Aug 20, 2012

Join UC Alumni Nationwide As We ‘Light The Night’ to Fight Cancer

Photo courtesy of  http://www.lightthenight.org

We learned as UC students that helping others is part of what Bearcats do.  It’s even better when we can do that together as alumni.  The upcoming Light the Night Walk for cancer is a great way to do both — an emotionally rewarding experience for everyone who joins the cause, and a tangible way to help others.  

This fall, the UC Alumni Association continues its partnership with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) by offering important this community service opportunity in 14 cities across the U.S.  The LLS stages “Light The Night” fundraising walks each year, and you can join teams of UC alumni united as “Champions for Cures” to fight blood cancer — leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma.

Helping LLS also strengthens UC.  This year, LLS will fund four cancer-fighting research grants at UC, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and Hoxworth Blood Center, totaling about $2 million over the life of the grants.

Please click on a city/region near you below to learn more and participate. All walks will take place in the evening hours, with specific times and meeting locations to be provided after registration.

Boston, MA – October 11
Charlotte, NC – September 29
Chicago, IL – October 20
Cincinnati, OH – October 11
Cleveland, OH – October 13
Columbus, OH – October 27
Denver, CO – September 27
Indianapolis, IN – October 13
Jacksonville, FL – November 1
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN – September 23
Phoenix, AZ – November 10
Plano, TX – October 20
South Florida (Boca Raton) – November 10
Tampa, FL – November 10

Thank you for volunteering for this great cause!

Laurence Jones III, Bus ’00
President, UC Alumni Association Board of Governors

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