On Oct. 22, Jack Phillips and his son Nate spoke at Carman Collegiate to talk about a campaign called The Hero Project, an education program that teaches 16-18-year-olds about the importance of donating stem cells, blood and organs.
Carman’s Jack Phillips has had stem cell surgery for cancer in the past, and so The Hero Project facilitates inspirational sessions explaining how young people could save a life. After the presentations, students can register as donors with the Canadian Blood Services Stem Cell Registry.
People 17 to 35 years old are eligible to be donors, and the school is proud of the 20 Carman Collegiate students who registered and may have the opportunity to save a life in the future.
“The presentation went well as Christie McFee from Canadian Blood Services came and presented on stem cell donation stats, and I gave my story,” said Jack Phillips. “I had a stem cell transplant back in March of 2023, and my donor is from Germany. We ended up having 20 students join the stem cell registry that morning at Carman Collegiate, which was great.”
Maralee Caruso from CTV Winnipeg was also at the school on this day, getting the story from Nate and Jack Phillips. The show will air on CTV on Nov. 1.
