Light the Night! Fundraising for Lymphoma and Leukemia

[YoungRemy]

Hey everyone,

I am counting on the good people of the message board to take me seriously for one moment. I know that boomin' and cosmo had a great response to their Crohn's fundraiser, so I hope all of you take a moment to go to my fundraising page, and even if you don't contribute to the cause, it would be great if you passed along the info to anyone who might be interested...

Last Thanksgiving, my girlfriend's dad was diagnosed with Lymphoma, the same disease that took his older sister's life just a month later...

Needless to say, it has been a rough year for Stephanie's family, but we decided to do something positive about it. We have registered for Light The Night Walk, in which thousands of participants will cross the Brooklyn Bridge on Thursday Oct 5th, to raise funds and awareness for the battle against blood cancers of all types...

Stephanie and I will walk in honor of her father, and in memory of her Aunt Louise, along with a close friend and Leukemia survivor...

Click here to make a donation and support the fight against blood cancer (http://www.active.com/donate/ltnNewYo/1833_youngremy)


The Light The Night Walk is The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's nationwide walk to raise awareness and funds to cure leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

I'm participating in the walk in honor of all individuals who are battling blood cancer. These people are the real heroes, and we need your support to help accelerate cures and give hope to patients and their families. Although research is responsible for increasing survival rates for these diseases, the battle is far from over. Did you know that:


Every five minutes, someone in this country is diagnosed with blood cancer: Every ten minutes, someone loses the fight.
Leukemia causes more deaths than any other cancer among children.
Lymphomas are the most common blood cancers.
The myeloma survival rate is only 32 percent.
Please make a donation to support my participation in the Light The Night Walk. By doing so, we’ll both be helping save lives. Be sure to check my Web site frequently to see my progress. Thanks for your support!
http://www.active.com/donate/ltnNewYo/1833_youngremy


www.lightthenight.org

[b i o n i c]

im there

[Laver1969]

Good Luck! (y)

[b i o n i c]

i think this is open to people all over, not just ny'ers

[YoungRemy]

i think this is open to people all over, not just ny'ers

correct. there will be Light the Night walks all over the country that week, I am taking part in the Brooklyn Bridge event on thursday Oct.5...



Thanks to Laver1969 for making a contribution!

Sponsor me and my ladyfriend here...
http://www.active.com/donate/ltnNewYo/1833_youngremy

[cosmo105]

sounds like a great charity! best of luck to you. we had such a great response with our walk, the whole thing was a wonderful experience. i can't wait to do it again next year. :)

[b i o n i c]

i wonder what the best way to get a great response might be. how's the response YR?

[b i o n i c]

i think people can even give $5 and do it without having that number appear next to their names. it adds up

[jabumbo]

i've done this walk in a the past a few times. i'll be out of town when they od it this year though, so no go

[b i o n i c]

you can still donate a few duckets, tho

[QueenAdrock]

Ooh. I think I'll donate once I get home.

[DandyFop]

What time is this at? They didn't have the time on the site anywhere.

I will donate what I can. Best of luck with everything.

[QueenAdrock]

(y) 10 dollas, just for you. Hope you reach your goal.

[YoungRemy]

i wonder what the best way to get a great response might be. how's the response YR?

the response has been great...

I have raised over 50% of my goal in a 48 hour period...
between the three individuals that are taking part in this, we have raised over $1000 in a one week period, and what feels good are the personal responses I am getting by people whose lives have been affected by these diseases, raising awareness is crucial...

and thanks to bionic, Laver1969, QueenAdrock, and an anonymous donor from Switzerland, who I assume got the link from this message board, for being champions of a good cause... it really means alot to me and my friends who are doing this... Giving to charity is contagious around here lately...(shoutout to Bionic for bumping this and turning this thread into a sticky)

The Light The Night Walk takes place at 7:00 on Thursday the 5th... One night after the Beastie Boys Benefit...
We meet at the SouthStreet Seaport and walk the Bridge from there...

[b i o n i c]

the switzerland one is nathaniel i think. its really great that people can just give what ever they want or can afford. it would be pretty amazing to get to your goal by the weekend. this might even be a great opportunity to walk the brooklyn bridge for those coming into nyc for the bb shows next week!

[zorra_chiflada]

i just wanted to show my appreciation for what you are doing. my mother has muliple myeloma, which is very similar to leukemia. the prognosis isn't great.

[Laver1969]

the switzerland one is nathaniel i think.

Maybe he thinks it's a ransom for the goat?!? :eek:

[Pootytang]

Count me in for 20 bucks.

[ET]

One of my pals is also doing this. All I can spare is $10 but he gets it. :cool:

[Tammeloeki]

Hey, its great that youre doing this... Is there a way to make a donation without using a credit card? Like paypal or something?

Regards

[b i o n i c]

there's a way to mail in a check or money order...

"Make the check out to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
In the Memo Section or in a note put the team name/Participant name

Send the check to:
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
475 Park Ave South, 8th Fl
New York, NY 10016
Attention: Light The Night"


it's at $310 of the $500 goal! not there yet but not bad!

[Laver1969]

$410 at 82%. Getting close!!!

[YoungRemy]

Thanks to your generous donations in support of Leukemia and Lymphoma research, i went beyond my goal of $500 raised in less than a week...

The tally is running at $655 and it is not too late to contribute!


track my progress and see my fundraising page here

http://www.active.com/donate/ltnNewYo/1833_youngremy


I will be sending each of you a personal thank you, but I wanted you all to know how much it meant that you got involved in a good cause...

the event was inspiring and I look forward to participating in events like this in the future...