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Returns For Leukemia is a fundraiser held each May by United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 12R24 in partnership with The Beer Store to raise funds for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada (LLSC).
THANK-YOU for helping us to raise $1,065,412.24 in 2010!
Your donations of empties and cash will help find a cure for blood cancers.
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 RETURNS FOR LEUKEMIA 2010
On the weekend of May 29 and 30, customers were invited to donate all or a portion of their empty bottles or cash. 100% of the funds contributed go directly to the LLSC.
In 2010, we were proud to exceed our goal raising $1,065,412.24 to support the LLSC in its fight against leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma.
We would like to say a special thank-you to our more than 2,200 volunteers who helped to make the weekend such a terrific success. If you'd like to find out more about being a part of next year's event please click here.
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To donate to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada, please ...
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PAST EVENTS
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THANK YOU for helping to raise more than $3,500,000 over the years.
Your donations of empties and cash will help find a cure for blood cancers.
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VOLUNTEERS
We need volunteers at our retail locations across Ontario to assist in greeting customers and collecting their empties. The event is held in May after the first long weekend.
Volunteers are needed on Saturday between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. and Sunday between noon and 5 p.m.
Not an employee of The Beer Store?
Anyone interested in helping this great cause is welcome to come out and volunteer! If you are interested in helping out, please contact us, indicating what days and times you'd be available, your community, and the location of The Beer Store nearest you.
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DONORS
UFCW Local 12R24, The Beer Store and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada thank the following companies for their generous support of our bottle drive, Returns for Leukemia Research.
If your company would like to join our list of supporters, please contact us for more information.
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CONTACT US
For more information about Returns for Leukemia and how you can help,
please click here to CONTACT US.
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Are you a match?
IT'S AS EASY AS A CHEEK SWAB
and URGENTLY NEEDED
The donor test involves a simple cheek swab and if a match is found, the marrow 'transplant' typically involves a simple transfusion similar to donating blood. You can register through online registration at onematch.ca, it ensures a steady stream of new potential donors.
YOU CAN DO IT FROM HOME
The swab package is mailed within the next day. You can swab in the comfort of your home and then mail the package back in the return envelope to the lab for processing. The process is covered by OHIP and hence free of charge.
Read more about the importance of helping with these Toronto Star articles:
• Teen battles leukemia, parents fight red tape
• Wanted: More Donors
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The members of Local 12R24, their families and friends who were willing to donate their time and effort to the cause were the backbone of the tremendous effort. Combined with other initiatives, The Beer Store customers and the UFCW's contributions raised over $3.5 million dollars.
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Everybody who works at The Beer Store and customers who donated their empties: take a bow. Give yourself a hand. Enjoy a cold one. You deserve it!
Over the week-end after Victoria Day, we raised more than $1,065,000 for research into leukemia and lymphoma, with empties and cash and corporate donations.
All across Ontario, at the entrance to The Beer Store, customers were asked to donate their empties to leukemia research - and donate they did!. Millions of bottles were collected by employees and volunteers to help further the cause.
Thank you to The Beer Store customers for your generous support and contributions. With your help we're closer to the day we find a cure.
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Listen to our radio spot! to hear
Paul Henderson and Joe Bowen
talk about The Beer Store & UFCW Local 12R24's Returns for Leukemia bottle drive.
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