Whom You Know: Registration Open for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Light The Night Walk To Help Fund Lifesaving Research Starring Whitney Moran O'Donnell!

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Registration Open for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Light The Night Walk To Help Fund Lifesaving Research Starring Whitney Moran O'Donnell!

Whitney Moran O'Donnell will be participating in this year's Light the Night Walk and we hope you consider supporting her. What you may not know, aside from being a family friend of Peachy's since each of them was a petite peachy along with her sister Courtney, is that she is a woman on a mission. While attending law school, Whitney was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma and knew that she must use her impending JD for good. She changed career goals and set out to find ways to grow her career in a non-traditional way. After discussing her change with her lead oncologist, Whitney decided to work directly with cancer patients and help them navigate through the tricky world that is cancer treatment. She was featured in American Observer for this role, alongside others trying to do the same (http://inews6.americanobserver.net/articles/navigating-health-care-maze). Now, in remission and enjoying her time as a new mother, Whitney is continuing to look towards the future -- to ways she can evolve. Currently working in Development for a non-profit foundation we are sure she will help pioneer new ways to give back.

If you are interested in learning more about Whitney's Light the Night team, walking or donating, please see http://pages.lightthenight.org/ct/HartfrdL11/WhitneysWalkers.

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Registration is open to join The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Light The Night® Walks. Please join us to help build awareness for the over 913,000 people in the United States living with a blood cancer.Light The Night, LLS’s annual fundraising walk held in communities throughout the country, features teams of co-workers, families and friends walking together in twilight holding illuminated balloons – white for survivors, red for supporters and gold to remember those who have died. The Walk, which commemorates lives touched by blood cancers, is a celebration, with music, refreshments and family activities. To find a walk near you visit www.lightthenight.org/ct

“Light The Night is the nation’s opportunity to pay tribute to lives touched by blood cancer,” said Jeannie Montano, Executive Director. “We are grateful to all of our participants for supporting this lifesaving pro-gram. The funds raised help the Society support leading-edge research and provide much-needed patient ser-vices.”

Last year, participants in Light The Night Walk raised more than $39 million, nationwide. For more information or to register for a local Walk, contact the Connecticut chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society at 203-665-1400 or visit www.lightthenight.org/ct

Every walker who raises $100* or more will become a Champion For Cures and will be recognized on the night of the Walk with:-A Light The Night t-shirt- An illuminated Light The Night balloon in red (supporters), white (survivors) or gold (in memory of a loved one)- A wristband which entitles the wearer to food and refreshmentsBe a Champion For Cures and let everyone know you’re helping cure cancer!Participants who raise money online receive Free Gas cards that can be redeemed at most major gasoline providers. Each fundraising participant who raises $250 to $499 will receive a $15 Free Gas card or for every $500 the fundraisers raise online they will get a Free Gas card worth $50. The promotion applies to funds raised for Light The Night Walk, onlinein the months of July and August only.About The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society ® (LLS) is the world’s largest voluntary health agency dedicated to blood cancer. The LLS mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. LLS funds lifesaving blood cancer research around the world and provides free information and support services.Founded in 1949 and headquartered in White Plains, NY, LLS has chapters throughout the United States and Canada.

To learn more, visit www.LLS.org or contact the Information Resource Center at (800) 955-4572, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET.www.lls.org.

Save The Date:Light The Night Walks

Saturday, Sept. 24th - Newtown

Saturday, Oct. 1st - New Haven

Wednesday, Oct. 5th - New London

Thursday, Oct. 6th - South Windsor

Friday, Oct. 14th - Norwalk

www.lightthenight.org/ct

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