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Press Release
FRESNO, Calif. – Get your walking shoes on and get ready to make a difference for the first ever “One Block, One Mile, One Life Walkathon” for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society on March 20, 2010 at 6 a.m. in front of the Fashion Fair Mall on Shaw Ave. The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society intends to use the walkathon to raise awareness for the need of donations and volunteers to help the organization continue to help those suffering from deadly blood cancers.
Volunteer walkers will be led by surviving cancer patients in matching red t-shirts throughout the main streets of Fresno. By walking the streets most traveled by Fresno residents, the organization hopes it will peak the interest of those that pass by. Local stores and restaurants will provide water and food booths lining the sidewalks on the walkers’ paths, along with donation buckets and volunteer information.
“I hope the city of Fresno can really see the power that each one of the walkers steps are creating,” said John Walter, president and CEO of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. “Each person walking will truly prove it only takes one person to make a difference in someone’s life.”
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is the worlds largest volunteer based health organization that is committed to furthering research on blood cancer, education about the disease and furthering patient care.
If you would like to donate or participate in the walkathon, please call 559-543-1234 or visit lls.org/one for more information.
