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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada Hosts Annual Light The Night Walk in Calgary


CALGARY, Oct. 18, 2017 /CNW/ - On Saturday, October 21, 2017 over 2,000 participants will gather at Eau Claire to take part in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada's annual Light The Night Walk in Calgary. At twilight, participants will walk 5KM in solidarity along the bow river to bring help and hope to the more than 138,000 Canadians affected by a blood cancer.

Canadians like Calgary resident and Light The Night Honoured Hero, Jade, and her team of friends and family, will be among those in attendance.

"I want to share my story so I can pay it forward and do my part to help raise money to fund research for better treatments and cures for all blood cancers," explains Jade, an acute leukemia survivor. "I want to see a day when every blood cancer sufferer gets to feel the way I do today ? Humble, grateful, appreciative, and alive."

In 2016, over 35,000 Canadians participated in Light The Night Walks and raised $5.4 million to help fund world-class researchers working on the most promising projects in Canada to improve treatments or find cures for the various forms of blood cancers. In addition, monies raised make it possible to provide free information and support services to blood cancer patients and their caregivers.

This year's Light The Night Walk in Calgary will feature face-painting, fireworks, a celebration survivors, and food for all registered walkers donated by Westrow Foods.     

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

4:30pm | Registration Opens

4:30pm | Remembrance Pavilion Opens

6:30pm | Main Stage Program

7:00pm | Walk Starts

About Light The Night Walk
Each year, in communities across Canada, teams of families, friends, and co-workers walk into the night holding illuminated lanterns to raise funds for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada at the Light The Night Walks. Together, they bring help and hope to people affected by blood cancers and their families. The Walks are an inspirational and memorable evening event that takes place in nearly 200 communities across North America each fall. There are 11 official Canadian Light The Night Walks and dozens of volunteer-hosted community and school walks across the country. Visit LightTheNight.ca to learn more.

About The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada is the single largest voluntary health agency dedicated to blood cancers in the country. LLSC funds lifesaving blood cancer research across Canada, and provides free information and support services. Our mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

Follow the hash tag for updates: #LightTheNight #endbloodcancers
To start a team or to learn more, please call 403-263-5300 or visit LightTheNight.ca

SOURCE The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada


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