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