Team Joe C

Light The Night Videos, Starring: Me!

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Me, walking in Light The Night, Manhattan, last September.

Me, walking in Light The Night, Manhattan, last September.

 

My teammate, Sue, and I walking Light The Night, in Manhattan, September, 2013.

With my teammate, Sue, walking Light The Night, in Manhattan, September, 2013.

 

LAST FALL, I PARTICIPATED IN THE 2013 LIGHT THE NIGHT WALK, IN MANHATTAN. Thanks to the generosity of so many of you, my team raised a grand total of $5,482 for therapies and treatment advances for blood cancer patients! Because I was in treatment at the time, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, which sponsors the event, asked if I would participate in promo videos for the 2014 walk, as a representative of patients and survivors. There are two other videos that I don’t appear in: One for supporters, and the other for memorials. I had some reservations about being in the spotlight, but decided to give it a try. It turned out that helping to promote Light The Night by participating in these promo videos was a great experience.

My view of the film crew, as they interview me in my living room.

My view of the film crew, in my living room.

Although the finished videos are short, they’re edited from several hours of footage that the crew from Flicker Flacker Films shot. On the night of the event, they followed my teammate, Sue, and I, as we walked along the Hudson River on a beautiful September evening. A few weeks later, they came to my apartment to interview me and shoot some more. We had a lot of fun, and instead of wrapping up around lunchtime, we ended up continuing through most of the day.

One of the best, and most unexpected things to come out of the shoot, was the video I created, myself, as I went through the first day of my fifth round of chemo. Originally, Trish, the producer, wanted to shoot the footage herself, but because of patient privacy concerns, a crew making a video at the hospital wasn’t possible. For Plan B, she suggested I do a vlog (video blog) entry, which I wasn’t sure about at first, but then agreed to with the understanding that if I wasn’t happy with the results of my labor, we wouldn’t use it. Creating my own video turned out to be a very fun and enlightening project, which allowed me to use my creativity in a new medium.

The finished videos capture the spirit of the walk nicely, and I hope that they help raise awareness for LLS, as well as boost participation and donations. Sue and I will be participating again this year, on Thursday, September 18. Our team name is, Joe’s Adventurers, which comes from the title of this blog. Please check out my fundraising page for more information, and to donate or join us. As always, thanks to everyone for your support!

Lotsa Love,

Joe/Joseph

 

‘Tis the Season to Light The Night

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Light the Night Walk

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!

Amazon Will Donate Part of Your Purchase to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

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Amazon Smile. You shop. Amazon gives.

Saw this on Facebook and wanted to share:

Contribute to LLS when shopping on CyberMonday – and throughout the holiday season – with Amazon Smile! Visit http://smile.amazon.com/ search for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, “select” us as your organization and Amazon will donate 0.5% of your purchases to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society! Happy holidays!

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society held the Light The Night Walk that I did in September. My team has raised $5,432.00, so far, and donations can be made through the end of the month, so please consider us if you’re looking for a cause for your holiday giving. Donations are tax deductible as allowed by law.

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

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Colorful balloons

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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In just three short days, I’ve already met and passed my personal fundraising goal for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society‘s Light The Night Walk! Thanks to the generosity of my friends and family, over a thousand dollars will go to leukemia and lymphoma research, and there’s still plenty of opportunities for you to help and participate.

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!

 

 

Help Me Light the Night on September 25

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Image of 3-year old leukemia survivor, Kaidyn, and text of his story.

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:

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.