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MY GOAL - $2,500
Thank you for coming back to my homepage. Because of all your efforts last year, I was able to exceed my fundraising goal. Of course, this year I have to increase it; I would like to raise $2,500 this year. It's very ambitious but with your help, I know I can do it. Last year was practice; I learned so much from seasoned fundraisers and came up with some great ideas that I will try to implement since I have 6 months.
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WHY I WALK
The Personal Reason
This is my second year with this organization and after last year's success I am motivated to do more this year. Again, I will be walking with my good friend Jillian Phillips, in memory of her late son who lost his battle with Leukemia in 2005.
The Bigger Picture
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Light The Night Walk is the nation's night to pay tribute and bring hope to thousands of patients battling blood cancers and to commemorate loved ones lost.
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WHAT YOUR DONATION ACCOMPLISHES
The Society funds lifesaving cancer research that has contributed to major advances in the treatment of blood cancers and many other types of cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and stem cell transplants that have prolonged and enhanced the lives of patients. New targeted therapies that kill cancer cells without harming normal tissue have already begun to provide drugs and procedures that are improving quality of life.
But more research is critically needed:
Every five minutes someone is diagnosed with blood cancer.
Every ten minutes, someone dies.
Leukemia causes more deaths among children than any other cancer
More than 20,000 Americans died from lymphoma in 2006
The survival rate for myeloma is just 33 per cent
Please make a donation to support my Light The Night Walk and help save lives. Be sure to check my Web site frequently to see my progress, and again, thanks for your support!
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