Thanks to our friend Lois over at Goodies for Mom for telling us about the Blogging for Blood Cancers event that she’s organizing in conjunction with Friends of Heroes national Light The Night Team! Together, they have started week-long blogging initiative where bloggers across the web will join together and blog about The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
The inaugural Blogging for Blood Cancersevent, taking place during the week of August 11th, is a great way to raise awareness about the fight against blood cancers and to share your story. If you write or contribute to a blog, you can be a part of it too, and be entered to win some great prizes.
Friends of Heroes(which Lois is also a member of) is a national Light the Night Friends and Family Team. It is comprised of moms, dads, families and friends compelled to help find a cure for blood cancers. Friends of Heroes is the largest team of this type in the country and, this year, hopes to reach the $1 million mark in donations for this year’s Light The Night Walk.
Visit the event post for more information, banners for the event, and a list of prizes. And start blogging!
The Light The Night Walk Blog : July 2008
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In 2002, Chloe, a leading character, was diagnoses with leukemia. Following her story, the audience learned about the threats of this disease and the struggle to find a matching marrow donor. The other characters joined together organize events, donate money, form walk teams and raise money for The Light The Night Walk. Take a look at this scene, which originally aired on September 20, 2002, where Roman and Kate end a heated argument to participate in walk.
The show has been a invaluable supporter of Light The Night. In these last six years, they’ve featured the event several times, tied in fundraisers and included stories touching some of the most popular characters. And we love every minute of it!
Team I Do: Put yourself in the shoes of Dianne or Chuck, in Orange County, CA. They met and began dating and fell in love. Shortly after, Dianne was hospitalized and diagnosed with Stage IV Lymphoma. With this terrifying news, Dianne told Chuck that he should run for the door – that her diagnosis wouldn’t be fair or fun for him. Remarkably, Chuck said “Dianne, when God gives you a gift, you don’t give it back.” And from that moment on, the pair knew they would fight tooth and nail to battle cancer and face the world, together. Chuck proposed to Dianne at her hospital bedside.
Three months into a relationship, I can’t imagine that there are too many people who would have faced this threat the way that Chuck did.
After six months of excruciating chemotherapy and treatments, with Chuck by her side, Dianne is now in 100% remission. And the two are due to be married this September. Happily ever after ---
The story could end here, but instead, this astounding couple is selflessly turning their wedding celebration into a $10,000 fundraiser for Light The Night. They are marrying on Friday and inviting their 60 guests to “walk with them after they walk down the aisle” as “Team I Do” on Saturday at The Light The Night Walk.
In addition, Dianne and Chuck are spending some time leading up to the wedding attending and hosting fundraising events – like a “Survivor Strut” Fashion Show. And to top that all off, Dianne has also buddied-up with a Team In Training participant who is now training for a marathon in her honor.
Well, needless to say, this story just touched my heart. Here they are, facing cancer (and kicking it's butt!), marrying the loves of their lives, and, if they didn't have enough on their plates, dedicating their special day to help LLS! This type of generosity and selflessness does not come around often. And I am honored to be a part of an organization with such beautiful supporters.
Do you know a unique fundraising or mission-related story? I’d love to share it. Leave a comment or email me.
Are you walking in The Light The Night Walk or supporting someone who is walking? Well, now you can add Facebook badges to show your friends! We’ve created some icons that will let people know what’s important to you. And, they’re a cinch to add to your profile.
How to add a badge to your profile:
- First, sign into Facebook.
- Then, add the Pins! And Badges Application to your profile.
- Next, click the “browse” tab to search for the LLS badges. (HINT: Type “*LLS:*” into the search box to find them quickly.)
- Add the badges you like to your profile! That’s it!
How to upload a badge:
- First, right click and save any of the badges up top.
- Next, make sure you’re signed into Facebook and add the Pins! And Badges Application to your profile.
- Click on the “upload” tab and upload the badge you just saved.
- Name it (ex: Christine’s Light The Night Badge) and enter in the URL of your fundraising page.
- Click “Preview my pin” and choose the version that looks the best. And click one the checkbox under “approve.”
- Add it to your profile and you’re done!
You can add as many as you’d like and invite your friends to add some too! We’d love to see what you’ve done with these badges, so leave me a comment, join the LLS Facebook Group, or add me as a friend!
UPDATE 7/15/2008: We now have instructions for adding the badges to your Myspace profile. Visit our Myspace page and look in the "Heroes" section for the badges and HTML codes to add them to your page! You can even use that code on your own blog. Good luck and thanks for the support!
