October 21, 2011, by Slade Gorton
Light The Night 2011
On Thursday, October 13th, 2011, Slade Gorton participated in its third Light The Night walk. Light The Night is a fundraiser for the The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, a non-profit which helps patients and families who have been affected by blood cancers.
We had a late start with fundraising this year, but we have been able to raise $3,425.00 and counting! People had bake sales, stepped out of their comfort zones to ask for donations, and our shrimp buyer, Mike Hughes, took a Friday afternoon and played guitar in our cafeteria for donations! This, plus our performance in 2009 and 2010, brings our three year total to $16,473.20.
The walk is an opportunity for supporters and survivors to come together, celebrate the advances in cancer treatments, and remember those who have succumbed to the disease. All walkers carry lighted balloons for the two laps around Boston Common. Supporters carry red balloons, survivors carry white balloons, and gold balloons honor people who have passed on.
One of this year’s honored patients, Julie Rando, spoke of how she began exhibiting symptoms of Acute Myeloid Leukemia on a business trip to China. Doctors diagnosed her with a sinus infection and she went home. Her own doctor did blood tests and discovered the disease. Julie went through aggressive treatment, and is in remission.
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society leads the charge in finding cures for blood cancers. They help patients and families every step of the way!
I am very proud that Slade Gorton & Co. has been such an ardent supporter of LLS and the Light The Night walk.
We will be taking donations through the end of the year. If you would like to donate, please go to the following link:
http://pages.lightthenight.org/ma/BostonL11/SladeGorton
