Corey Ribotsky Update

Donors and fundraisers to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) like Corey Ribotsky understand that the more they give and raise, the more research can be done to cure cancers.  Recently, two new Marshall A. Lichtman Specialized Center of Research (SCOR) grants were awarded.  The SCOR program is LLS’s largest academic research grant. Since it began in 2000, it has had more than $235.

The newest recipients are Frederick W. Alt, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School, and Anthony Green, M.D., Ph.D., University of Cambridge.  Each of these grants is valued at $1.25 million a year for five years.

Learn more about this amazing grant and about the most recent recipients.

As part of the Light The Night Walk campaign put on around the country by LLS every year, they offer retail organizations the chance to partner with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.  Retailers across North America are invited to has customers purchase a paper balloon for the cost of a $1 donation to LLS.  Retail partners then display the balloons in their shops, encouraging more people to donate and raising awareness about blood cancers and about the work that LLS does.

In 2010, for instance, the Burlington Coat Factory became the first Light The Night Walk National Paper Balloon Partner.  They raised more than $2.5 million just in that one year for the Light The Night Walk.  Since they joined the Light the Night Walk in 2003, they have raised a total of $9.4 million for LLS!

This is one example of how organizations and individuals like Corey Ribotsky can help to raise funds for LLS and to encourage others to learn more about the important work done by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society works tirelessly to create ways to raise money for cancer research.  Certainly, every donation that they receive from groups like the NIR Group and individuals like Corey Ribotsky, makes a difference.  Volunteers make a great difference as well.

One of their most creative fundraising efforts is called Chocolate for a Cure.  They sell delicious chocolate bars as a way to make a “sweet” difference in someone’s life who is fighting cancer.  You’ll receive 24 candy bars in each box and you’ll then be able to sell them to raise money to create more cancer research.

It’s hard to find a more inspirational story than this one.  On Sunday, October 17^th, the Nike Women’s Half Marathon will take place in San Francisco, California to raise money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.  The money that is raised for this half marathon will help to stop leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma and myeloma.

Team Nancy, with sisters Debbie, Barbie, Kathy, Pam, Tam and Tracy, is training for this half marathon in memory of their sister, Nancy Driscoll. Now, the six are training in their home towns and planning to meet up in San Francisco for the big race.

“Losing a sister or anyone to cancer is unacceptable not to mention painful and gut wrenching,” Tam says. “We want to stop cancer from taking more  lives and are taking action with this race. It’s a tough challenge, but having  our sister Nancy’s spirit and memory to fuel our feet and hearts is worth ever  step. We feel like we are making a difference in so many lives.”

This is one example of the many fundraising efforts that the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society puts together to help raise money for cancer research.  Donations from organizations like the NIR Group and Corey Ribotsky certainly help them to meet their goals, as do these amazing stories and efforts by individuals.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is constantly creating ingenious fundraising ideas.  Their most recent project is the Light The Night Walk and their offer of relief at the pump this summer with it.  As a fundraiser for the Light the Night Walk, you can early $50 worth of free gas for every $500 that you raise during July and August.  If you raise $250 online, you’ll earn a $15 gas card while supplies last.

As the chief marketing and revenue officer for LLS explains, “Light The Night Walk, LLS’s annual evening fundraising walk, is the nation’s opportunity to pay tribute and commemorate lives touched by blood cancer. The goal of finding cures is already a great motivator, and LLS’s ‘Save at the Pump’ promotion is just an extra way to thank participants for bringing hope to patients battling cancer.”

Along with their generous support from so many donors, including Corey Ribotsky of the NIR Group, these fundraisers really make a difference in the fight against cancer.