Welcome to the Delaware Chapter's Light The Night® Walk Web site

Thank you to everyone who contributed to this year's walk. We have surpassed our goal and raised over $260,000

Thank you for joining us in our fight against blood cancers!  This fall, thousands of caring people like you  illuminated the night sky with red, white and gold balloons to show the world that we are relentless in our pursuit of a cure!  By participating in the Light The Night Walk, you helped to celebrate and commemorate lives touched by cancer. Funds raised will support our mission to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. This year over 4,000 people came together, whether in Wilmington or Rehoboth and raised over $260,000 for blood cancer research. We had two great nights this year! We look forward to working with each and every one of you again next year. Keep an eye out for dates for next year.

2007 Incentive Prizes

Letters for incentive prizes were mailed out last week to all participants who raised over $300. If you have any questions regarding incentive prizes please do not heistitate to call 302-661-7300 ext. 26.

 2008 Walk sites:
Saturday, October 4, 2008
A.I. duPont Hospital for Children

Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008
Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk

Festivities and registration will begin at 5:00 p.m. at all Walk sites and the Walk will begin at 7:00 p.m.

For more information about the Light The Night Walks in Delaware call 302-661-7300 ext. 26

The North Star 2015 Vision

The North Star 2015 Vision describes a future which The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's volunteers and staff aspire to create.  It is a future in which the Society will have transformed the lives of people with blood cancer and the healthcare landscape of patients and their families and caregivers navigate.

We envision that in the year 2015 the great majority of people who have been diagnosed with a blood cancer will be cured, or they will manager their illness with good quality of life.  Society-led collaborations among nonprofit, commercial and governmental organizations will have created changes in healthcare delivery and enable patients to access the most effective treatments and care, from diagnosis through survivorship.  In 2015, patients, their families and caregivers will have the support they need to minimize physical and emotional suffering and to cope effectively throughout their cancer journeys.

To achieve this vision, the Society will increase the impact of its services and programs by always focusing on patient outcomes; create new avenues to advance its mission; build and sustain a strong culture and superior capabilities among staff and volunteers.  The Vision will guide the Society's strategic planning processes, so that the outcomes envisioned for blood cancer patients and their families and caregivers are realized by 2015.