Light the Night Walk in St. Peters park
Suburban Journals
July 01, 2008
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Gateway Chapter is recruiting teams and sponsors for the nationwide Light the Night Walk on Sept. 12 at City Centre Park, adjacent to the St. Peters Rec-Plex, and Forest Park in St. Louis.
Last year, the Gateway chapter raised more than $600,000 through the walk. The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society hosts the walks each fall in approximately 240 communities in the U.S. and Canada. Participants carry softly lit balloons representing the hundreds of thousands of Americans battling leukemia, Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and myeloma. The night's festivities include live entertainment, refreshments and family activities.
All walkers who raise $25 or more will receive an illuminated balloon to carry during the walk. White balloons are for survivors, red balloons are for supporters and gold balloons signify those that have lost their battle with the disease. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. and the walk begins at 7:30 p.m.
Walkers who raise $100 or more will receive rewards such as T-shirts and prizes.
"Anyone can walk - children, adults, seniors, families, corporate teams," said Steve Biederman, president of Walton Construction St. Louis and 2008 corporate walk chairman for the Gateway Chapter Light the Night Walk. "Funds raised support the work of hundreds of the world's best and brightest researchers in their search for better therapies and cures for leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma."
To participate or become a sponsor, call Cheryl Reale at 800-264-CURE or visit www.lightthenight.org.
with permission of Suburban Journals ©July 2008
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