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Save the Date!
The St. Joseph's/Candler Leukemia Cup Weekend of Events will be held September 13-15, 2013. For a complete schedule of the 2013 Leukemia Cup Series, click here
Meet Bethany Shantz, our 2013 Honored Hero!
Bethany was diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia on March 30, 2012. Read her full story here.
To learn more about the St. Joseph's/Candler Leukemia Cup Regatta, or to register for one of our spring events, contact Dana Whitfield at: 912.352.4334 or dana.whitfield@lls.org
The St. Joseph's/Candler Leukemia Cup is more than boats and crew racing. In Savannah, it is a community coming together to help fight leukemia, lymphoma, and other blood cancers, through a Series of Premier Sporting Events; Clay Shoot, 5k Run/Walk, Golf, Fishing, Tennis, Sailing, Auction and more. Since the event's inception in 1997, more than $3.5 million has been raised through the Savannah effort for the mission of LLS.
About The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is the world's largest voluntary health agency dedicated to blood cancer. The LLS mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. LLS funds lifesaving blood cancer research around the world and provides free information and support services.
The Georgia Chapter serves patients with a variety of programs including the Patti Robinson Kaufmann First Connection Program, the Trish Greene Back to School Program for Children with Cancer as well as financial assistance programs which last year provided over $1.59 million to patients statewide. Currently, the Georgia Chapter funds $2.75 million towards research grants in multi-year agreements with Emory Winship Cancer Institute and Georgia Regents University. There were approximately 3,650 new diagnoses for blood cancer in Georgia in 2011. Visit: www.lls.org/ga.
