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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - Team In Training

Team In TrainingThe Leukemia & Lymphoma Society ® (LLS) is the world’s largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research and providing education and patient services. Founded in 1949, we are relentless in pursuit of our mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. For more information about our mission, blood cancers and emerging treatments, visit www.lls.org. LLS's Team In Training ® (TNT), the world’s first and largest charity sports training program, provides coaching and support for approximately 39,000 people annually to reach their goals at marathons, triathlons, century rides, hikes and cross-country ski events. For information about TNT or to register for an information meeting, visit www.teamintraining.org

Jenny's Light

Jenny's LightOn December 19, 2007, Jennifer and Graham Gibbs Bankston tragically passed away. Jenny suffered silently with postpartum depression but her symptoms could have been detected and treated. Jenny's Light was created by her family to be a source of information, hope and inspiration. We strive to stop this type of tragedy from happening to others. The mission of Jenny's Light is to improve and save lives by increasing awareness of all perinatal mood disorders including postpartum depression.

For more information on Jenny's Light please email us at hope@jennyslight.org or visit us at http://www.jennyslight.org/.

JW House

JW HouseAt the age of 14, JW Knapen had a normal life - he was a freshman in high school, played the bongos for the choir, enjoyed drawing and sculpting, and was the loving big brother and oldest son of a close-knit Belgian family. But over Thanksgiving break in 2002, JW began to have seizures and was quickly diagnosed with three different brain tumors. Over the last two years, 16-year-old JW Knapen has shown courage and grace in his grueling fight against brain cancer, enduring surgery, radiation and chemotherapy treatments.

In April 2004, when a virulent, inoperable new brain tumor was discovered, JW decided to focus on how he might help others with medical struggles of their own. He envisioned building a house near Kaiser Hospital, in Santa Clara, California where families can stay with their loved ones during long hospitalizations. He wanted this house to be a place for brothers and sisters to talk quietly; a place for moms and dads and grandparents to be able to eat together; a place to talk with other families that are facing similar challenges — a place that feels like a "home away from home".

For more information on JW House please email us at info@jwhouse.org or visit us at http://www.jwhouse.org/.

The Katharine & George Alexander Community Law Center

Katharine & George Alexander Community Law CenterSince 1993, the Katharine & George Alexander Community Law Center (KGACLC) has provided free legal advice and representation in several areas, including consumer law, immigration law and workers' rights. Poverty-stricken minorities and immigrants from many countries throughout the world make up the vast majority of clients of the KGACLC, which is the civil clinical component of the Santa Clara University School of Law. The Community Law Center leverages the evolving skills of law students who work under the close supervision of experienced attorneys to provide free legal services. This model achieves two goals:

  1. It allows law students to receive excellent training in the handling of cases involving real clients, which in turns allows them to become better attorneys, and
  2. It provides very low income clients with high-quality legal representation that they would not be able to afford otherwise.

By leveraging and utilizing the skills of law students, the KGACLC creates a multiplying effect which allows it to see more clients than a regular legal services program that is solely staffed by attorneys. At the same time, the KGACLC experience encourages legal professionals to consider a career serving the public interest. Many of the KGACLC graduates remain committed to providing pro bono services throughout their legal careers.