Tag Archives: LLS

Changes

Posted on November 4, 2011 by

Today’s blog comes to us from Triathlon Coach Marc Hopkins. I have heard many people describe TNT as a “life changing experience” and that is not an understatement. Before joining I had little sports experience past Jr. High school. I … Continue reading →

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Join Us In San Jose

Posted on October 19, 2011 by

Our San Mateo & Palo Alto walks have been roaring successes! We are just a few short days away from our San Jose Walk, on October 22, the largest of our walks, at Arena Green, next to the H.P. Pavilion. … Continue reading →

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Kid Power! Spare Change Makes a Big Difference… And So Do Volunteers

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

  Who would have guessed that kids across the U.S. would be changing lives using pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters? Proving that every penny counts, last year, K-12 students across Silicon Valley and Monterey Bay raised a record $446,000 participating … Continue reading →

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A Crown Fit For A Champion

Posted on August 4, 2011 by

As we prepare to Kick Off our Light The Night (LTN) season, the LTN team thought it would be nice to take a second out of the preparation (and general madness that accompanies not one, not two, but THREE amazing … Continue reading →

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Be our guest!

Posted on August 2, 2011 by

Team In Training’s (TNT) Fall Season just kicked-off with training for amazing events, but don’t worry! There is still time for you to join us. For the month of August, TNT is opening trainings up to everyone.  Curious about the … Continue reading →

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Celebrating our Community HEROs!

Posted on July 28, 2011 by

As I’m sure you all know, September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month, and in honor of this, we here at LLS have organized a series of events, deals, and other fun activities with several local businesses.  These businesses have signed … Continue reading →

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Outrunning Cancer

Posted on July 19, 2011 by

And now a word from the President and CEO of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society: Dear Friend of LLS, We’ve talked before about the kind of impact LLS is having on finding more effective treatments and cures for blood cancers. … Continue reading →

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Partners Mortgage Goes Purple!

Posted on July 14, 2011 by

Today’s post comes to us courtesy of Kim Yearry from Partners Morgage.  Kim and her coworkers recently completed their first Team In Training event together through TNT corporate, raising over $100,000 for blood cancer research! Read on to find out what that … Continue reading →

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Stanford Researcher Makes Change!

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

Today’s post comes to us from one of our Stanford Researchers, Dr. Suparna.  Dr. Suparna helped her daughter participate in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Pennies for Patients program at her school a few years back.  This year, she was determined to … Continue reading →

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Crushing Cancer – And Styrofoam Heads

Posted on July 7, 2011 by

For today’s post, we wanted to share with you all a truly unique fundraising idea.  Read on! I recently had two friends who were diagnosed with cancer, one of whom is currently undergoing an arduous series of chemotherapy treatments. I … Continue reading →

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