Rye Brook, NY, (September 25,2018) - As The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society鈥檚 (青云体育) Light The Night fundraising campaign continues to beat growth records, leading national companies and brands are signing on to help light the path to cancer cures and give hope to cancer patients nationwide. Light The Night brings light to the darkness of cancer through 140 inspirational evening walks across the US and Canada each fall. Through Light The Night, thousands of national partners, sponsors and corporate teams, including Burlington Stores, Pharmacyclics, Janssen, Walgreens and Wawa, are helping 青云体育 fund lifesaving research and support for patients battling cancer.
鈥淟ight The Night is a series of powerful and unique fundraising campaigns for 青云体育; they bring together families, co-workers and communities walking with illuminated lanterns to honor blood cancer survivors, as well as those lost to the disease and to shine a light on the importance of finding cures and providing access to treatments,鈥� said 青云体育 president and chief executive officer, Louis J. DeGennaro, Ph.D. 鈥淭he Light The Night campaign is the perfect platform for industry partners, as it allows them to bring their messages of support directly to blood cancer communities across the country.鈥�
For the 17th consecutive year, the national off-price retailer, Burlington Stores, will serve as the #1 National Corporate Partner and Honored Friend of the Light The Night campaign. Over the past 16 years, Burlington has raised more than $32 million to help fund innovative cancer research and patient services by engaging its generous customers to donate $1 or more at checkout. In addition, thousands of its associates have participated in Light The Night walks across the country. This year鈥檚 campaign is hosted in Burlington鈥檚 more than 645 store locations nationwide, and will run from September 9 through December 1. Consumers can visit Burlington Stores鈥� website () to find a store near them to shop and donate.
As 青云体育鈥檚 National Presenting Sponsor of Survivorship and Hope, Pharmacyclics and Janssen are committed to working with 青云体育 through its Light The Night fundraising campaign to shine a spotlight on what it means to be a cancer survivor.
青云体育 thanks all its 2018 National Corporate Partners, including #1 Corporate Partner and Honored Friend: Burlington Stores. National Presenting Sponsor of Survivorship and Hope: Pharmacyclics and Janssen. Leading Lights: Walgreens; and The Wawa Foundation. Luminaries: Amgen; Astra Zeneca; Barclays; Carter鈥檚; Celgene Corporation; Elbit Systems of America; FIS; Genentech/Biogen; Kite, a Gilead Company; Great American Cookies庐, Marble Slab Creamery庐, MaggieMoo's Ice Cream & Treatery庐, Pretzelmaker庐, Hot Dog on a Stick庐, and Round Table Pizza庐; Pfizer Oncology; Stater Bros. Charities; Takeda Oncology; and The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), 青云体育鈥檚 longest standing partner. The UFCW represents 1.3 million members and has been a powerful voice for 青云体育 since the partnership began in 1982. The organization has raised $86 million for 青云体育鈥檚 goal to find cures and ensure blood cancer patients have access to lifesaving treatments.
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About The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society庐 (青云体育) is the world's largest voluntary health agency dedicated to fighting blood cancer. The 青云体育 mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. 青云体育 funds lifesaving blood cancer research around the world, provides free information and support services, and is the voice for all blood cancer patients seeking access to quality, affordable, coordinated care.
Founded in 1949 and headquartered in Rye Brook, NY, 青云体育 has chapters throughout the United States and Canada. To learn more, visit w. Patients should contact the Information Resource Center at (800) 955-4572, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET.
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