Northeast Indiana Light the Night
recruiting teams
Kendallville – The 2010 Northeastern Indiana Light the Night Walk will be Tuesday, Sept. 28 in Kendallville and teams are forming now. The annual walk raises funds in the battle against Leukemia and Lymphoma.
This year’s goal is to have 1,000 walkers and raise at least $60,000. Teams are welcome from DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble and Steuben Counties. Pre-registration is encouraged and may be completed online at HYPERLINK "http://www.lls.org" www.lls.org or by calling Mary Allen at the Dekko Foundation, (260) 347-1278.
The event begins at the East Noble High School track, takes a two-mile trek through Kendallville and nearby neighborhoods and returns to the school. The walk takes about an hour. Team check-in that day is from 5 - 7 p.m. The Opening Ceremony will be at 7 p.m with the walk starting immediately after that.
The activities in the children’s area will start at 5:30 p.m., and the Mini Walk on the track will start at 6 pm. The Mini Walk is for young children or adults who are unable to walk the 2-mile route through the city of Kendallville.
This year’s steering committee is comprised of Nancy Flint Shambaugh, Tom Leedy, Erica Dekko, Mary Allen, Steve Longfellow, Janeen Longfellow, Ann Williams, Eileen Parr, and Mark Cockroft,
Committee Chairman.
Team captains are asked to recruit 10 or more walkers, collect the walker envelopes, turn them in the night of the walk, and attend the walk on Sept. 28.
Persons willing to be a team captain need to contact Mary Allen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:mallen@dekkofoundation.org" mallen@dekkofoundation.org) at 260-347-1278 or go online to HYPERLINK "http://www.lightthenight.org/in" www.lightthenight.org/in and click on “Register to Walk” to sign up as a team captain.
About The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society ® (LLS) is the world’s largest voluntary health agency dedicated to blood cancer. The LLS mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. LLS funds lifesaving blood cancer research around the world and provides free information and support services.
Founded in 1949 and headquartered in White Plains, NY, LLS has chapters throughout the United States and Canada. To learn more, visit www.LLS.org or contact the Information Resource Center at (800) 955-4572, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET. HYPERLINK "http://www.lls.org/" www.lls.org.
