Fort Worth Light The Night Honored Hero: Cliff Lewis

The Light The Night Walk (LTN) to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) celebrates participants in all stages of a cancer battle - patients, survivors, caregivers, friends and family.  Each year the LTN team selects a couple honored heroes for each walk site to serve as inspiration.

Cliff Lewis is one of the 2017 honored heroes for the Fort Worth Walk.  As you read his story you will see why he was chosen for this honor.  He is the embodiment of what an honored hero should be - determined, optimistic, dedicated, and selfless.

"June 11, 2012, just eleven days after proposing to his now wife and six months after the birth of their first daughter, Cliff was diagnosed with T-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma. The diagnosis came with many challenges along with multiple lumbar punctures, radiation, blood transfusions, and over 200 hours of chemotherapy.

Cliff's journey with LLS Light the Night Walk began in 2012 with the persuasion of his older sister while he was enduring treatment. Watching the support of the local community and caregivers and listening to the moving testimonials of current patients and survivors, it inspired him to dedicate his time and emotions to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. 

Currently, Cliff is celebrating his five year cancerversary with his wife and three kids cancer-free. With the support of donors and volunteers that share the same vision to rid the world of cancer and improve the quality of life for patients and caregivers, we can continue to have more success stories similar to Cliff's."

Inspired by Cliff?  Consider walking alongside him on Sunday, November 5th at the Fort Worth Walk at Panther Island Pavilion. Registration is now open.

Fort Worth Kicks Off Its Inaugural Man & Woman of the Year Campaign

Six well-known Fort Worth business and community leaders are kicking off the inaugural Man & Woman of the Year (MWOY) campaign tonight.  The event, which is a signature campaign of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), is a ten week fundraising blitz among business and civic leaders in the Fort Worth community.  Each candidate competes for donations and the candidate with the most is revealed during the Grand Finale Gala and named the Man and the Woman of the Year.  The candidates and their campaign teams will launch the 10-week fundraising blitz at Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House on Thursday, March 9th at 5:00 p.m.  

The 2017 candidates represent a diverse group of industries and connections to the LLS mission.

Michael Crain

Briggs Freemen, Agent

Britton Douglas

Trinity Infrastructure Associate Counsel

Dr. Ken Heym

Cook Children’s Hospital, Medical Director, Oncology Program

Sheila Jackson

Principle Transport Group & JA Jackson Construction, CEO

Amy Novacek

Philanthropist

Erin Wilde

92.1 HANK FM, DJ

Gina Cook, General Manager for Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House in Dallas, resides with her husband, Doug Cook, in Fort Worth, and is the chair of the inaugural event.  She was a 2015 Woman of the Year candidate in Dallas.

The candidates will be raising money in honor of two young Fort Worth Honored Heroes.  Jaden Lowry is the Boy of the Year and Katie Thomson is the Girl of the Year.  Both are currently in the maintenance phase of their treatment regimen for acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL).  ALL is the number one cancer killer of children under 18 years old.  

The campaign will begin and end with two elegant events: the kickoff celebration on Thursday, March 9th at Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House, and the Grand Finale Gala, which will be held on Saturday, May 20th at the Fort Worth Convention Center in the main ballroom. 

The Fort Worth MWOY campaign will run in addition to the Dallas campaign.  2017 marks the third year Dallas has hosted this campaign.  During its brief history, the Dallas MWOY campaign has raised more than $900,000.  

We wish all of the candidates the best of luck!

Same Cause, New Experience

We are excited to extend a personal invitation to you and your family to join us at our 2017 North Texas Light The Night events.

This year we have enhanced our Walk events by incorporating captivating moments throughout the night including a powerful survivor ceremony, a peaceful and emotional remembrance pavilion and a grand finale firework show!

Survivors celebrate by carrying white lanterns and taking part in an inspiring survivor ceremony within the survivor circle while the white beam of hope reaches up to the sky illuminating the darkness.  

Supporters participate in the walk with their families and friends, in celebration of survivors and the strides we are making to find cures.  

Those we have lost are honored at the Remembrance Pavilion where family, friends, and co-workers can leave tributes to their loved ones. 

Please consider becoming involved by forming a Walk team or by simply attending the events.  When we walk, cancer runs. 

Mark your calendars for November 5th for our Fort Worth Walk and November 11th for our Dallas Walk. 

More details about Light The Night can be found at www.lightthenight.org/ntx. 

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. 

LLS Goes Over The Edge

LLS Selects Fort Worth to Host Its Inaugural Over the Edge Fundraiser 

Rappel • Conquer • Cure

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is going OVER THE EDGE of the Worthington Renaissance Fort Worth Hotel to raise awareness and money to help create a world without blood cancers. 2017 will be the first time LLS is offering this event to a limited number of participants.

Take the challenge and rappel down the side of one of the tallest buildings in Fort Worth to help LLS raise $250,000 for the mission. 

Get all of the details on our website here.  

Individual participants have a fundraising commitment of $2,500 and will have the unforgettable experience of rappelling down a high-rise building. Creating competition is a fun way to enhance your work community, so get your co-workers together and send your boss Over the Edge for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society!

Register today. Slots are very limited!

http://www.overtheedgefw.org/

Questions?
Contact Brian Brooks
(817)288-2635
Brian.Brooks@lls.org