Light
the Night in
On
Thursday, September 21st,
Light
The Night Walk
is The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's nationwide evening Walk to build
awareness of blood cancers and raise funds for cures. Teams
lined up carrying red and white illuminated balloons to celebrate and
commemorate lives that have been touched by cancer.
Brielle
Leary from “Team GPS” provided the following information:
“Light
the Night went great! Considering it was the first year in
A middle school soccer team also participated and they raised around $5,000.
Palmer's sister is on that team and right after their game, they went to the
walk.”
The
following information came from the
Girls Preparatory School Website:
The
GPS varsity soccer team took their steps on the soccer field Thursday night,
Sept. 21, against Notre Dame, but their hearts were at the “Light the Night”
walk for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society at
The GPS soccer team and coaches raised $2,500 for the benefit in honor of their
teammate Palmer Griffin, who is undergoing treatment at St. Jude’s for
leukemia. The
On the field, the soccer team played the Irish to a scoreless tie, but for the
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, there were fundraising triumphs. Red balloons
lined the fence around the field, the Lady Irish team brought wrist bands for
both teams to wear in honor of Palmer, and the teams met after the game to pray
for her recovery.
To find out more about the Light the Night walk, please visit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Website at the following url:
http://www.lightthenight.org/site/c.itJZJ7MOIwE/b.731015/k.A236/Tennessee_Chapter.htm
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Thursday,
Sept. 21 |
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5:30pm Registration; |
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Thursday, Oct. 5 |
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5:30pm Registration; |
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Thursday, Oct. 12 |
Volunteer Landing |
5:30pm Registration; |
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Thursday, Oct. 19 |
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5:30pm Registration; |