Yesterday, I went for my first post-chemo follow up visit with my Oncologist, and made this short video of the experience.
New York
‘Tis the Season to Light The Night
With my teammate, Sue, at the Finish Line.
In September, I took part in the Light The Night Walk to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The funds we raised will provide cancer patients with lifesaving research, financial assistance, education, programs, advocacy, and personalized assistance. To date, my team has raised over $5,000, thanks to the generosity of family and friends. If you’re looking for a worthy cause to help in this season of giving, please contribute to my Light The Night fundraising efforts. Making your gift in someone’s name is a great idea for holiday present. Donations can be made through December 31, 2013, and are tax deductible on this year’s return as allowed. Thanks for helping me Light The Night, and have a very happy and safe holiday season!
Many Big Thanks for Helping Me Light The Night in NYC
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On a beautiful evening this past Wednesday, I took part in my first Light The Night Walk, with my teammate Sue and I raising over $5000 together for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society!
Thanks to the generosity of our families and friends, we’ll help fund therapies and treatment advances for blood cancer patients. Whether you gave $5, $50, or $350, know that you’re saving the lives of people like me who have these diseases.
The walk kicked off at Pier 57, now renamed SuperPier. (On a side note, as a publication designer, I thought it was cool when I read in The New York Times that the name came from a 1952 Popular Mechanics article.) It took awhile for everyone to get outside, but once we did, the walk along Hudson River Park was a very nice way to spend the evening. Sue and I were members of the Bright Lights Club, having raised over $1000 each. Everyone who raised over $100 was a Champion for Cures, and carried a balloon, which had a light inside it, in one of three colors: white for survivors and patients, red for supporters, and gold in memory of loved ones lost.
The event was very inspirational, and I’m proud that my team surpassed its fundraising goal. If you wanted to give, but didn’t, there’s still plenty of time. Donations will be accepted through the end of the year, and can be made online through my fundraising page, or if you’d prefer to give by check, please click here to email me for the address. In the meantime, I’m sending everyone a big hug of thanks for all your love, support, and generosity!
Countdown to Light The Night
Light The Night Walk is this Wednesday, and thanks to many generous donations, I’ve raised over $3100, so far! There’s still time to make a donation, or join Team Joe_C at SuperPier in NYC. I’ve set my team goal at $5000, and we’re only $1,100 away from reaching it. The money we’re raising will fund therapies and treatment advances for blood cancer patients. Your generosity will save lives.
Balloons are the symbol for light the night. Read how they also played a part in Live A Big Life Celebration Day, a powerful tribute to my friend Jerry’s late nephew, Cam.
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Over A Thousand Dollars in Three Days
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Since the event is over a month away, I’ve set the bar higher, and set a new personal fundraising goal of $2000. If you’d like to donate, please click to visit my personal fundraising page, and if you’d like to walk with me on September 25 in NYC, click to join Team Joe C.
Every amount, no matter how small, will help fund life-saving research and make a difference. Only have a dollar to give? No problem! Better yet, ask four friends each to match you, and now you’ve got five dollars. What, you say you can each afford to give two dollars? Awesome, now you’ve raised ten dollars that will help fund research for treatments that will wipe out cancer!
For everyone who has donated so far, again, thank you so much, and thanks in advance to everyone who will be giving. One last thing, please be sure to ask your employer if they’ll match your donation and make it count twice!
Light The Night Walk: How to Give and Join Team Joe C
Wow, only a day into my fundraising for the Light The Night Walk in Manhattan on September 25, I’ve hit 22% of my goal, and have a fellow team member! Thanks so much to everyone who has donated and signed up to walk with me. Your generosity will fund therapies and treatment advances for blood cancer patients, and will be helping to save lives. To give, visit my fundraising page, and to join us on the walk, visit the Team Joe C homepage. Be sure to check out the donors’ comments, which will be an inspiration to me every step of the way, and beyond.
Help Me Light the Night on September 25
My friend Sue told me about The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society‘s Light The Night Walk, which raises money for advancing blood cancer treatments and therapies. I’ve decided to participate on September 25, at Hudson River Park’s Pier 57 in New York, and would like to invite you to support me.
There are a few ways that you can help. Click to:
- Visit my personal fundraising page and make a donation.
- Join or Donate to Team Joe C, where you can sign up to walk with me and get a fundraising page of your own.
- View the Light The Night Walk Ways to Participate page, to register for a walk near you, and make a donation to a walker or team.
I’ve set a personal fund raising goal of $1000, and a team goal of $10,000. Every amount, no matter how small, will help us to meet these goals. If you can’t donate, you can help by sharing the link to the team page with anyone who might be interested, and of course, by continuing to keep me in your thoughts and prayers, as well as my team members.
Thanks in advance for your consideration and support, and I hope you can join me in NYC on September 25!
Click to watch Light The Night Walk 2013 Participant Video on YouTube.