Dear Friend of LLS,

I write today with the good news that The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) has received a research challenge grant.

An anonymous friend of LLS will match $100,000 in donations made by December 31st to support an important research focus—to reduce the long-term and late effects of some intensive cancer treatments.

Cures for some blood cancer patients have increased dramatically in past decades. But treatments that save lives often come with a cost. Too many cancer survivors experience long-term and late effects from their treatments. Some of these effects have an impact on quality of life. Others can be life threatening.

Research for cures for all blood cancer patients must continue. And patients also need therapies that are less harmful but at least as effective as the best therapies we have today. This matching challenge will help move us in that direction.

Please take advantage of this challenge and double the impact of your gift by December 31st. Your donation of $25 will become $50; your gift of $50 will become $100. Whatever you give will go twice as far. Please take advantage of this challenge.

Thank you again for your valued support.

Best of health,

John E. Walter
President & CEO