Light The Night Adelaide

Date: Wednesday 23 September 2009

Location: St. David’s Park, Hobart – click to see map

Time: 5:30pm to 8:30pm

Be Seen In A Good Light

This September at twilight, friends, families and co-workers will Light the Night in Hobart to raise funds for patients and families living with leukaemias, lymphomas, myeloma and related blood disorders. The Leukaemia Foundation’s new fundraiser, Light the Night is a walk that will aim to remember, celebrate and bring hope to support Australians with blood cancers.

Participants of Light the Night carry illuminated balloons to represent their journey:

• Gold balloons are carried by those remembering loved ones;
• White balloons are carried by blood cancer survivors; and
• Blue balloons are carried by supporters to give hope

Light The Night Blue Balloon

After being piloted in South Australia, Western Australia and Queensland in 2008, Light the Night events will be held at over 20 locations across Australia in 2009. Enjoy a fun atmosphere with entertainment and a chance to hear inspirational stories from people touched by blood cancers. Then as night falls, we will walk, carrying our illuminated balloons around St. David’s Park for everyone to see.

Light the Night is aimed at patients and families touched by blood cancers, supporters of the Leukaemia Foundation, medical professionals, local businesses and the local community. Anyone can take part in Light the Night, as the walk has no fitness requirements.

Corporate organisations are encouraged to be seen in a good light by taking part in Light the Night. This event can build morale and teamwork for staff while raising funds for a worthy charity making a difference to our local community.

Funds raised through Light the Night will support the work of the brightest researchers into the causes, cures and treatments of blood cancer. The Leukaemia Foundation will also use funds to provide free support services to patients and families. This includes accommodation, transport to and from treatment centres, education programmes and information.

For more information or to register visit LightTheNight.org.au or call 1800 500 088 today.

Further information:

Balloon lighting ceremony will take place at 6:30pm

Every hour of every day someone in Australia is diagnosed with leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma or related blood disorder. Every two hours someone dies from one of these diseases.

Blood cancer can develop in anyone, of any age, at any time. These diseases have few identified risk factors and often no real warning, therefore the impact of diagnosis is vast and usually immediate for both patients and their families. This means making drastic lifestyle changes in order to commence treatment. In addition to this, patients have to deal with the emotional turmoil of diagnosis and treatment combined with financial strain.

During these tough times, the Leukaemia Foundation can step in to support the patients and their families so they can concentrate on the most important thing – getting well.

The Leukaemia Foundation is the only national not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the care and cure of patients living with blood cancers. The Leukaemia Foundation relies on the generosity of individuals and businesses and raises much needed funds through events such as Light the Night in order to support patients and families.

Whether you are a cancer survivor, supporting someone who is battling cancer or have lost a loved one, please join in and help Light the Night.

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