We are thrilled to announce that LLS is one of six charities named by Gap Inc. to receive donations from its spring Give & Get program which runs March 12-15, 2009 in the United States and Canada. The way it works is that the Give & Get program provides you with a downloadable 30% discount coupon which is good in any of Gap Inc.’s stores which include Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic. LLS will receive 5% of the net sales on any purchases made with the LLS-coded Give & Get coupon. Mark your calendars to support us, download the coupon and grab some great deals.

Remember the new LLS and TNT-branded VISA cards we told you about last week? (To order your card visit CardPartner.com.) We don’t mind if you combine both of these options into one – use your LLS-branded VISA credit card and your Give & Get coupon at the same time, and be sure to tell your friends about these deals, too.

Learn more about other ways you can show your support to LLS by visiting our How to Help section on www.LLS.org.

**This program has ended**

Last week we launched Play2Cures, a website where you can help us raise $100,000 in 100 days by playing casual games. We launched in collaboration with PledgePlay, a company born out of father Jim Carol’s experience with dealing with his son, Taylor, being diagnosed with leukemia. Check out the video that talks more about Taylor's story.

So how does Play2Cures work?

Make a pledge. First you pledge any amount you prefer (minimum is $10) with your credit card – don’t worry your credit card information is secure. Each dollar you pledge gets you one Game Token, and one token can be used to play one game.

Play a game. Now that you have at least 10 tokens you can play one of five games: Putt Nutz (a little like miniature golf), SudokuSave (a cross between Sudoku and Tetris), Seven Solitaire (basic solitaire – but with fun music and animations), Ladybug (you need good eye-hand coordination) and MusicCatch (a bit mesmerizing).

Share those tokens. If you don’t think you can use all of your tokens or if you think a friend would enjoy playing games to cure blood cancers, you can email them and share some of your tokens.

Take a look at the leaderboard. If you’re the competitive type, swing by the rankings page to see how you compare to your fellow gamers.

Playing online casual games might not be your cup of tea (I’ll admit I’m pretty hooked on games myself), but remember you can still donate and give all of those tokens away to someone who does like to play. You can also show your support by posting one of our web badges on your website or social networking page.

There are also many other ways to support The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. You can send us a donation, participate in one of our events, volunteer – and much more.

Learn more about Play2Cures via our press release and lls.play2cures.org.