The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Offers Relief at the Pump This Summer

As the summer travel season approaches the skyrocketing gas prices may be putting the brakes on Americans' vacation plans. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is doing its part to provide some relief by offering free gas cards and a chance to win an all-expenses paid vacation.

Participants in online fundraising during the months of July and August for Light The Night(R) Walks, the Society's annual evening fundraising walk, can earn $50 worth of free gas for every $500 they raise during the months of July and August. For every $250 raised, $15 gas cards will be earned. The cards will be available while supplies last. As a bonus, the top online Light The Night fundraiser in July and August will win a special grand prize: a vacation for four at one of the Marriott Vacation Club International's Orlando Resort properties, including air transportation, courtesy of American Airlines.

"The goal of Light The Night is to build awareness and advance the Society's mission to cure blood cancer and improve the quality of life for patients and their families," said Tina Garcia, North Texas chapter Executive Director. "This, alone, is a great motivator. But with gas prices so high this summer, the Society saw this 'Save at the Pump' promotion as a great added incentive to do something good and get something everyone needs!"

Light The Night Walks will take place in communities around the country in the fall, with teams of co-workers, families and friends walking together in twilight holding illuminated balloons -- white for survivors, red for supporters and gold balloons for those who lost a loved one to cancer. The funds raised help the Society support leading-edge research and provide much-needed patient services. Walks are scheduled this year in:

Dallas on Sunday, October 21; Tyler on Saturday, September 29; Fort Worth on Sunday, October 14; Frisco on Sunday, October 28 and Wichita Falls on Saturday, September 29.

For more information about the gas promotion or to learn more about Light The Night, contact the Society's North Texas chapter at 972-354-8315, toll-free 866-812-WALK, or visit www.lightthenight.org/freegas.

About The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society(R), headquartered in White Plains, NY, with 66 chapters in the United States and Canada, is the world's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research and providing education and patient services. The Society's mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. Since its founding in 1949, the Society has invested more than $486 million in research specifically targeting leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. Last year alone, the Society made 4.2 million contacts with patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals.

Source: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Web site: http://www.lightthenight.org/freegas