The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada - BC/Yukon Region

02/04/2025

🎗🌎 World Cancer Day – A Tribute to Our Leaders & Community Champions 🌍🎗

On this World Cancer Day, we recognize the incredible leaders, champions, and supporters in the blood cancer community who drive progress, inspire hope, and fuel innovation.

Your dedication is changing lives, helping people heal faster, and bringing us closer to a future where no one has to hear the words, "You have cancer."

As we reflect today, our Light the Night team across Canada is sending a special message of gratitude to our teams, volunteers, family and friends.

11/29/2024

Light the Night Vancouver was a tremendous success and the atmospheric river 🌧️ ⚡️ couldn’t stop the will and passion of this community! 👊

Together, our community has now raised $1,047,860!! This was the first time we celebrated the $1M milestone and only the second time we’ve achieved it.

Thank you to our tremendous sponsors UFCW Local 247 and UFCW 1518 who always have our backs and year after year show up for our community.

Thank you to each of YOU. You are relentless, passionate and truly are changing the world 🌎 You fuel our collective quest to end blood cancers once and for all and together we have no doubt that one day we will.

Tag your friends, share widely and proudly! Thank you, thank YOU and we’ve already begun our planning for next year. 🙌 🩸

07/26/2024

🌟 TODAY is the final day to submit your child’s artwork for the Light The Night Kids' Art Contest! 🎨 Don't miss out on the opportunity to have your child's artwork featured on our Light The Night survivor t-shirts and support a meaningful cause.
Submit by 11:59 PM ET tonight!

We are thrilled to announce the Light The Night 2024 Kids' Art Contest! We’re inviting children 12 years old and under to submit their artwork for a chance to be featured on the front of our Light The Night 2024 survivor t-shirts.

07/22/2024

⏰ The countdown is on! This is the last week to enter the Light The Night 2024 Kids' Art Contest! 🎨
Your artists under 12 are invited to let their creativity shine! 🖍️ We're looking for colourful, original artwork that embodies the spirit of hope. The winning design will be featured on our survivor t-shirts worn by our white lantern community at Light The Night events across Canada. Enter today and make a difference!
Visit https://bit.ly/3xEEyuv for more details.

We are thrilled to announce the Light The Night 2024 Kids' Art Contest! We’re inviting children 12 years old and under to submit their artwork for a chance to be featured on the front of our Light The Night 2024 survivor t-shirts.

07/17/2024

You're invited to an in-person blood cancer education event in Vancouver – free registration with a complimentary lunch provided. Come out and meet members of your local blood cancer community, and learn about:
✅Innovations in blood cancer research and treatments - Dr. Ly Vu
✅Basics of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and its treatment in B.C. - Dr. David Sanford
✅Managing chronic side effects: Fatigue and brain fog – Nikki Stiver, social worker
✅A blood cancer survivor’s story

📅 Saturday, September 14th, 2024, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm PT
📍 Jewish Community Centre, 950 W 41st Avenue, Vancouver, BC

The event is free, but you need to register (limited spaces). Registration closes on September 10th.
🔗 Register today! https://bit.ly/4dnJEun

Please share with anyone in the Vancouver area interested in learning more about blood cancer. Thank you!

07/08/2024

Calling all young artists! 🎨 Announcing the Light The Night 2024 Kids' Art Contest! 🌟
We’re inviting children 12 years old and under to submit their artwork for a chance to be featured on the front of our Light The Night 2024 survivor t-shirts. These t-shirts are a powerful symbol of hope and perseverance – worn by patients, survivors, those in remission and individuals living with blood cancer, forming Light The Night's "white lantern community".

Here's how your child can participate:
• Theme: Let Your Creativity Shine!
• Deadline: Submit your child's artwork by Friday, July 26th, 11:59 PM ET.
• How to enter: Parents or guardians can submit artwork here 👉 https://bit.ly/3xEEyuv
• What to expect: A panel of judges will select the winning design based on creativity, originality, and alignment with the theme. The winner will be announced on August 12th!

Ready to unleash your child's inner artist? Visit https://bit.ly/3xEEyuv today for complete contest details and submission guidelines!

We are thrilled to announce the Light The Night 2024 Kids' Art Contest! We’re inviting children 12 years old and under to submit their artwork for a chance to be featured on the front of our Light The Night 2024 survivor t-shirts.

06/10/2024

We are thrilled to announce our largest donation match opportunity of the year! 📣 The Beer Store, a longtime supporter of the blood cancer community, has committed to matching your donation 5 TIMES, up to $150,000!

Every dollar you give will have FIVE times the impact in facilitating access to a wide array of services, each carefully tailored to meet the unique needs of those affected by a blood cancer.

Transform lives with your gift today!

Help change the blood cancer experience today!

06/03/2024

🎉✨Congratulations to Jennifer King of Toronto, Ontario, our Visionary of the Year 2024, on raising $388,520! 🏆💪

Jennifer's team’s incredible fundraising efforts over the last 10 weeks have resulted in the largest amount raised by a candidate in Visionaries of the Year history!

Congratulations to the winners and runners up, and thank you to the extraordinary candidates who participated in this intense 10-week fundraising challenge. It was no easy feat, and we are so grateful for all the effort the candidates put into fundraising for the Canadian blood cancer community. ❤️🩸

06/03/2024

The 2024 Visionaries of the Year competition was nothing short of extraordinary. This year, 38 incredible candidates rallied their networks to raise as much as possible over a 10-week period, all to support Canada’s blood cancer community. These candidates were ambitious, driven, and dedicated, and we are now thrilled to announce their hard work has resulted in an astounding $1,604,891!

Thank you to each and every one of our visionaries for their time, passion and commitment to the Canadian blood cancer community. ❤️🩸

Congratulations to the Regional Winners and Runners Up!

⭐ Ontario Winner ⭐ Jennifer King - $388,520
⭐ Atlantic Visionary ⭐ John MacEachern - $136,256
⭐ Quebec Winner ⭐ Pamela Sfeir - $113,085
⭐ British Columbia Winner ⭐ Ashley Camp - $55,268

⭐ Ontario Runner-up ⭐ Alison Wheeler
⭐ Atlantic Runner-up ⭐Stefan Pike
⭐ Quebec Runner-up ⭐ Domenico D’Amato
⭐ British Columbia Runner-up ⭐ Grant Hamilton

05/28/2024

Thank you to La Roche-Posay for being a national sponsor of Visionaries of the Year 2024!

La Roche-Posay’s mission is to improve the quality of life of people living with sensitive or weakened skin due to cancer. Guided by a team of the world’s greatest dermatology and oncology experts, La Roche-Posay also commits to listening to the skin needs of patients and to driving scientific research while developing knowledge and sharing it with health professionals. Furthermore, La Roche-Posay actively supports programs that fight cancer, including skin cancer, and that raise awareness about the disease.

05/23/2024

⭐ 1 WEEK to go until the Visionaries of the Year Finale! ⭐
Who will win the title of 2024 Visionary of the Year? Join us in recognizing the champions committed to creating a future without blood cancers. Support your favourite candidate today > https://bit.ly/3ywOlCU

05/22/2024

💥 FLASH MATCH ALERT! 💥
TODAY ONLY, your Visionaries of the Year donations will be DOUBLED, up to $25,000, supporting Canadians with blood cancers and advancing life-saving research. Find a candidate and donate now! https://bit.ly/3ywOlCU

An elite group of 30 visionaries who have come together with the shared goal of achieving a blood cancer free future for all Canadians.