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All individuals raising $100 or more will receive a Light The Night T-shirt.  Take a look here for other incentives!

TIPS TO RAISE $300 IN ONE WEEK:

Day 1: Start by sponsoring yourself for $25. Set up your personal Light The Night webpage and email your friends to sponsor you.

Day 2: Ask two family members to sponsor you for $25 each.

Day 3: Ask five friends to contribute $10 each.

Day 4: Ask five co-workers to sponsor you for $10 each.

Day 5: Ask five neighbors to contribute $10 cash.

Day 6: Ask your boss for a company contribution of $50.

Day 7: Ask on business you frequent for $25.

The key is to ask! The answer is always no, unless you ask!


 

HOW YOUR DOLLARS ARE USED:

75 cents of every dollar spent goes directly towards supporting our mission of a cure. Since it's founding in 1949, the Society has invested more than $550 million in leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma research. Society-funded research has led to key advances in understanding blood cancer and the life-saving drugs to fight them.

THE TRIUMPHS:

  • A newly FDA approved drug, Gleevac, has been shown to normalize blood counts in nearly all patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). Dr. Brian Druker, a Society-funded researcher, is responsible for this remarkable innovation in cancer research.
  • In 1974 the 5 year survival rate for children with the most common form of leukemia was just 53%. Today, 86% of children diagnosed will survive.
  • The five year survival rate for Hodgkin's Lymphoma has nearly doubled from 40% in 1960 to 83% today.

THE BATTLES:

  • Blood cancers are the second most fatal form of cancer, second only to lung cancer
  • Someone is newly diagnosed with a blood cancer every 5 minutes. Every 10 minutes a child or adult loses the fight
  • 747,000 Americans are presently battling leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma
  • Leukemia is the leading cause of cancer death for children under the age of 20


 

As always, your Greater Sacramento Area Light The Night® Walk staff are here to help you with any fundraising ideas. Feel free to contact us anytime!

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