Light The Night
Light the Night Walks Week 4
03 years ago
You are invited to join our Light The Night team and be a part of an amazing group of compassionate and dedicated members who want to put an end to blood cancers!
| 09/23/08 | Pennsylvania | Erie | Jerry Uht Park |
| 09/24/08 | Connecticut | Waterford | Harkness Memorial Park |
| Pennsylvania | York | Agricultural & Industrial Museum | |
| 09/25/08 | Alabama | Huntsville | Jones Valley |
| Colorado | Denver | Washington Park | |
| Connecticut | Hartford | The Promenade Shops at Evergreen Walk | |
| Florida | Jacksonville | Riverplace Tower – Downtown | |
| Indiana | Lafayette | Riehle Plaza | |
| Mississippi | Pearl | Trustmark Park | |
| New York | East Meadow | Eisenhower Park | |
| North Carolina | Wilmington | Wilmington | |
| Ohio | Akron | Lock 3 | |
| Ohio | Dayton | Fraze Pavilion | |
| Ohio | Zanesville | Ohio University Zanesville | |
| South Carolina | Columbia | Columbia International University | |
| Tennessee | Memphis | Shelby Farms | |
| Wisonsin | Madison | Olin Park | |
| 09/26/08 | Georgia | Albany | Parks at Chehaw |
| New York | Albany | The Crossing, Colonie | |
| New York | Rochester | Monroe Community College | |
| 09/27/08 | Alabama | Florence | Wilson Park |
| California | Bakersfield | CSU Bakersfield – Runner’s Park | |
| California | Sacramento | California State Capitol | |
| California | Santa Rosa | Court House Square | |
| Canada | Calgary | Eau Claire Festival Market | |
| Canada | Montreal | Parc Jean Drapeau | |
| Canada | Vancouver | Ceperly Park in Stanley Park | |
| Colorado | Boulder | The University of Colorado | |
| Connecticut | Danbury | Western Connecticut State | |
| Florida | Orlando | Lake Eola | |
| Illinois | Bloomington | Miller Park | |
| Kanasas | Lawrence | South Park | |
| Massachusetts | Nashua | Greeley Park | |
| Missiouri | St. Joseph | Hyde Park | |
| New Jersey | Hoboken | Pier A | |
| New Jersey | Madison | Giralda Farms | |
| New Jersey | Trenton | Waterfront Park; Home of Trenton Thunder | |
| New Jersey | Westfield | Downtown Westfield | |
| New York | Bear Mountain | Bear Mountain State Park | |
| New York | Binghamton | NYSEG Stadium | |
| North Carolina | Charlotte | Wachovia Atrium & Plaza | |
| Ohio | Cleveland | Jacobs Field | |
| Pennsylvania | Newtown | Bucks County Community College | |
| Pennsylvania | Scranton | Nay Aug Park | |
| Pennsylvania | Uniontown | Uniontown Area High School | |
| Rhode Island | Providence | Blackstone Park | |
| Washington | Olympia | Marathon Park | |
| Washington | Tacoma | Ruston Way | |
| 09/28/08 | Indiana | Fort Wayne | Lutheran Hospital Campus |
| Maryland | Annapolis | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium |
Thank you to everyone who is participating in this years walks.
Team Matthew was officially added to our roster yesterday, which puts us at $996,787!!!! Only $3,213 away. We can do it! We are so close!
Light The Night – Team FOH Update! 9-11-08
13 years ago
by Jenn
in Light The Night
As of September 7, 2008, Friends of Heroes has over 200 registered walkers and over $18,600 fundraising dollars reported online.
Our current Light The Night grand total is $976,864!!!!! You are amazing!!!!! (Update: 248 walkers and $22,988 to date!)
This week is week 2 of the 10 week Light The Night walk celebration, and Team FOH has 53 registered walkers walking this weekend including the following team captains and affiliates:
- Team Baby Vaughn – the Brodjeski family
- St. Mary’s Angels – Angela Canner
- Kathie Eberle
- Greenville Mommies FOH – Sherry House
- Beck Marko
- Renee Rubio
- Team Ken – Kevin Wichers
Thank you to these captains and teams for being part of Friends of Heroes!
It is not too late to register!
Please join us for this commemorative year – Light The Night is celebrating a Decade of Difference and Friends of Heroes is walking for a 5th year. We are so close to the million dollar mark!!!
Don’t forget you can still raise money with your online fundraising page until November!!!
Stand Up and Make a Difference for Blood Cancer
33 years ago
We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee.William George Jordan
1864-1928, writer
When Friends of Heroes first started as a Light The Night team in August 2004, we had nothing but a blank slate before us.
We were inspired by the stories of pediatric blood cancer patients like Allie, Sam, Wesley, Noelle, Matthew, Courtney, Jackson, Ethan, Marco, Logan, and so many more. Their sweet faces reminded us of why Light The Night is so important to patients and families like theirs who deal with cancer on a day-to-day basis.
Our team was united with one focus: to help find a cure for blood cancers. We kept that goal in sight and that became the driving force behind the efforts of each walker in cities across North America.
Now four years later, we are still moving forward and making a difference.
Through the compassion, creativity and even a small dose of friendly competition, Friends of Heroes has raised over $970,000!!
Did this happen overnight? No…
Did we land six-figure sponsorships? Not really…
Because of the joint efforts of each of our walkers and teams, our local totals add up to nearly a million dollars! But we won’t stop there. Lives are still at stake. There is work to be done.
In the past ten years, so many advances have been made with the funding from events like Light The Night. Can you imagine what is in store in the next 10 years?
I hold fast onto the hope that every small difference I make now – whether it is advocating for better health care or funding, raising awareness in my community for much needed research or raising money for my Light The Night walk – these actions will translate into another step closer to a cure.
As we begin our fifth season of Light The Night walks, I invite you to join us and to make a difference – small or large. Every single effort counts!
There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.
Denis Waitley
Here are three things you can do right now that will help:
1) Join our Light The Night team and commit to raising money for blood cancer research and services.
2) Start your own Light The Night team and affiliate with Friends of Heroes. Be part of our first $1 million dollars!
3) Donate to our cause and help SAVE LIVES.
It’s up to you and the small differences you can make on a day-to-day basis! Together we can make a big impact. I would love your company at the finish line!
Will you stand with us and walk the distance?
Sincerely,
Jenn B.
Stand Up to Cancer
13 years ago
STAND UP TO CANCER
In two days, over 50 of the most renowned personalities in TV, film, sports and music will come together to make history. In an unprecedented television event, NBC, ABC, and CBS will simultaneously devote 1 hour of commercial-free prime time to raise funds for the fight against cancer.
A spectacular line up of talent including Jennifer Aniston, James Taylor, Scarlett Johansson, Meryl Streep, David Cook, Christina Applegate, Lance Armstrong, Jack Black, Kirsten Dunst, Charles Barkley, America Ferrera, Halle Berry, Hilary Swank, Forrest Whitaker, Jimmy Fallon, Keanu Reeves * will make personal appearances on the show. These celebrities and more will educate you, move you and entertain you. They will also be on hand to answer your calls in the celebrity phone bank.
ONE NIGHT ONE STAGE
The premiere TV performance of “Just Stand Up” – the star studded charitable single in support of Stand Up To Cancer will be performed by legendary recording artists Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, Fergie, Sheryl Crow, Miley Cyrus, Melissa Etheridge, Ashanti, Natasha Bedingfield, Keyshia Cole, Ciara, Leona Lewis, LeAnn Rimes, and Carrie Underwood.
Don’t miss out!
Tune in September 5th at 8pm on ABC, NBC and CBS!
* More extraordinary talent who will be making appearances on September 5th include:
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This promises to be a great show please visit. http://su2c.standup2cancer.org/ for more information.
Light The Night Walks – Week 1
03 years ago
by Jenn
in Light The Night
This weekend (Sept 5-7, 2008) we are sending a shout out to our friends up north! The following Light The Night walks will take place in:
| State | City | Location | Date |
| Alaska | Anchorage | Park Strip | 09/05/08 |
| Alaska | Wasilla | Iditipark | 09/05/08 |
| Illinois | Lisle | Lisle Community Park | 09/06/08 |
It is not to late to join us! We need you! Register to walk with Friends of Heroes at http://teams.lightthenight.org/friendsofheroes
For a full list of Light The Night Walks, visit here.
Next week (Sept 10-14, 2008) we’ll be cheering for our walkers in 18 more cities:
| State | City | Location | Date |
| Alabama | Hoover | Hoover Met/Regions Park | 09/11/08 |
| Arizona | Tucson | Reid Park | 09/13/08 |
| California | Los Angeles | UCLA | 09/14/08 |
| Colorado | Longmont | Roosevelt Park | 09/12/08 |
| Illinois | Chicago | Grant Park | 09/13/08 |
| Kanasas | Overland Park | Corporate Woods | 09/12/08 |
| Kentucky | Lexington | Courthouse Plaza | 09/13/08 |
| Massachusetts | Florence | Look Memorial Park | 09/14/08 |
| Missiouri | St. Louis | Forest Park | 09/12/08 |
| Missiouri | St. Peters | St. Peters City Centre Park | 09/12/08 |
| Nebraska | Lincoln | Holmes Lake | 09/11/08 |
| Nevada | Reno | Wingfield Park | 09/13/08 |
| New Jersey | Wildwood | Wildwoods Convention Center | 09/13/08 |
| North Carolina | Raleigh | Raleigh | 09/13/08 |
| Oklahoma | Jenks | RiverWalk Crossing | 09/13/08 |
| Pennsylvania | Lancaster | Greenfield Corporate Center | 09/10/08 |
| Vermont | Burlington | ECHO at Leahy Center for Lake Champlain | 09/12/08 |
| Wisonsin | Milwaukee | O’Donnell Park | 09/11/08 |
Remember – you can raise money until November (even after your walk is over)!
Lighting The Night – a Decade of Difference
03 years ago
This year we commemorate the tenth 
year of Light The Night walks which honor blood cancer patients in 230 cities across North America.
This week we embark on the first of ten weeks of Light The Nights and celebrate the $39 million dollars raised for blood cancer research and patient services.
Through The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, great strides have made “A Decade of Difference”. In the past 10 years:
- Nearly half a million patients and their caretakers have called the LLS Information Resource Center and received critical information about blood cancers, therapy options and issues surrounding treatment and survival.
- Nearly $40 million was disbursed to patients through the LLS Patient Assistance program to help them get the treatment they needed to fight their cancer.
- Over 100,000 patients and family members found comfort and hope through LLS First Connection and Family Support Groups.
- LLS granted $425 million to more than 400 scientists searching for cures and improved treatments for patients.
- LLS funding contributed to the development of a host of new drugs that are affecting patient survival and quality of life.
- LLS-funded researchers began working in novel areas that hold great promise for finding cures and better treatments including new, less toxic stem cell transplants, immunotherapies and other targeted therapies.
- Our Advocacy Network has successfully supported pro-patient legislation that will:
- Help advance blood cancer research
- Extend Medicare coverage to include oral anti-cancer drugs
- Help fund efforts to reach underserved blood cancer patients
From: lightthenight.org
Team Friends of Heroes is proud to be a part of this tremendous cause to find a cure for blood cancers and to make a difference in the lives of patients through the free services offered by LLS!
Blood cancers can strike at any time to people of all ages, ethnicities and degrees of health. We continue to raise funds and awareness for a cure to be found and so that families do not have to lose loved ones to these diseases.
