Agency Details:

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Maryland Chapter

Our Mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkins disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

Description:
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is the world's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education and patient services. Since its founding in 1949, the Society has invested more than $600 million for research specifically targeting blood cancers.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has almost 1 million volunteers nationwide involved in every facet of the organization's operations. Volunteers are a critical resource in helping the Society achieve its mission. Each year we set our goals higher, and in order to reach those goals, we need you!

Key areas of volunteer activity include:
Filing
Mailings
Inventory
Advocacy
Packaging
Software training
Miscellaneous office duties
Developing Web sites
Network administration
Running family support groups
We have several large events each year that depend on our important team of volunteers.

Volunteer activities at an event include:
Distributing food
Soliciting donations
Registering participants
Planning and participating in special events
Assisting with the set-up, clean-up and breakdown
We need volunteers throughout the year to help with our programs.

History:
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society was born out of a family's grief following the death of their teenage son. Robert Roesler de Villiers, son of a well-to-do New York family, was only 16 when he quickly succumbed to leukemia in 1944. Five years later, frustrated by the lack of effective treatments for what was then considered a hopeless disease, parents Rudolph and Antoinette de Villiers started a fundraising and education organization in their son's name.

Contact person: Mary Milton, Office Manager, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (410) 891-1999

Address:

11350 McCormick Road, Executive Plaza III, Ste 100 Hunt Valley, MD 21031 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.lls.org/md

Directions:

83 North to Shawan Road Exit towards Cockeysville. Call for specific directions

Last updated on November 13, 2009