Since 2009, Jeana Moore has walked thousands of miles across the United States and Europe, stopping in communities to share Jada's story and encourage people to learn about joining the official donor registry where they live.
By Jeana Moore
After a stranger in Germany donated the marrow that saved her infant granddaughter, Jeana Moore turned gratitude into thousands of miles walked for donor awareness.
September 7 – October 21, 2026
Jeana Moore plans to walk 356.2 miles around the Salish Sea for her granddaughter Jada and for patients who need a blood stem cell donor. Steps to Marrow 5 includes 45 days, ten Awareness Days and a route to the official registry that serves where you live.
The Walk of Gratitude from Deer Park, WA to Seattle Children's Hospital in May-June 2024.
Jeana Moore walked across the Sonoran Desert from Yuma to Phoenix, Arizona in early 2020 to raise awareness for bone marrow donation.
Joining a registry can make you available as a potential match for a patient who needs a transplant. JBF helps you find the official registry that serves your country.
Take it off the screen
A coffee counter, a church foyer, a break room, a race table. Every sheet carries the code that opens Jeana’s walk, and a number to text for anyone who would rather not scan — no app, no wifi, nothing to hand back.
Flyer
One page, for a wall or a noticeboard. The same sheet in three voices.
Table tent
One page that folds and stands on a table or a counter.