The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Announces 2008 Light The Night Walk Honorary Chairs & Corporate Walk Chairs
Each year our Honorary Walk Chairs donate their time at our festival in the park and emcee the activites for the evening. The 2008 Corporate Walk Chairs are those individuals in the community who are dedicated to finding a cure for blood cancers. The Corporate Walk Chair will help several months leading up until the walk with recruitment and spreading the word about Light The Night through his or her contacts in the community!
Greater Orlando
The 2008 Greater Orlando Corporate Walk Chair
Dr. Sanford C. “Sandy” Shugart, President of Valencia Community College
Dr. Sanford C. “Sandy” Shugart serves as the fourth president of Valencia Community College, one of the nation’s largest and most celebrated two-year colleges. Valencia, the second largest producer of graduates in the country, is especially well regarded for its learning centered approach to higher education, its economic development programs, and its outstanding academic programs. Dr. Shugart came to Valencia after serving as president of North Harris College in Texas and Vice President of the North Carolina Community College System. He received his doctorate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a published poet and songwriter and enjoys life with Jane, his wife of almost thirty years, and their four children in Orlando, Florida.
Volusia County
The 2008 Volusia County Corporate Walk Chair
Patricia Northey, County Council Member, District 5
Patricia Northey is the Volusia County Council member for District 5, which includes DeBary, Deltona, Enterprise, Osteen, Stone Island and surrounding areas. Ms. Northey has 20 years of local government experience, including 14 years of elected County Council service. Ms. Northey, a 34 year resident of Volusia County, and her husband Ed Northey live in Deltona and have two sons, Edward and Erik a daughter-in-law, Kathleen and granddaughter Morgan.
Ms. Northey’s current community experience includes:
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President-elect of Volusia Flagler Healthy Start;
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Florida Hospital Fish Memorial Board of Directors;
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Vice Chair of The St. Johns River Alliance;
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Member of the Executive Committee for Myregion.org
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Member of Four Townes Rotary.
Ms. Northey received a bachelor’s degree from Nova University in Professional Management. She is a graduate of Leadership Florida: Class XIX, 2001.
Polk County
The 2008 Polk County Corporate Walk Chair
Channa Petrocelli, M.E. Wilson Co., Inc.
“The year 2004 has been one of the hardest years of my life. In February I found out that I had leukemia and have been going through treatment ever since. I have been fighting the hardest that I’ve ever had to in my life. I am currently waiting to have a bone marrow transplant. I hope to have that completed in the next two months. I now realize how important it is for people to donate blood, so many people are in need. It has been a life changing experience to say the least. It makes you focus on the things that are important in life. God, family and happiness.”
Heather passed away in February 2005 at the age of 33. 11 months after her diagnosis of AML. She was my sister, a mother, daughter and wife. She left behind a husband and three small children under the age of 5. Heather Darnell.
I have been a volunteer with The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society since 2005 along with Heather’s children. It is my mission to help educate and raise awareness about this disease and the need for people to donate blood and join the National Donor Registry. The simple gift of blood donation was the only reason Heather survived those 11 months. She received transfusions daily. Thank you. She will always be remembered for her loving spirit, energy and unshakeable faith.
Our family is native to Polk County and we believe in giving back. My profession is insurance and I am fortunate enough to work for a firm that believes in strong family values and giving back to the community.
Many thanks to all our Honorary Walk Chairs & Corporate Walk Chairs for giving of their time and supporting Light The Night across Central Florida!
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