My Fundraising Page

Kris Costa

Welcome to my "Light The Night" Walk homepage.

"Team Sidelines" Team Leader

As some of you may know, lymphoma in one form or another has crossed the generations of my family. As a response to these experiences and on behalf of all who fight cancer I have created "Team Sidelines". As part of a multi faceted approach aimed at raising awareness and collaboration toward overcoming cancer and the devastation it causes, "Team Sidelines" specifically addresses fundrasing efforts dedicated to prevention and cures along side personal contact to help in the healing physically, emotionally and spiritually of those who have been touched by or are currently battling this devastating disease.

Team Sidelines is proud to be walking in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's

Light The Night Walk in Tempe, AZ on 11/12/2011

For more than 60 years, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) has been solely focused on people with blood cancers.

A little about LLS and its goals:

• LLS funded advances are helping patients beyond those for whom they were originally developed, including people with solid tumors and auto-immune diseases.
• In the past decade, nearly 50% (19 put of 39) of the cancer drugs approved by the FDA were approved as treatments for blood cancer patients.
• Twelve are already approved for people beyond those for whom they were first developed.
• A donation of $25 provides patients and their loved ones with FREE booklets that contain up-to-date information on their disease and help them make informed decisions about their treatment options.
• A donation of $50 makes possible a Family Support group with a trained facilitator where comfort can be found and experiences can be shared among patients and family members.
• A donation of $100 helps supply laboratory researchers with supplies and materials critical to carrying out their search for cures.
• A donation of $1,000 makes possible one- on-one conversations with health care specialists who provide patients with information about their disease, treatment options, and helps prepare them with questions for their health care team.
• To meet unmet Medicare needs of people with blood cancers
• Without profit incentive

With your help, we are saving lives!

Please join our team's effort today by registering to walk and by making a donation. Your participation in the "Light The Night" Walk will help save lives. Be sure to check our team Web site frequently to see our progress, and I thank you personally for your support!