Help Carry the Light of Hope and find a cure for blood cancers!
I am participating in the Eugene/Springfield 2006 Light the Night Walk this year as a member and team captain of the national Friends of Allie team. The Eugene/Springfield walk will be held, Friday, September 29th at 7 p.m. at the Oakway Center Heritage Courtyard.
According to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society:
Every ten minutes, a child or adult dies from leukemia, lymphoma, or myeloma.
In one school day, 46 children will learn they have cancer.
New cases of leukemia, lymphoma & myeloma account for 8% of all cancers diagnosed in the United States each year.
Every five minutes, someone in the United States learn that they have leukemia, lymphoma, or myeloma - nearly 300 people a day!
An estimated 712,145 Americans are presently living with leukemia, lymphoma & myeloma.
Leukemia is the leading fatal cancer in young men and woman under the age of 20.
Light the Night is the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's major annual fundraiser, and the funds are desperately needed to both work towards finding a cure for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's Disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life for patients and families. The walk is an inspirational and moving event joining survivors, their families and supporters on a 2-3 mile walk while carrying lit balloons.
While the statistics on blood cancers are sobering, it is devastating to hear the impact that leukemia has on children. Leukemia accounts for just over 30% of cancers diagnosed in children under the age of 15, and approximately 3000 children die from a blood cancer every year. The Friends of Allie team walks in memory of Allie Scott, a baby girl from Texas who died from acute myeloid leukemia just before turning 9 months old, and in honor and memory of many other brave children fighting cancer. We are a team several thousand strong, walking all over the globe for these children. Working hard to raise money and raise awareness for these children, as well as to reach out and help their families.
As a young girl, I had a classmate and friend fighting leukemia, I will never forget Jerome, and even at the tender age of 6 ~ my heart was touched. No child should have to fight this disease.
It is my hope that you will support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's mission to work towards eradicating this horrible disease. In 2004, Friends of Allie became The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's first National Friends and Family Team. In that first year, this amazing group of 2,200 walkers together raised more than $428,000!! After the 2005 Light the Night season, our fundraising efforts brought that total to $688,000 and with your support, we will surely surpass Team Friends of Allie's goal to raise $300,000 nationwide in 2006. If we reach this goal, we will have raised 1 million dollars to help find a cure for blood cancers, in just 3 years!! My own personal goal this year is $1000. This is ambitious, but you have helped me raise close to $1000 over the past 2 years! :) I can't do it without the support of people like you! Any donation is appreciated, no matter how big or small! Please give generously to help support this wonderful organization! (As of today, 9/28/06 - I've raised 78% of my goal!!)
Click here to make a donation to my walk!!
More info about Light the Night Join my team - or find a walk near you!!
More about Friends of Allie
I realize that it's last minute - but I forgot to post this to my livejournal. (I posted it on myspace) If anyone who reads this is able to make ANY kind of donation - no matter how big or small - it helps and is very much appreciated!!! Thanks!!!
Jennifer :)
According to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society:
Every ten minutes, a child or adult dies from leukemia, lymphoma, or myeloma.
In one school day, 46 children will learn they have cancer.
New cases of leukemia, lymphoma & myeloma account for 8% of all cancers diagnosed in the United States each year.
Every five minutes, someone in the United States learn that they have leukemia, lymphoma, or myeloma - nearly 300 people a day!
An estimated 712,145 Americans are presently living with leukemia, lymphoma & myeloma.
Leukemia is the leading fatal cancer in young men and woman under the age of 20.
Light the Night is the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's major annual fundraiser, and the funds are desperately needed to both work towards finding a cure for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's Disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life for patients and families. The walk is an inspirational and moving event joining survivors, their families and supporters on a 2-3 mile walk while carrying lit balloons.
While the statistics on blood cancers are sobering, it is devastating to hear the impact that leukemia has on children. Leukemia accounts for just over 30% of cancers diagnosed in children under the age of 15, and approximately 3000 children die from a blood cancer every year. The Friends of Allie team walks in memory of Allie Scott, a baby girl from Texas who died from acute myeloid leukemia just before turning 9 months old, and in honor and memory of many other brave children fighting cancer. We are a team several thousand strong, walking all over the globe for these children. Working hard to raise money and raise awareness for these children, as well as to reach out and help their families.
As a young girl, I had a classmate and friend fighting leukemia, I will never forget Jerome, and even at the tender age of 6 ~ my heart was touched. No child should have to fight this disease.
It is my hope that you will support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's mission to work towards eradicating this horrible disease. In 2004, Friends of Allie became The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's first National Friends and Family Team. In that first year, this amazing group of 2,200 walkers together raised more than $428,000!! After the 2005 Light the Night season, our fundraising efforts brought that total to $688,000 and with your support, we will surely surpass Team Friends of Allie's goal to raise $300,000 nationwide in 2006. If we reach this goal, we will have raised 1 million dollars to help find a cure for blood cancers, in just 3 years!! My own personal goal this year is $1000. This is ambitious, but you have helped me raise close to $1000 over the past 2 years! :) I can't do it without the support of people like you! Any donation is appreciated, no matter how big or small! Please give generously to help support this wonderful organization! (As of today, 9/28/06 - I've raised 78% of my goal!!)
Click here to make a donation to my walk!!
More info about Light the Night Join my team - or find a walk near you!!
More about Friends of Allie
I realize that it's last minute - but I forgot to post this to my livejournal. (I posted it on myspace) If anyone who reads this is able to make ANY kind of donation - no matter how big or small - it helps and is very much appreciated!!! Thanks!!!
Jennifer :)