{"id":1916,"date":"2017-05-10T13:44:34","date_gmt":"2017-05-10T17:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/howardandabbymilsteinfoundation.org\/?p=1916"},"modified":"2018-04-17T09:49:32","modified_gmt":"2018-04-17T13:49:32","slug":"howard-milstein-brings-together-fdny-life-saving-bone-marrow-donors-recipients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/howardandabbymilsteinfoundation.org\/2017\/05\/howard-milstein-brings-together-fdny-life-saving-bone-marrow-donors-recipients\/","title":{"rendered":"Howard Milstein Brings Together FDNY Life-Saving Bone Marrow Donors with Recipients"},"content":{"rendered":"

On May 5, 2017, Howard P. Milstein represented the Board of Trustees of New York Blood Center at the 13th Annual \u201cHonor Roll of Life,\u201d<\/strong> an event which recognizes FDNY members who have donated life-saving bone marrow to recipients. Howard paid tribute to the approximately 150 members of the FDNY who have donated bone marrow and saved 150 lives. The event was created through a long-standing friendship between New York Blood Center and Nick Scoppetta, the Former FDNY Commissioner, who subsequently served on the Board of Trustees of NYBC until his passing in 2016.<\/p>\n

Howard P. Milstein<\/strong> has served on the Board of New York Blood Center for nearly 25 years and has been the Chairman of the Board for the past 14. Tens of thousands of lives have been saved during this period and Howard\u2019s stewardship has brought this prestigious, essential community service into the 21st century.<\/p>\n

New York Blood Center was founded by the Rockefeller Family over 50 years ago, including Governor Nelson Rockefeller, David Rockefeller, who organized the corporate community, and Rodman Rockefeller, who served on the Board of Trustees of NYBC. It was Rodman Rockefeller who encouraged NYBC to create an endowment and, as Chairman of the Board, Howard guided the investments and built the New York Blood Center\u2019s $300 million endowment.<\/p>\n

Under Howard\u2019s leadership, NYBC adopted a strategic plan to diversify sources of blood for economic and health reasons, as well as serve the increasingly regional demands of hospital systems and the national blood supply. The organization expanded its reach in 2014 and 2016 to the mid and northwest regions of the country.<\/p>\n

The National Cord Blood Program at Howard P. Milstein Cord Blood Center<\/strong> was founded in 1992 by Dr. Pablo Rubinstein to use cord blood as an alternative transplant source for patients who have no matched bone marrow donors.<\/p>\n