Welcome to our Team's Homepage

Welcome to our Team's Homepage Jul 01, 2011

Welcome to Sammy's Light The Night Walk homepage.

Last year was an amazing first year for Team Super Sammy. We raised over $8000 and many of you came to Walk for the Cure with us. We cannot thank you enough.

This year, Sammy has been named Honored Patient for the Light The Night Walk. This truly is an honor and marks a very special year for us as we hope Sammy will be walking cancer free and off treatment by November 5th!

Once off treatment, Sammy will continue to be monitored each month by his amazing team of doctors at Montefiore Children's Hospital. He will also be monitored for Late Effects: adverse reactions to the chemo and radiation for many years to come.

Thanks to the money raised for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, treatment has improved the 'cure' rate for many blood cancers. Children like Sammy can now look forward to a future. In addition, money is also used to find less toxic treatments for cancer with the hope that the future of cancer patients remains free of debilitating side effects.

Sammy has come a long way since he reached the Maintenance (final) phase of his treatment. He has attended camp and begun swimming lessons. Sammy's desire to be like his hero, Peter Manos, a five year survivor of the same leukemia, has driven him to pursue sports and live life to the fullest.

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. New targeted therapies that kill cancer cells without harming normal tissue are providing drugs and procedures that are improving quality of life.

There are many ways you can get involved in helping Sammy and his team fight cancer and the effects of the chemo.

If you are able to make a donation, your kindness will be put to many uses including research for the ultimate cure for all, patient and family outreach, and reasearch to improve quality of life for survivors.

You can join our team and walk with us to raise awareness and donations. Just click on the Join Our Team button and follow the prompts. Walk details:

Westchester County Walk

Saturday, November 5th

Playland Amusement Park, Rye, NY

Checks can be made out to the Leukemia and lymphoma Society and sent to:

113 Rolling Wood Dr

Stamford, CT 06905

• • Spread the word and the link to this website to inform others of the issues children and adults face with blood cancers....it really helps!

Try the ten for ten approach: Ask ten people for $10 and see how quickly the team goal can be reached and Sammy's fight get's it's GAME ON!

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

With love,

Katy

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Team Name	Subteam	Walk Site	Date	Team Captain	City/State
Super Sammy		Playland Amusement Park	11/05/11	Katy Zweig	Rye, NY

Supporter's Comments

"Sammy, you are our SUPER HERO! We are so very, very proud of you! xoxoxoxoxoxoxo, The Manos Family"

The Manos Family

Wed Jul 27 07:16:25 EDT 2011
"Sammy, you are an inspiration to us all! Hang in there...the best is yet to come."

Lisa Reilly

Sat Sep 17 04:46:04 EDT 2011
"The Garvey Family"

denise garvey

Mon Sep 26 08:44:21 EDT 2011
"Go Super Sammy!"

Samantha Grant Wiesler

Mon Sep 26 11:36:09 EDT 2011
"The Faithfull Vancouver pool winner was VIP Eddie/Crooked Heart this year. Team Faithfull has elected to donate all winnings to the Light the Night Fund in Sammy's name. "

Aaron Acton

Tue Sep 27 12:28:07 EDT 2011
"Hope to be there on 11/5, Sammy."

Kathleen Ferreira

Wed Oct 19 03:50:28 EDT 2011
"Way to go Sammy!"

Walsh/Vacca Family

Sat Nov 05 08:42:28 EDT 2011

Team Fundraising Total

Goal: $8,000.00

108 %

Donations: $8,658.23

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Thanks To

Natalie Weissler
Ellen & Michael Shaw
Linda Arm
Alex & Andrew Zweig
Marisha Tamakuwala
Walsh/Vacca Family
Dj Bakani
Ron Fireman
donna henry
Melissa Magiet
The Illustrato Family
Kathleen Ferreira
Valerie Mortensen
Aaron Janowski
Sue, Owen and Wyatt Saund...
Cliffoord Seifer
Aaron Acton
Samantha Grant Wiesler
denise garvey
Lisa Reilly
Elizabeth Champagne
Jess Johnson
Jack Brown
Olga Freedman
Hazel Morley
The Manos Family
steve cohen
Jennifer Upton