People participate in Light The Night for a variety of personal, emotional, and community-driven reasons, including:

1. Support for Loved Ones: Many participants have been personally diagnosed with a blood cancer or have a connection with someone whose been diagnosed —whether it's a family member, friend, colleague, or peer. They join Light the Night to:
   
         a. Show support and solidarity to those personally affected
         b. Celebrate those who are in remission 
         c. Remember and honour those who have unfortunately succumbed to their cancer 
    
2. Desire to Make a Difference: Light The Night offers participants a tangible way to make a difference. By raising funds and awareness, they can help advance research, improve treatment options and resources, and support those diagnosed directly.
    
3. Sense of Community: The event fosters a deep sense of unity, bringing together people from all walks of life to support a common cause. Participants experience the power of community, sharing hope and compassion with others facing similar challenges.
    
4. Emotional Healing: For many, the event is an emotional outlet and a way to find comfort. Walking with others who understand the struggle provides strength, healing, and a sense of closure for some.
    
5. Raising Awareness: Light The Night participants help spread awareness about blood cancers and the critical need for research and support services. It’s an opportunity to use their voice and efforts to inspire and educate others.
    
6. Hope for a Cure: People join to be part of the solution, inspired by the hope that, through collective effort, blood cancers can eventually be cured. They want to be part of the movement that brings that hope closer to reality.
    
7. Inspiration and Empowerment: The event is uplifting and inspiring, filled with moments of empowerment. It’s not just about raising money; it’s about standing up against blood cancers and showing that together, we can make a real impact.
    

Will you hold a lantern for the blood cancer community this Fall?

At the Light The Night Walks, each participant receives a lantern and the lantern colour carries a distinct meaning, symbolizing the different experiences and emotions of the participants:

Symbolizes remembrance and honour for those who have lost their lives to a blood cancer. Carried by individuals walking in memory.

Symbolizes support for those affected by a blood cancer.
Carried by individuals walking in solidarity for the community and cause.

Represents people diagnosed with a blood cancer, survivors, those in remission, and those living with a blood cancer. Carried by individuals who been personally diagnosed.

Join us, and let’s Light The Night—together, we can shine a light of hope on the darkness of blood cancers.