Daily Local News (West Chester, PA)
Light The Night® Walk set for Oct. 14 in Wayne
PHILADELPHIA » On Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, friends, families, children of all ages, and co-workers will come together for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Light The Night® event at the Wilson Farm Park in Wayne.
Light The Night is an inspirational and memorable evening. During the two mile leisurely walk, participants carry illuminated lanterns – white for survivors, red for supporters, and gold in memory of loved ones lost to cancers. Thousands of walkers will form a community of support, care, and love, bringing light into the dark world of cancer.
Tamara Proietto of Phoenixville, will walk with her team, Team Tamara, in this year’s Chester County Walk. Proietto has been participating in the Light The Night Walk for the last four years after being diagnosed with acute myeloid lymphoma (AML). Five months after her diagnosis, Proietto received a bone marrow transplant from an anonymous donor and has been in remission ever since.
“When you or someone you love hears the words, ‘you have cancer,’ it’s one of the darkest moments in your life,” said Proietto. “The best advice I received was to only use the LLS website when doing research online, because of their commitment to providing information, resources and support to those affected by blood cancers.”
There is no fundraising minimum to participate in Light The Night, but every walker is encouraged to become a Champion For Cures by raising $100 or more. Nationally, participants raise an average of $300.
“Light The Night gives hope to patients and their families and lets them know that they are not alone in their battle against cancer,” said Ellen Rubesin, LLS executive director. “It is a night to pay tribute to lives touched by cancer, honor those we have lost, and celebrate the lives that have been saved.”
To become part of Light The Night, call the Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter at 800-482-2873 or visit www. lightthenight.org/epa.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is the world’s largest voluntary health agency dedicated to blood cancer. LLS mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. LLS funds lifesaving blood cancer research around the world and provides free information and support services.
Founded in 1949 and headquartered in Rye Brooke, NY, LLS has chapters throughout the United States and Canada including the Eastern Pennsylvania chapter. To learn more, visit www.LLS.org or contact the Information Resource Center at (800) 9554572, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET.