor cards, send ’em to ME (vinod@vinod.com), and, in the spirit of the Desi Dad project, we’ll post some of our fav mug shots on SM and Ultrabrown alongside these folks –

You never know where 30 seconds of fame on SM’s front page might lead….

9 thoughts on “Cheek Swabbing Can Be Fun… Bay Area Mega Drive”

  2. San Francisco: July 14th 11am to 6pm and 15th 11am to 3pm Sangati Center 3049 22nd St. Ground Floor, San Francisco, CA 95054 (408) 836-5483

    Santa Clara: July 14th & 15th 10am – 7pm Varstreet Inc 2620 Augustine Drive Suite 120, Santa Clara, CA 95054 (408) 836-5483

    Evergreen: July 14th 9am – 2pm Evergreen Community Center 4860 San Felipe Road, San Jose, CA 95135 (408) 836-5483

    San Jose: July 15th 10am – 6pm Lakshmi Ganapathi Temple 32 Rancho Dr, San Jose, CA 95111 (650) 704-1720

    Sunnyvale: July 14th & 15th 11am – 9pm Saravana Bhavan Restaurant 1305 S Mary Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (408) 460-3651

    Sunnyvale: July 14th & 15th 9am – 7pm Komala Vilas 1020 East El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (408) 460-3651

    Berkeley: July 14th 1-5 pm July 15th 10am -2pm ISKCON 2334 Stuart Street, Berkeley, CA 94705 (510) 649-8619

    San Carlos: July 14th & 15th 10am -7pm NEKTAR Therapeutics 150 Industrial Road, San Carlos, CA 94070 (408) 533-3829

    Livermore: July 14th & 15th 11am – 7pm Hindu Community and Cultural Center 1232 Arrowhead Ave., Livermore, CA 94551 (510) 676-4999

    Fremont: July 14th 9am – 12 Noon Fremont Hindu Temple 3676 Delaware Dr Fremont, CA 94538 (408) 406-6169

    Milpitas: July 14th & 15th 11am – 7pm India Community Center 555 Los Coches St . Milpitas, CA 95035 (650) 704-1720

    Milpitas: July 15th 11am – 6pm Jain Temple 722 South Main Street, Milpitas, CA 95035 (408) 802-2598

    Davis: July 14th 1:30pm – 3pm Yolo county Branch Library 14th Street Davis, CA 95616 (530) 757-6382

    Davis: July 15th 10am – 4pm Poornima’s home 3054 Carmelo Drive, Davis, CA 95616 (530) 757-6382

    Sacramento: July 15th 10am – 5pm Sacramento Hindu temple 7495 OldercreekRoad, Sacramento, CA 95824 (916) 383-4206

    Mountain View: July 14th & 15th 11am – 8pm Chaat Paradise 165 E. El Camino Real, Mountain View, CA 94040 (650) 704-1720

    Hayward: July 14th 5pm – 9pm Chabot College 25555 Hesperian Blvd, Hayward, CA 94545 (510) 676-4999

    Palo Alto: July 14th & 15th 7am – 11am Peets Coffee 77 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto, CA 94301 (650).704-1720

  3. I’m happy the bay is blowing up on drives. I am a little sad that it happened after I left =/

  4. I was going to ask, is anyone outreaching to the Sikh community in Fremont, Sacramento, San Jose, and Livermore? I think it is wonderful and great that the Hindu temples in both locations are hosting drives, but I worry that folks who don’t normally frequent those areas will not realize that they can and should register 🙁

  5. I went the one at “Piano” in NYC yesterday. It was packed. And I saw this one face and I kept thinking “from where, from where” now I see that it was SM’s Vinod. Funny how that tiny pic. in a tux was recognizable. Great work fellas!

  6. everyone has been linking to the drives that are posted on helpvinay.org. but if i understand correctly, you reach out to more folks if you also let all know of even more opportunities to register via marrow.org.

    there are additional donor drives listed there and centers, too.

  7. Shlok, I think part of the reason for that is because the kits from “Vinay’s drives” will get processed first, due to the time-sensitive nature of his situation. They overnight them after each drive, with his name on them, etc. He doesn’t have the luxury of regular processing times now, AFAIK.