http://community.lls.org/blogs/LTN Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:55:17 GMT Clearspace 1.6.0 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2008-06-10T19:55:17Z http://community.lls.org/blogs/LTN/2008/06/10/welcome-to-the-first-post-of-the-light-the-night-walk-blog We are pleased to bring you our newest blog, just launched today. This is The Leukemia &#38; Lymphoma Society&rsquo;s second blog, joining <a class="jive-link-blog" href="http://community.lls.org/blogs/lls" title="The Official Blog of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society">The LLS Blog</a>. <b>The Light The Night Walk Blog</b> will aim to bring you news and stories on our <a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.lightthenight.org/">Light The Night Walk</a> program in an informal and spontaneous style. Feel free to let us know how we&rsquo;re doing by posting a comment on any of our posts or to give us ideas on posts you&rsquo;d like to see.<br /> <br /> <b><i>What is Light The Night Walk?</i></b><br /> <br /> <img src="http://www.lightthenight.org/atf/cf/%7B3B87B25A-6262-47A7-94E8-0418813FFA02%7D/LTN_DECADE_LOGO.GIF" alt="http://www.lightthenight.org/atf/cf/%7B3B87B25A-6262-47A7-94E8-0418813FFA02%7D/LTN_DECADE_LOGO.GIF" class="jive-image" /><br /> <br /> Celebrating its 10-year anniversary this year, <a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.lightthenight.org/">Light The Night Walk</a> is an annual walk event that raises funds for blood cancer cures. The Walk is casual and doesn&rsquo;t require you to be in shape, so anyone is welcome to join. There are also incentives for different fundraising levels. Learn more about how you can participate in a walk near you.<br /> <br /> <b><i>Who is the National Spokesperson?</i></b><br /> <br /> <table class="jive-wiki-table"> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.lightthenight.org/atf/cf/%7B3b87b25a-6262-47a7-94e8-0418813ffa02%7D/08_SPOKESPERSON_BARKER.JPG" alt="http://www.lightthenight.org/atf/cf/%7B3b87b25a-6262-47a7-94e8-0418813ffa02%7D/08_SPOKESPERSON_BARKER.JPG" class="jive-image" /></td> <td>Rob Brown, an actor who plays football legend Ernie Davis in the new film <i>The Express</i>, is <a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.lightthenight.org/site/c.itJZJ7MOIwE/b.1425549/">Light The Night Walk 's 2008 spokesperson.\</a> Davis, who was the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy, died of leukemia at the age of 23. Brown says that playing Davis helped him <i>"understand that all blood cancer patients deserve to live better, longer lives."</i><br /> <br /> Watch Brown in our 2008 Public Service Announcement on <a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.lightthenight.org/site/c.itJZJ7MOIwE/b.2574321/">YouTube\</a> or <a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.lightthenight.org/site/c.itJZJ7MOIwE/b.1507083/">Google Video\</a>.<br /> <br /> Learn more about Light The Night Walk by visiting <a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.lightthenight.org/">www.lightthenight.org\</a> <br /> <br /> Have you participated in a Light The Night Walk? Find friends and share your story in <a class="jive-link-community" href="http://community.lls.org/community/lightthenight" title="Light The Night Walk Community">The Light The Night Walk Community.\</a><br /> <br /> Do you plan on joining a Walk this year?<br /></td> </tr> </table> <br clear="left" /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <br /> blog light light the the night night walk walk rob brown Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:19:41 GMT whitleyt http://community.lls.org/blogs/LTN/2008/06/10/welcome-to-the-first-post-of-the-light-the-night-walk-blog 2008-06-10T21:19:41Z Jun 10, 2008 3:55 PM http://community.lls.org/blogs/LTN/comment/welcome-to-the-first-post-of-the-light-the-night-walk-blog http://community.lls.org/blogs/LTN/feeds/comments?blogPostID=1157