Get ready to Light The Night Raleigh!

Get ready to
Light The Night
Raleigh!
IMPORTANT REMINDERS- Here are some helpful hints that will make your experience easy and fun!
REGISTER NOW
All Light The Night participants must be registered for the event, to register go to www.lightthenight.org/nc or call the LLS office
at (919) 367-4100.
BECOME A CHAMPION FOR CURES
We encourage all Walkers to try to beat the national fundraising average of $250! At the $100 level Walkers receive an illuminated lantern, wristband for dinner, and one official t-shirt. Walkers who raise less than $100 are welcome to attend, but will
not receive a lantern, dinner, or a t-shirt. All cancer survivors will receive these benefits regardless of fundraising level.
(Food WILL NOT be available for purchase.)
BANK DAY– October 7, 2014, 9:00 AM– 7:00 PM-LLS Office– Cary 401 Harrison Oaks Blvd. Suite 200, Cary, NC 27513
Skip the line at Check-In on Walk Night! You can pick up your team banner, turn in funds, check-in for walk night, and pick up your Champions For Cures wristbands and Champions For Cures, Survivor, and Bright Lights t-shirts for your team.
RALEIGH WALK DATE, LOCATION & TIME
The Raleigh Walk is Saturday, October 11, 2014 @ 5:30 PM. It begins and ends at Halifax Mall in downtown Raleigh, located at
301 N. Wilmington St., at the corner of Lane and Wilmington Streets.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
5:30 PM
6:20 PM
7:00 PM
7:15 PM
Post-Walk
Check-in and Festivities begin. Love Tribe band- LIVE on stage!
Remembrance Ceremony
Walk program
Walk begins
Enjoy dessert
WEATHER
The Light The Night Walk will take place rain or shine, so please pay attention to weather reports and dress accordingly.
DIRECTIONS & PARKING
Mapping address: 301 N. Wilmington Street, Raleigh *See attached map
From 440 Beltline: Exit onto Hillsborough Street. Turn left and travel approx. 3.5 miles (passing NC State University) to the State
Capitol building. Turn right onto Salisbury Street. Make an immediate left onto Morgan Street. Turn left onto Wilmington Street.
Continue straight until Lane Street. The Walk festivities will take place on the large lawn behind the buildings on your left at this
intersection. There will be multiple parking areas for the event, please look for signage.
FOOD, ENTERTAINMENT & ACTIVITIES
Dinner for Champions For Cures – Food donated by Amedeo’s, Zoe’s Kitchen, Remington Grill, and Bad Daddy’s will be available
to Champions For Cures (individual Walkers who have raised at least $100) and cancer survivors. Food is available from 5:30-7:00PM.
Refreshments for all Walkers - Water, coffee, light snacks, and dessert are available for all Walkers.
Team Photos - Don’t forget to get your team photo taken behind the fun zone along the mural wall.
Join Our Banner and T-shirt Contest—Drop off your team banner and/or an extra Team T-shirt at the competition tables next
to the stage to enter the contest! Winners will be announced on stage and will be at the front of the Walk.
Check out the exciting Fun Zone sponsored by the Carolina Hurricanes & the Carolina RailHawks!
Mission & Wellness Village sponsored by Rex UNC Healthcare – Learn more about our mission, sign our dedication chalk
boards, sign-up for the bone marrow registry and take a photo & share your story on our red carpet. Cancer patients and survivors can pick up a survivor bag and t-shirt, receive a complimentary chair massage, and more!
Remembrance Ceremony Tent – Bring pictures or mementos (that can be picked up following the Walk) of your loved one to
place in our Garden of Remembrance. Join us for a special ceremony at 6:20PM.
Get ready to
Light The Night
Raleigh!
ABOUT THE VENUE & ROUTE
Please feel free to bring a blanket, towel, or chair to sit on. Pets, bikes, skates and scooters are not permitted at the venue or
on the Walk route. The Walk route will be along the streets of downtown Raleigh.
CHECKING IN
When you arrive at the venue, please visit the Walker Registration tent to turn in any money (cash/check) that you’ve collected
and, for those who qualify, to pick up your Champion For Cures wristband and t-shirt. Make sure your collection envelope is
properly filled out, sealed, and signed before coming to Walker Check-in (or pick-up blank collection envelopes at Check-In to
complete). You can also process checks ahead of time using the MyLLS App. **Team Captains – if you are checking in for your
team, please be sure to collect ALL team members’ individual collection envelopes before you come to check-in. Tip: attend
Bank Day on October 7 and skip Check-in at the Walk! Walkers who have not yet registered are required to come to Check-In
and sign a Walker waiver and short registration form.
ILLUMINATED LANTERNS
White lanterns represent cancer survivors and patients. They are available to be picked up from the lantern tent. All cancer survivors are invited to carry a white lantern regardless of fundraising level.
Gold lanterns represent those who have lost their battle with cancer, and are available one per team Walking in memory of a
loved one.
Red lanterns represent supporters and are carried by Walkers who have raised $100 or more to become a Champion For Cures.
BRIGHT LIGHT FUNDRAISERS
If you have personally raised $1,000 or more (this pertains to individual walkers, team members or team captains) please come
to Walker registration to turn in your collection envelope and pick up your ticket that entitles you to a special Bright Lights shirt!
TOP FUNDRAISING TEAMS ($2,500 OR MORE)
All teams that have raised $2,500 or more are invited to the VIP Top Team Area where they can be recognized and thanked for
their team’s incredible fundraising efforts to help find a cure!
Teams that raise $5,000 or more will receive a private team table & four chairs
Teams that raise $10,000 or more will receive a private team tent, with a table & four chairs
If you have any questions call (919) 367-4100 or email [email protected].
Please see the following page for a map of the Walk
Thank you to our sponsors!
Triangle presenting sponsor:
And
Raleigh Light The Night
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In the last 65 years, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has invested more than a
billion dollars in life-saving treatments. During that time, five-year survival rates for
many blood cancer patients have doubled, tripled, even quadrupled. In the last
twelve years, half of the cancer therapies approved by the FDA were developed
with research
supported by LLS.
We can see the end of cancer from here, but we can’t get there without you.
Every donation brings us one step closer to cures.
Every dollar helps us support patients and their families, currently battling blood
cancers.
Join us on Walk night and step up! Because when we Walk together, cancer runs.