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Category Archives: Charity Events

Oct 27 2009

Light The Night Walk 2009: Taking Steps Toward Cures

Posted in2009,Charity Events

This year we once again walked in the Light the Night Walk in Royal Oak on October 2, 2009. This is a fund raising event for the The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. You will notice a few pictures of the “Tone Rangers” in these images. “Tone”, which is actually what we call my son-in-law Tony, is a cancer survivor and this is his team of walkers for the cause. We also walk for my cousin, Debbie, who is also a cancer survivor and a large contributor to this event each year. This year her team “Debby’s Dolls” raised over $10,000 for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

“Each year, in communities all across the United States and Canada, families, friends, neighbors and teams from local businesses and national companies come together for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS’s) Light The Night Walk events to bring help and hope to people battling blood cancers.” To learn more about Light the Night and the The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society click HERE.

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Feb 08 2009

Daddy Daughter Dance

Posted in2009,Charity Events,Portraits

Saturday was a very busy day for my wife and I as we never stopped the whole day. It started off by taking pictures at our schools basketball camp in the morning and getting set up for the Daddy Daughter Dance in the school library later in the afternoon. Then it was a dash off to see our Princess Norah (our grand-daughter) take her swimming lesson at Chippewa Valley High School. She is almost 11 months old now and getting so big. After that we were back to the school to finalize the set up for the Daddy Daughter Dance later that afternoon and get a few more shots of the basketball camp that was still going on. We did go home and rest a little before going back to the school for the dance. Here are just a few images from the Daddy Daughter Dance for 2009. I just love it when these cute little girls get all dressed up in their pretty dresses to go on a date with Daddy. So cute!

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Jan 21 2009

The Boar’s Head & Yule Log Festival

Posted in2008,Charity Events

In early December my son, John, and I photographed the dress rehearsals, as well as the actual performances of this years Boar’s Head & Yule Log Festival at St. John Lutheran Church in Fraser, MI. To learn more about the tradition of this festival click HERE. Here is a slideshow of this event which may not be in the proper order as it was shot on four different nights. Once again I have the opportunity to photograph something other than a wedding which I enjoy doing to keep it mixed up. These events often times help me learn the capabilities of working in low light conditions. Enjoy!

Oct 05 2008

Light the Night 2008

Posted inCharity Events,Family

On Friday I photographed the Light the Night Walk in Royal Oak, MI. It was a fantastic turnout for the event. I also have a personal reason for supporting this cause, as my cousin, Debby, and my son-in-law, Tony (aka “Tone”) are both cancer survivors. I have been truly blessed with the gift of taking pictures, so I want to give back to organizations that can use my help to tell their stories.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Light The Night Walk is an annual event to raise funds for cures. It’s the nation’s night to pay tribute and bring hope to thousands of patients and their families.

Funds raised through Light The Night Walk support the work of hundreds of the world’s best and brightest researchers in their search for better therapies and cures for leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma.

Anyone can take part—children, adults and seniors are all welcome. This is a casual Walk with no fitness requirements. Not only will you be helping find cures, but there are incentives that can be earned for different fundraising levels. Learn more about Walk incentives.

Now in it’s 10th year, Light The Night is celebrating a Decade of Difference. During this time:

  • Nearly half a million patients and their caretakers have called the LLS Information Resource Center and received critical information about blood cancers, therapy options and issues surrounding treatment and survival.
  • Nearly $40 million was disbursed to patients through the LLS Patient Assistance program to help them get the treatment they needed to fight their cancer.
  • Over 100,000 patients and family members found comfort and hope through LLS First Connection and Family Support Groups.
  • LLS granted $425 million to more than 400 scientists searching for cures and improved treatments for patients.
  • LLS funding contributed to the development of a host of new drugs that are affecting patient survival and quality of life.
  • LLS-funded researchers began working in novel areas that hold great promise for finding cures and better treatments including new, less toxic stem cell transplants, immunotherapies and other targeted therapies.
  • Our Advocacy Network has successfully supported pro-patient legislation that will:
    • Help advance blood cancer research
    • Extend Medicare coverage to include oral anti-cancer drugs
    • Help fund efforts to reach underserved blood cancer patients

Please bring help and hope to thousands of people battling cancer.

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