At LLS we like to say that "one person can make a difference -- and YOU can be that person!" because it's true! Our volunteers throughout the U.S. and Canada are involved in every aspect of our operations and are the driving force behind much of what we're able to accomplish.

Emmaline Simpson and Leonard Bonneau, are two of our volunteers who are also blood cancer survivors. They recently volunteered for us at the television taping of Kaleidoscope - a celebration of Skating, Song and Survivorship, which will be aired on Thanksgiving Day, on the Fox network immediately following the football telecast.

Emmaline and Leonard are pictured at the live taping of Kaleidoscope at The Verizon Center in Washington, DC.

We asked both Emmaline and Leonard to share their thoughts on the show. Here's what they had to say:

Emmaline:

Kaleidoscope was an amazing event and I am so glad I was able to attend--in both a volunteer capacity and as an audience member. Meeting and talking with the folks who stopped by the LLS information table was a real honor. I was very touched by some of the stories shared by survivors who stopped by to thank LLS for their tickets. The chance to interact with these folks was one of the major reasons I signed on as a volunteer with my chapter, and I hope to get the opportunity to hear more stories as I continue volunteering.

I also thoroughly enjoyed the show, and can't thank LLS enough for my ticket. Most little girls idolize figure skaters and I was no exception, so the chance to see these skaters live was a real treat. I was touched by Dorothy Hamil's and Scott Hamilton's returns to the ice as cancer survivors, and by the transparent joy in Christi Yamaguchi and Nancy Kerrigan and so many others who skated in honor of cancer survivors. they, along with David Foster, Olivia Newton-John, and all of the other participants in the show paid a wonderful tribute to honor the folks who overcome daunting obstacles to beat the odds of a cancer diagnosis.

I'm hoping to convince my family to watch on Thanksgiving day -- I certainly wouldn't mind seeing and hearing it all over again!

Leonard:

I would just like to thank you for letting me be a part of that exciting event on behalf of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. I would encourage anyone who possibly can, to view the televised event on Fox! I am a big fan of all sports and I would have to rank this in the top 3 live events that I have witnessed! This event also had a couple of recording artists from past American Idol shows and cancer survivor Olivia Newton-John. The ice skating portion of the show featured Olympic Medalists such as Dorthy Hamil, Kristi Yamaguchi, Scott Hamilton, and Nancy Kerrigan.

Even though all of these performances were tremendous, the best part of the night for me was interacting with the crowd and seeing how gracious they were for the LLS being a special part of their lives. I am a survivor of CLL and being able to volunteer at this event has just brought me full circle to be able to give back in a small way, Thank You God!

If you'd like to become an LLS volunteer, like Emmaline and Leonard, fill out our Volunteer form on www.lls.org.

For more about Kaleidoscope, visit www.womenandcancer.com -- and don't miss the show, to be televised Thanksgiving Day on Fox network, immediately following the football telecast.