Welcome to Megan Ruggiero's Light the Night Walk Homepage!

Light The Night Walk is The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's evening walk and fundraising event. It is the nation's night to pay tribute and bring hope to thousands of people battling blood cancers and to commemorate loved ones lost.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) funds lifesaving research that has contributed to major advances in the treatment of blood cancers and treatments for other types of cancer, such as chemotherapy and stem cell transplants. These treatments have helped patients live better, longer lives. New targeted therapies that kill cancer cells without harming normal tissue are providing drugs and procedures that are improving quality of life.

• 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.

Please make a donation to support my participation in the Light The Night Walk on September 26th, 2009 at Greeley Park in Nashua, New Hampshire. I will be walking as a member of Team Jack's Mannequin, a band I have followed since their arrival on the music scene. In 2005, my beloved Andrew McMahon, the lead singer of Jack's Mannequin, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. After a successful bone marrow transplant from his sister and intensive chemotherapy, Andrew has been cancer-free for approximately four years. I am also walking for my amazing uncle who was recently diagnosed with lung cancer and is fighting hard to conquer cancer once again.

Use the URL below to view Jack's Mannequin's most recent music video, "Swim," off their record The Glass Passenger:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA8PaIw5gcE

Be sure to check my Web site frequently to see my progress, and thanks for your support!