Welcome to the Prairies Region - Calgary and Edmonton

Have you read the first edition of the Light The Night National Times?  Click here to find out what is happening at walk sites across Canada!

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada's Light The NightÒ Walk is an international fundraising campaign to commemorate and celebrate lives touched by blood cancers.  Light The Night is a 5km evening walk with participants carrying illuminated balloons.  Cancer supporters carry red balloons, while cancer survivors carry white balloons.  Gold balloons are carried to honour the memory of those who have lost their battle with a blood cancer.

Together, these balloons "light the night" and brighten the future for the millions touched by cancer. 

More than a walk, the evening includes music, food, entertainment and family activities.  The walk is open to everyone - there is no fitness level to participate and no entry fee.

Funds raised support our mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

Your participation will help save lives. Please join us in our fight against blood cancers as we light the night with hope and raise funds to find cures.

Calgary - SATURDAY, September 27, 2008 - Eau claire festival market at 5:30pm

Edmonton - Friday, September 19, 2008 - rundle park near the act at 6:00pm

How
Register as an individual walker or round up your friends, family,and co-workers and form your own Light The Night Walk team. The Society will work with teams and individuals and guide them in their fundraising efforts.

click register at the top of the screen to sign up now!

Once you're registered you will have access to an online fundraising page to help you reach your goals.

NOTE: Team Captains can register on-line by requesting a team name. Once you've registered a staff person will contact you to confirm your team and let you know when your team members can begin registering.

Cost
There is no registration fee and no fundraising minimum. The average walker raises $250, and the average team raises $2,900. We encourage participants who would like to carry a balloon to donate or raise $25.  In addition, walkers can earn additional rewards depending on the amount raised.

Funds Raised Will:

• Enable leading researchers to investigate causes, treatments and cures
• Provide patient services programs for patients and their families
• Help educate healthcare professionals on the latest medical advances
• Provide information to the general public on leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma

Help us achieve our goal for 2008 and raise more than half a million dollars in Alberta!