Light The Night Welcomes All Schools!

Light The Night is Blood Cancer United’s (formerly LLS) largest community event, where passionate teams representing all areas of the community gather together to bring light to the darkness of cancer. Light The Night welcomes school teams to join us as we gather together to celebrate, honor, and remember those touched by cancer.

Together we help fund lifesaving research & critical patient support for blood cancer patients & their families.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

Form a Team at Your School! Nominate a Team Captain(s) & invite all of your students, families & teachers to join!

Raise funds to support Blood Cancer United online or in your way.

Celebrate with your school & local community at Light The Night!

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Light The Night Event

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YOUR SCHOOL BENEFITS

All participating Light The Night school teams will receive access to the Blood Cancer United STEM+ Curriculum & SEL Toolkit to engage your students & provide your teachers with free activities & tools for the classroom! We partnered with The Mailbox who has more than 40+ years in the education space to develop this curriculum and turn-key activities. The STEM curriculum is Common Core aligned and the SEL activities were modeled after the CASEL framework, which is the nation's leading organization advancing the development of academic, social, and emotional competence for all students.

Every three minutes someone in the U.S. is diagnosed with a blood cancer

Builds core literacy, math, and social-emotional learning skills

Teaches about the human body and cutting-edge research from Blood Cancer United -funded scientists.

Features hands-on, experiential activities.

Designed to be turn-key and flexible.

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Ready to get your school involved?

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Resources

Find Your Fundraising Page

Access the School Resource Library

Attend In-Person Event Guide

Celebrate Your Way Guide

Recognition

All Schools

Schools that raise $1,000+ will receive a Dominos Gift Card for their top fundraising classroom. Schools raising $2,000+ will receive a School Rewards Gift Card.

Local

Top 5 Schools Recognized at the local Light The Night Awards Ceremony.

National

Top 5 schools across the nations will receive a special recognition trophy from the Blood Cancer United National Office.

PARTICIPANT BENEFITS

All Registered Participants will receive a Lantern at the Light The Night event!

White = Patients & Survivors; Gold = In Remembrance; Red = In Support *Physical lanterns will be provided to all registered participants at in-person events. Virtual participants will have access to a create-your-own lantern activity.

All Participants who raise $100+ will receive a Light The Night T-Shirt!

*T-shirts will be mailed to all qualifying participants to the address used during registration. Shirts are mailed once a month September – June. To receive a Light The Night T-Shirt, funds must be raised online through your fundraising page.