Washington Gas Surpasses $1 Million Raised for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
October 15 2015 - 1:00PM
Business Wire
Company Has Partnered with LLS since 2000,
Raising Nearly $500,000 since 2013
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) and Washington Gas
today announced the company has raised more than $1 million for
LLS’s mission since their first Light The Night Walk in 2000. This
is a major milestone, as Washington Gas is the first million-dollar
corporate walk team in the National Capital Area. More than 60
Washington Gas employees will take part in Saturday’s Walk at
Freedom Plaza having raised more than $175,000 this year alone to
surpass the million-dollar mark.
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“LLS is incredibly thankful to Washington Gas for their
continued support and dedication to Light The Night and our mission
to find blood cancer cures,” said Beth Gorman, Executive Director,
National Capital Area Chapter. “They have fully engaged their
employees, business partners, family and friends in their efforts,
helping them to reach this amazing milestone which has contributed
to life-saving research, and positively impacted patients and
their families over the past 15 years.”
Washington Gas, a WGL company, first supported the Light The
Night Walk in 2000, in memory of the company’s president and COO
who lost his battle to leukemia earlier that year. Participation
within the company has grown each year. Doug Staebler, Senior Vice
President, Utility Operations, for Washington Gas has served as the
event’s Walk Chair in 2010 and 2011, and continues to serve on the
Executive committee today, engaging corporate partners to join LLS
in finding cures not someday, but today. With passionate support
and involvement at all levels of the company, Washington Gas has
truly made an impact on the lives of cancer patients.
“Washington Gas is proud to support LLS’s Light The Night Walk,
and we are thrilled to have reached this milestone in support of
the 1.2 million people affected by blood cancers in North America,”
said Staebler. “We are committed to making a difference in the
communities we serve, and LLS’s mission is well aligned with our
organization’s values.”
The final 2015 Light The Night Walk will take place on Saturday,
October 17 at Washington, DC’s Freedom Plaza. Registration is
available online through Friday, October 16, at
www.lightthenight.org/nca or at the Walk site beginning at 5:00
p.m. Saturday.
About The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society ® (LLS) is the
world’s largest voluntary health agency dedicated to blood cancer.
The LLS mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease
and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their
families. LLS funds lifesaving blood cancer research around the
world and provides free information and support services.
Founded in 1949 and headquartered in White Plains, NY, LLS
has chapters throughout the United States and Canada. To
learn more, visit www.LLS.org or contact the Information
Resource Center at (800) 955-4572, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to
6 p.m. ET. www.lls.org.
About The National Capital Area Chapter
LLS has 54 U.S. chapters, and the National Capital Area Chapter
is the highest revenue-generating chapter in the nation. The
National Capital Area Chapter serves Washington DC; the Maryland
counties of Prince George and Montgomery; and the Virginia Counties
of Loudoun, Fairfax, Arlington and Prince William; and the city of
Alexandria. More than 2,700 patients and families are served by the
chapter each year. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram
@LLSNatCap
About Washington Gas
Washington Gas Light Company is a regulated natural gas utility
providing safe, reliable natural gas service to more than 1.1
million customers in the District of Columbia, Maryland and
Virginia. A subsidiary of WGL Holdings, Inc., the company has been
providing energy to residential, commercial and industrial
customers for more than 166 years.
About WGL
WGL (NYSE: WGL), headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a leading
source for clean, efficient and diverse energy solutions. With
activities and assets across the U.S., WGL consists of Washington
Gas, WGL Energy, WGL Midstream and Hampshire Gas. WGL provides
natural gas, electricity, green power and energy services,
including generation, storage, transportation, distribution, supply
and efficiency. Our calling as a company is to make energy
surprisingly easy for our employees, our community and all our
customers. Whether you are a homeowner or renter, small business or
multinational corporation, state and local or federal agency, WGL
is here to provide Energy Answers. Ask Us. For more information,
visit us at www.wgl.com. Follow us @wglanswers on Twitter or
WGL on Linkedin.
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Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS)Lisa Iannarino,
703-399-2905Lisa.Iannarino@lls.orgorWashington GasJim Monroe,
202-624-6620JMonroe@washgas.com
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