leukemia and lymphoma society

Sailing for Leukemia is July 30 and 31

Jul 20, 2022

Pre-registration is open for the 25th annual Sail for Leukemia event hosted by the Lake City Yacht Club on July 30 and 31 in Lake City. For a donation of $25, or $20 for ages 12 and under, people can go on an excursion aboard a sailboat on Lake Pepin. Proceeds benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma...

Sail for Leukemia returns for 23rd year

Jul 25, 2019

The Lake City Yacht Club will host the 23rd annual Sail for Leukemia July 27 and 28 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Proceeds of the fundraiser will benefit The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS), Minnesota Chapter. In 1997 the club was looking for a way to give something back to the community...

Kendal Mae 5K is April 27 in Minneapolis (or wherever participants happen to be)

Apr 3, 2019

The second annual Kendal Mae 5K, a family fun run named after a Lake City child who died from acute myeloid leukemia (AML), will be held Saturday, April 27. The location is flexible. The main event is at the Lake Nokomis Community Center at 2401 E. Minnehaha Parkway in Minneapolis, but organizers...

Students raise $4,000 for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

Dec 6, 2018

Bluff View students presented a check for $4,000 to the Pennies for Patients school program for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Last year this organization raised $40.3 million for research and to support families with education and support Aaron Breyfogle and his children Teagan, Huxley, and...

Near-record results for Sail for Leukemia

Aug 1, 2018

Sunny skies, warm temperatures, but little wind on the weekend of July 28 and 29 brought close to record numbers of visitors to Lake City to participate in and support the 22nd Annual Sail for Leukemia. 110 volunteers helped raise over $20,000, with more contributions coming in. There were 590...

Sail for Leukemia is July 28-29

Jul 18, 2018

The Lake City Yacht Club will host the 22nd annual Sail for Leukemia July 28 and 29 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Proceeds of the fundraiser will benefit The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS), Minnesota Chapter. In 1997 the Club was looking for a way to give something back to the community of...

School cancer events raise over $4,300

Dec 27, 2017

Members of the Lake City High School girls basketball teams pose for a photo with the Breyfogle family Friday, Dec. 22. The Breyfogles were the honorees at the team’s cancer awareness event. Between the teams’ efforts and fundraising by sixth grade students and Counselor Wanda Randgaard at Bluff...

Breyfogle family to be honored at girls basketball cancer awareness event Dec. 22

Dec 6, 2017

Lake City High School girls basketball teams will be holding a cancer awareness event in conjunction with their home games against Pine Island Dec. 22. This year’s honorees will be the Breyfogle family and their twin daughters, Kendal and Kenedi. Proceeds raised will benefit the Minnesota chapter...

620 go sailing for leukemia, raise over $19,000

Aug 10, 2017

Sunny skies, warm temperatures, but little wind on the weekend of July 29 and 30 brought record numbers of visitors to Lake City to participate in and support the 21st annual Go Sailing for Leukemia. 120 volunteers worked to raise over $19,000, with more contributions coming in. There were 620...

Sailing for Leukemia reports busy day

Aug 3, 2017

The Lake City Yacht Club is reporting “record results” at its annual “Go Sailing for Leukemia” fundraiser, which offers sailing excursions aboard members’ sailboats in exchange for donations. Above, a sailboat leaves the Lake City Marina on Sunday near the end of the two-day fundraiser for the...