Volunteer Opportunity Details:

Light The Night is an annual Leukemia & Lymphoma Society event to raise funds for cures. It is New York City's night to pay tribute and bring hope to thousands of patients and their families. Funds raised through Light The Night Walks support the work of hundreds of the world's best and brightest researchers in their search for better therapies and cures for leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma.
During this highly visible events, participants carry illuminated red balloons, survivors carry white balloons, and gold balloons are carried in memory of loved ones lost. "Light The Night" is New York City's night to celebrate and commemorate lives touched by cancer.
Volunteers are essential to the success of Light The Night. We are recruiting more than 800 volunteers in total for Manhattan, Staten Island and Queens. Volunteers can work in shifts during the day and evening of the walk, carrying out essential duties like registering participants, distributing food, preparing balloons and assembling the Lights of Hope Wall.

To register as a walker, volunteer, or to receive more information, please contact Jenna Rignanese at (212) 376-4760 or jenna.rignanese@lls.org.

For more information about the New York City’s Light The Night Walk, please check: www.lightthenight.org/nyc and for more information about the New York City Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, please check: www.lls.org/nyc.

This opportunity is sponsored by: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - New York City Chapter This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers Group/Corporate Groups Welcome Senior Citizens Welcome Kids Welcome Teens Welcome We need volunteers who are free at these times Occasional Contact Person: Jenna Ragnanese, Volunteer Coordinator, (212) 376-4760, (email) View all organization contacts Address: 475 Park Avenue South, 8th Floor New York, NY 10016 (See a map) Directions:   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: 6 Train; 33rd Street,   Walk distance (in minutes): 1 minute Web Site: http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/nyc Miscellaneous Information Borough Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island Volunteer Shifts WHEN & WHERE: Saturday, October 3, 2009 - Staten Island: Midland Beach Promenade Thursday, October 15, 2009 -Manhattan: South Street Seaport/Over the Brooklyn Bridge Saturday, October 17, 2009 -Queens: Forest Park AT EACH SITE: Check-in begins at 5:30 p.m. Walk begins at 7:00 p.m. sharp