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Hundreds of people attended screening sessions to find a stem cell lighter for a toddler with leukemia.
Phoebe Ashfield, of Gornal, Dudley, one year old, needs a transplant to treat a rare form of the disease.
The organizers hoped to collect more than 2,000 collection samples from donors at two Black Country sites on Saturday.
Mother Emma Wyke said it was "overwhelming" to see so many people come forward for her daughter.
Hundreds of people attended donor selections at Black Country on Saturday
Phoebe suffers from acute lymphoblastic leukemia, an aggressive disease that affects white blood cells.
About 500 people a year in the UK are diagnosed with the disease, according to the NHS.
Ms. Wyke said that chemotherapy was not working for her daughter and that doctors at the Birmingham Children's Hospital told the family that a stem cell transplant was her best chance of survival.
"If you do not save my little girl's life, you could save the life of another child," Wyke added.
- West Midlands News
The sessions, in which potential donors were taken from the cheeks, were held at Tesco Extra from Dudley and Tipton Sports Academy.
Kam Arora, a volunteer from the charity DKMS, responded favorably to the family's appeal
DKMS, a charitable organization that lists people on the stem cell registry, coordinated the appeal.
"It's a very simple way to help save someone's life," said Kam Arora, an organization volunteer.
Other donor sessions are planned to help save Phoebe, said her family.
Blood cancer is the fifth most common type of cancer in the UK, according to DKMS.
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