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Held on fall evenings in communities across the U.S. and Canada, Light The Night Walk is The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's walk and fundraising event to pay tribute and bring hope to people battling cancer. Thousands of participants raise funds for vital, lifesaving research and patient services and, on these special nights, they carry illuminated balloons in a show of support from a caring community. The picture below is from the central Massachusetts Light The Night Walk held on Sunday, October 24th at Assumption College.

Washburn-Garfield and Waites participated as a team in honor of Richard F O’Hearn, Jr.

From 1986 to 2008, Dick O’Hearn served as the president and CEO of Washburn-Garfield Corporation and Waites Company, Inc. In 2008, Mr. O’Hearn proudly sold the companies to his employees via an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).

Light The Night Walk events are evenings filled with inspiration. During this leisurely walk, walkers carry illuminated balloons - white for survivors, red for supporters and gold in memory of loved ones lost to cancer - thousands of walkers - men, women and children - form a community of caring, bringing light to the dark world of cancer.

Funds raised by teams and individual walkers provide:

• Lifesaving blood cancer research
• Free educational materials and events for patients and their families
• Local programs such as Family Support Groups and First Connection, a peer-to-peer counseling program
• Comprehensive, personalized assistance through our Information Resource Center

Thank you to those who participated and made donations.

Together we are taking steps to cure cancer.