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The collaborative effort will focus on education and recruitment of potential volunteer donors, especially minority donors, for patients with leukemia, anemia and metabolic acquired immune system diseases. After being educated about the donation process and signing a consent form, volunteers give a small blood sample that will be tested for their marrow type and listed on the NMDP national Registry. Grant, who joined the NMDP Registry as a potential marrow and blood stem cell donor in 1999, will make an appearance along with Causwell, to encourage local residents to participate in the education and recruitment drive to save lives. In addition to their appearance, the HEAT will dispatch members of the HEAT Dancers, Burnie the HEAT mascot, the HEAT Jr. Jam, and the HEAT's high flying Xtreme Team to perform from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Inspired by sports agent Darren Weiner, who received a blood stem cell transplant facilitated by the NMDP, Stars vs. Cancer will be launched with marrow and blood stem cell donor education and recruitment drives in Miami and Atlanta.