The South/West Texas Chapter thanks Burlington Coat Factory and MJM Designer Shoes Stores for being a proud sponsor of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's 2004 Light The Night® Walk. All San Antonio, McAllen, and surrounding area stores participated in Paper Balloon Sales for the 2004 Walk.

South/West Texas is also the home of the TOP-SELLING Paper Balloon Outlet in the Nation! We want to give a very special thank you and congratulations to the Burlington Coat Factory Store # 190 in McAllen, Texas who sold over 16,000 balloons. Their dedication and hard work is greatly appreciated!

Burlington Coat Factory staff at the McAllen party

The following stores sold paper balloons for a $1 or $5 donation to the Society. The Society would like to recognize the team captains, store directors and the total amounts of each participating store who donated gave their time and effort in support of 2004's Light The Night Walk:

• Burlington Coat Factory, San Antonio, 4522 Fredericksburg Road
  Team Captain: Sam Loza
  Store Manager: Wendy Newberry
  Amount Raised: $10,248
• Burlington Coat Factory, Corpus Christi, 5858 South Padre Island Drive
  Team Captain: Becky De la Rosa
  Store Manager: Rose Garcia
  Amount Raised: $523
• Burlington Coat Factory, McAllen, 500 East Expressway #83
  Team Captain: Alice Infante
  Store Managers: Roberto Ibarra
  Amount Raised: $16,052
• Burlington Coat Factory, Laredo, 4500 San Bernardo Ave Suite A
  Team Captain: Jerry Castillo
  Store Managers: Robert Cavazos
  Amount Raised:$1,271
• Burlington Coat Factory, San Antonio, 13013 San Pedro Avenue Suite A
  Team Captain: Cheryl Negrete
  Store Manager: Pauline Estala
  Amount Raised: $4,979
• Burlington Coat Factory, San Antonio, 2920 SW Military Drive Suite A
  Team Captain: Jeanette Diaz
  Store Managers: Melissa Ochoa
  Amount Raised: $5,432
• Burlington Coat Factory, Brownsville, 2400 Boca Chica Blvd. Suite A
  Team Captain: Xavier Benavides
  Store Manager: Xavier Benavides
  Amount Raised: $937
• MJM Designer Shoes, San Antonio, 13013 San Pedro Ave. Suite B
  Team Captain: Chantel Guzman
  Store Manager: Robert Lopez
  Amount Raised:$163

Burlington Coat Factory Stores raised a total of $39,605 for this years Light The Night Walk! Great job, and good luck with the 2005 Walk!

If you'd like more information on how you can become a paper balloon retailer, please call the South/West Texas Chapter at (800) 683-2458 ext. 125.