Light The Night By The Numbers

More than 8,000 people came together in Dallas and Fort Worth in October and November to celebrate and commemorate lives touched by blood cancer in North Texas. 

The Light The Night Walk is on its way to raising more than $1.41 million for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) thanks to the support of sponsors, teams, walkers, volunteers and more importantly, survivors! 

Here's a little breakdown of Light The Night by the numbers.

Number of Volunteers:

Dallas: 253

Fort Worth: 149

LLS Staff Members:

Dallas: 28

Fort Worth: 24

 

Lanterns:

3240  red 

1368  gold

360 white

T-shirts:

4835 Participant

420 Survivor

305 Volunteer

Batteries For The Lanterns:

9936

Number Of Tents:

Dallas: 44

Fort Worth: 25

Corporate Teams:

Dallas: 133

Fort Worth: 67

Friends and Family Teams

Dallas: 198

Fort Worth: 133

A huge THANK YOU to everyone involved with the Light The Night Walks this year. 

Thankful Thursday: Burlington Coat Factory

The Light The Night Walk (LTN), one of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) signature events, raises millions of dollars through its evening walks in cities across the country every October.  National Corporate Sponsors, like Burlington Coat Factory, play a major role in helping to raise awareness and money for LLS and its mission.

Burlington Coat Factory is the #1 National Corporate Partner and Honored Friend of the Light The Night Walks.  Over the last 11 years, Burlington locations across the country have raised more than $16 million through its paper balloon campaign.  That money is used to fund innovative research and help blood cancer patients and their families afford medical treatments.  Last year alone, more than three million Burlington customers donated to LLS and its mission to create a world without blood cancers.

This year we are asking you to show your support of Burlington Coat Factory's generous partnership and the 2013 Light The Night Walks by participating in the paper balloon campaign.  It's easy.  Visit a Burlington location near you and purchase a paper balloon for a $1 donation at the register when you check out.  The balloon sale campaign wraps up on October 19th.

More information about Burlington's partnership and the paper balloon campaign can be found at www.lightthenight.org