White Plains, NY (December 6, 2004) - The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society; has recognized six national corporate partners and one national friends and family team for being the highest fund raisers for its annual Light The Night® Walks, which took place this fall.

The National partners, recognized at the annual Light The Night meeting in Las Vegas, were Burlington Coat Factory, CompUSA, Computer Associates, Cub Foods, GlaxoSmithKline/Corixa, and Verizon. Each company raised a minimum of $200,000 for Light The Night. Additionally, one national friends and family team, Allie’s Angels, was recognized for raising more than any other noncorporate team, with a total of about $420,000. In total, the seven recognized teams raised $1.8 million.

Overall, Light The Night raised $23 million and counting for 2004, with approximately 175,000 walkers participating in 238 walking sites.

“These partners have received special recognition because of their extraordinary contributions to the fund-raising effort,” said Dwayne Howell, President and CEO of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. “We appreciate their generosity and are grateful for their commitment to help make this year’s event the best yet.”

About Light The Night: The Light The Night® Walk is The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's nationwide evening walk to raise awareness of blood cancers and funds for cures.

Participants carry illuminated balloons to celebrate and commemorate lives touched by cancer. Funds raised support the Society's mission: cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

About The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society®, headquartered in White Plains, NY, with 63 chapters in the United States and additional branches in Canada, is the world’s largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research and providing education and patient services. The Society’s mission: cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and to improve the quality of life of patients and their families. Since its founding in 1949, the Society has invested more than $360 million in research specifically targeting leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. Last year alone, the Society made more than 812,000 contacts with patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals

For more information about blood cancer, visit www.LLS.org or call the Society’s Information Resource Center (IRC), a call center staffed by master's level social workers, nurses and health educators who provide information, support and resources to patients and their families and caregivers. IRC information specialists are available at (800) 955-4572, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET.