The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is always looking for ways to say goodbye to blood cancers forever. Light the Night is a walk to bring hope to people who are battling blood cancer. So it’s time to get outside, enjoy the beautiful outdoors and help the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society beat these fatal illnesses.
What it is
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society strives to help blood cancer patients live longer, better lives. They are committed to finding a cure for all types of blood cancers, including: leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma. Thanks to its major fundraising campaigns, Team in Training and Light the Night Walk, LLS has raised more than $750 million in research funding since 1954. This dedication to advancing cancer treatment has led to a five-year survival rate for people with leukemia that has nearly quadrupled since the conception of the organization, and Hodgkin’s lymphoma is now recognized as one of the most curable forms of cancer.
Why it was founded
In 1949, Rudolph and Antoinette de Villiers, parents of a leukemia patient, started the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society five years after their son, Robert, succumbed to leukemia. Frustrated by the lack of treatments for the disease that took their son, the grieving parents started the Robert Roessler de Villiers Foundation to help improve fundraising and education for leukemia with the hope that someday no parent will have to face the tragedy of losing a child to blood cancer.
How it is making a difference
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has witnessed immense progress in the fight against blood cancers in the many years since its conception. The society saw the first successful bone marrow transplant in the 1970s and has supported progress in the drugs used to treat leukemia and lymphoma, as well as developing an understanding about what causes these diseases and how to prevent them before they attack the body.
Light the Night
Light the Night Walk involves communities coming together across the United States and Canada to raise funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to continue its success. Each event is an inspiring, leisurely evening walk in which walkers carry illuminated balloons: white for survivors, red for supporters, and gold in memory of a loved one lost to cancer. These communities of walkers gather together on this special night to bring hope and light to the darkness of cancer.
Sign up for a walk and learn more about the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society here.
Upcoming 2012 walks
Alabama
Dothan, October 3
Birmingham, October 10
Huntsville, October 17
Mobile, October 24
Shoals, TBA
Arizona
Tucson, October 5
Phoenix, November 9
San Diego, November 8
Riverside, October 19
Anaheim, September 28
Los Angeles, October 5
Woodland Hills, November 2
Santa Clarita, October 26
Ventura, September 28
Bakersfield, November 02
Clovis, October 19
San Jose, October 19
Concord, October 26
Napa, September 2
Santa Rosa, October 12
Sacramento, October 26
Colorado
Colorado Springs,September 19
Denver, September 26
Boulder, September 21
Connecticut
Norwalk, October 18
New Haven, October 05
Newtown, September 28
Delaware
Rehoboth Beach,September 29
District of Columbia
Southeast Washington, October 19
Florida
Miami, November 16
Fort Lauderdale, November 09
Boca Raton, November 16
West Palm Beach, November 08
Tampa, November 02
Clearwater, November 09
Orlando, October 10
Central Florida, October 10
Jacksonville, October 07
Gainesville, October 17
Georgia
Savannah, October 18
Augusta, September 28
North Metro, September 28
Athens, October 4
Atlanta, October 12
Idaho
Boise, October 03
Illinois
Chicago, October 19
Elmhurst, October 19
North Brook, October 20
Rockford, September 28
Indiana
Indianapolis, October 12
Lafayette, September 19
Fort Wayne, September 29
Kendallville, September 24
Merrillville, October 19
Iowa
Des Moines, October 12
Davenport, October 12
Kansas
Wichita, October 19
Topeka, October 05
Lawrence, September 28
Overland Park, September 20
Kentucky
Louisville, September 28
Lexington, October 05
Louisiana
New Orleans, October 19
Baton Rouge, November 03
Maine
York, September 28
Maryland
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Annapolis, October 19
Rockville, October 12
North Laurel, September 28
Baltimore, November 02
Frederick, October 12
Massachusetts
Worcester, October 19
Boston, October 10
Wakefield, September 29
Michigan
Kalamazoo, October 19
Ann Arbor, October 12
Detroit, October 19
Grand Rapids, October 05
Troy, September 28
Minnesota
Minneapolis, September 22
Mississippi
- Pearl, September 26
Missouri
- St. Louis, September 27
Nebraska
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Lincoln, September 19
Omaha, October 17
Nevada
- Summerlin, November 02
New Hampshire
- Nashua, October 05
New Jersey
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Princeton, October 19
Long Branch, October 19
Morristown, October 26
Montclair, October 19
New Mexico
Albuquerque, October 17
New York
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Staten Island, September 28
Queens, October 05
Long Island, October 19
Riverhead, October 17
Harrison, November 02
Pomona, October 20
Levittown, October 11
North Carolina
Charlotte, November 02
Raleigh, October 12
Durham, October 05
Greensboro, October 19
Ohio
Toledo, October 20
Cleveland, October 13
Akron, September 22
Zanesville, September 19
Columbus, October 12
Springfield, September 21
Kettering, October 03
Mason, September 26
Cincinnati, October 10
Oklahoma
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Oklahoma City, September 28
Tulsa, October 19
Oregon
Portland, October 19
Pennsylvania
Erie, September 19
Pittsburgh, September 21
Johnstown, October 05
Scranton, September 21
Harrisburg, October 12
York, October 26
Lancaster, October 05
Philadelphia, October 26
Trenton, October 19
West Chester, September 28
Rhode Island
Cranston, September 28
South Carolina
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Charleston, November 07
Columbia, October 03
Charlotte, October 10
Greenville, October 24
Tennessee
Nashville, October 11
Knoxville, October 24
Texas
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Austin, November 09
Houston, October 12
Fort Worth, October 20
Dallas, October 27
Utah
- Sugar House, October 12
Vermont
- Burlington, September 20
Virginia
Virginia Beach, November 02
Hampton, October 17
Reston, October 05
Washington
Tacoma, September 21
Seattle, September 28
West Virginia
Ohio Valley, September 17
Wisconsin
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Milwaukee, September 19
Madison, September 26
Appleton, September 27
More walks and runs for charity
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Race for the Arts
Salem Art Association
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