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Last Updated: Sunday, October 01, 2006

Friends and Family teams—who share their passion for finding a cure for pediatric blood cancers and making a difference in the lives of families battling the disease. [For more info on affiliate teams: http://www.friendsofallie.org/html/detailed_information.htm].

Friends of Allie is raising funds for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, in hopes of claiming an even bigger prize at the end of 2006 —the chance to name a pediatric cancer research grant in honor of children battling blood cancers. The team must raise $100,000 to receive the Society’s grant-naming opportunity, but we do not plan to stop there. The national goal for this team of more than 1,000 walkers is $312,000, an amount that would bring its total for three Light The Night Walks seasons to more than $1 million—all raised in just over two years. The Society has selected Joseph Wiemels, Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco, as a grantee for his research in the area of childhood leukemia. For each $100,000 raised, the team will have Dr. Wiemels grant named in its honor for a year up to three years total. Dr. Wiemels grant is made under the Society’s Career Development Program (CDP), which funds talented researchers at different points in their developing careers.

Ways you can help:

• Join with us at your local walk.  Go to http://register.lightthenight.org/, choose the walk site near you and select “Friends of Allie” as your team or contact us to find out how you can start your own affiliate team.
   
• Make an online donation to the Friends of Allie team at
  www.active.com/donate/ltnWestmo/2006FriendofAllie
  Or, send checks payable to “The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society” with Friends of Allie in the memo.
  
  Maria Miller
  The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
  9435 Waterstone Blvd, Suite 190
  Cincinnati, Ohio 45249
   
  All donations are tax deductible.
   
• Become a Corporate Sponsor of Friends of Allie and receive some great benefits.  [http://www.friendsofallie.org/html/sponsor_program.htm].
• Share our mission.  Friends of Allie has become as successful as it is today through using the Internet to share its mission with others. You can help us by sending a link to this page to your friends, family, and co-workers.

Yours truly,

Friends of Allie Team Leaders
Beth, Caroline, Jenn, Kim, Lois, Lynette, Sara

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■ To learn more about the Friends of Allie national Light The Night team, visit www.friendsofallie.org.

■ To learn more about the walk or find other locations, visit www.lightthenight.org.

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About The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society^®, headquartered in White Plains, NY, with 63 chapters in the United States and additional branches in Canada, is the world’s largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research and providing education and patient services. The Society’s mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. Since its founding in 1949, the Society has invested more than $360 million in research specifically targeting leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. Last year alone, the Society made more than 812,000 contacts with patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals.

For more information about blood cancer, visit www.LLS.org or call the Society’s

Information Resource Center (IRC), a call center staffed by master's level social workers, nurses and health educators who provide information, support and resources to patients and their families and caregivers. IRC information specialists are available at (800) 955-4572, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET.