If you’re attending a local Light The Night Walk this year, you’re in luck! For the first time, at each of the 240 walks across the country, the Hyundai Hope on Wheels white Santa Fe, covered from top to bottom in colorful handprints, will be pulling up to make a pit stop.
At 30 Light The Night Walk locations, a special handprint ceremony will be conducted where children can make their mark on the vehicle in honor of a child battling cancer. (See below for a list of these locations.)
In the United States, about 10,730 children under the age of 15 are expected to be diagnosed with cancer this year. Lymphoma is the third most common cancer in children, following leukemia, and neoplasms of the brain and other nervous tissue. The goal of the tour is to raise awareness about all pediatric cancers and celebrate and honor each of these strong boys and girls in their fights.
As both Hope on Wheels and Light The Night celebrate their 10th anniversaries, a new commitment has been added to the program. To commemorate a decade of support, Hyundai will make a donation to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s network of doctors engaged in pediatric cancer research.
Light The Night Walk’s Featuring the Handprint Ceremony:
Syracuse : 9/17/2008
Anaheim: 9/20/2008
Denver: 9/25/2008
Rochester: 9/26/2008
Sacramento: 9/27/2008
Providence: 9/27/2008
Tacoma: 9/27/2008
Nashua: 9/27/2008
Orlando: 9/27/2008
Charlotte: 9/27/2008
Boise: 10/2/2008
Pittsburgh: 10/2/2008
Kapolei: 10/4/2008
St. Paul : 10/4/2008
Atlanta: 10/11/2008
El Paso : 10/11/2008
Fort Worth: 10/12/2008
Columbus: 10/18/2008
Fresno: 10/18/2008
Tampa: 10/18/2008
Washington: 10/18/2008
San Antonio: 10/25/2008
Fort Lauderdale: 10/25/2008
Houston: 10/26/2008
Glendale: 11/1/2008
Metairie: 11/15/2008
Past events:
Lisle : 9/6/2008
Lancaster : 9/10/2008
Overland Park : 9/12/2008
St. Louis : 9/12/2008
