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2nd Annual Beer and Wine Tasting Event, benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

Cost: $20 per person

While advance ticket purchases are greatly appreciated; Tickets may also be purchased at the door. 

Sample Micro-brewed beers & hand-crafted wines, tapas, mingle with friends and bid on numerous raffle items, while supporting a great cause!

Non-alcoholic choices, such as root beer and coffee, are available as well. 

All proceeds benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Last year our team raised just over $2000. Our goal this year is $3000, all of it to help others currently in the fight against blood cancer.

Here is just a brief example of how your donation might be used:

· Provide financial aid and co-pay assistance. A cancer diagnosis is hard enough without having to deal with its financial burden. LLS provides programs to help relieve the economic strain of a blood cancer diagnosis.

· Offer community services. Among the wide array of programs LLS provides are those that link newly diagnosed patients with trained volunteers and that help young cancer patients return to school after an absence resulting from treatment.

· Develop "targeted therapies" that kill cancer cells selectively. By hitting specific molecular targets, these treatments don't harm patients' healthy cells, resulting in fewer dangerous side effects.

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