III Points Festival to Host Bone Marrow Donor Registry After Founder Received Life-Saving Donation

Published on Thursday, 17 April 2025 23:24

The minds behind Miami's III Points are hoping to save even more lives in 2025.

Between the music, comedy and easter egg hunts at this weekend's III Joints event—III Points' one-day offshoot to celebrate cannabis culture—there will be a bone marrow donor registration drive. The beloved festival brand shared an informational post on social media explaining their public health initiative.

While the donation process involves a surgical procedure, the requirement to be added to the donation is a harmless cheek swab. The information gathered is then added to a database where donors can be matched with those in need of a life-saving bone marrow donation. Gift of Life collected 200 registrations at III Points and III Joints last year, and two of those attendees went through with the procedure to save two lives.

The cause is close to organizers' hearts. After being diagnosed with cancer in high school and spending five months in isolation at a Durham children’s hospital, III Points founder David Sinopoli recovered thanks to a bone marrow transplant from his brother. He later rose through South Florida’s nightlife scene and ultimately co-founded III Points in 2013.

III Joints Festival will take over Factory Town in Miami on April 19th, 2025. You can learn more here.

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