2011 Sponsorship Presentation for Betting on a Cure, a casino-night benefit for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Event will be held on June 16, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency in Jersey City, NJ.
4. The LLS mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.
5. Since its founding in 1949, LLS has invested more than $600 million in research specifically targeting leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma.
6. Last year alone, LLS made 6.3 million contacts with patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals. LLS serves an estimated 895,000 Americans who are presently living with leukemia, lymphoma, or myeloma.
7. Leukemia is the leading disease-killer of children and young adults under the age of 20.
8. Leukemia and lymphoma are the leading fatal cancers in males under the age of 39.
9. Every five minutes, someone in the United States is diagnosed with a blood cancer.
59. 2 tickets to the event ($200 value)Cost: $500 Cost: $1,000
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61. $250 buys an instrument to measure tiny volumes of liquid, which allows scientists to accurately measure the solutions needed to prepare a patient sample for a diagnostic test.
62. $500 purchases 10 hours of time on a flow cytometer, a machine that reveals a multitude of characteristics of blood cancer cells that could be developed into effective diagnostic tests.
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64. All proceeds go directly to the LLS to fund critical research and patient services programs