Team Jack’s Mannequin!

We’re teaming up with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society again this year for the Light the Night Walks in the fall! Registration is open, so what are you waiting for? Click here to register for the team and click here for more info on how to sign up. We’re looking to recruit the best team members and team captains to date!

Second, we’ve got the winning team for last year’s Light the Night Walks. Team JM in Los Angeles raised over $4,000 and has won autographed lithographs. Congratulations to Team LA!

Last, but not least – the Dear Jack Foundation has a Buzznet profile! Add us, and check out the photo galleries that last year’s Team JM walkers submitted.

Have questions about Light the Night? Contact us at LTN.TeamJM@gmail.com or check out the official Light the Night website at www.lightthenight.org.

DJF Fundraiser @ Kent State Apr 17
put on by Sigma Chi Fraternity
April 17
3 – 6 PM

COME OUT HAVE SOME FUN AND RAISE MONEY FOR A GOOD CAUSE.

COMMONS FIELD BEHIND STOPHER HALL

Lots of fun contests to participate in. Prizes to be announced at the event.

Disclaimer: The DJF is not responsible for the administration or conduct of this event. The DJF is not affiliated with Kent State University or Sigma Chi Fraternity. No members of Jack’s Mannequin will be present at this event.

http://www.wgrz.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=55348

Five-Year-Old Cancer Patient Trying For World Record

A five-year-old Freedom boy is attempting to get into the Guinness Book of World Records for collecting the largest number of paper airplanes.

Hunter Winship began his quest several weeks ago as a patient at Buffalo’s Women’s and Children’s Hospital. He has spent the past month there during his fight against Burkitt’s Lymphoma, a rare form of cancer characterized by rapidly growing tumors.

“We’ve told him he has cancer and they’re going to make his tummy aches go away and that he’s going to lose his hair,” said Hunter’s mother, Cheryl Winship.

Cheryl said it is hard for Hunter to understand his illness, and that she and his aunt decided he needed a distraction from the seemingly endless hospital stays and tests.

That’s when they came up with the idea of breaking a world record. They discovered that there were already records for the largest paper airplane, the smallest paper airplane, and the longest paper airplane flight. There was not, however, a record for the most number of paper airplanes received.

“We originally started this as a way to help out Hunter and we never dreamed this would help out the whole family,” Cheryl said.

Now home from the hospital, Hunter has an incentive for pushing through his cancer fight. While Cheryl said Hunter’s medical prognosis is good, it’s the airplane project that’s really lifting his spirits. He’s received planes from around the world and right here in Western New York.

“It’s taken over everything!” Cheryl said. “I think we’re going to have to build an addition.”

Hunter’s nine-year-old sister, Brooke, said the nationwide support has encouraged not only her brother but her family.

“I hope we reach the goal so we can get in the Guinness Book of World Records and he can like reach lots of goals and like, I don’t know, be famous,” Brooke said.

So far, the family believes they’ve collected around 200,000 planes. They’ll continue doing so until March 17th. If you’d like to help Hunter set a world record, you can mail a paper airplane to:

Hunter Winship
The Airplane Cancer Goal
11227 North Hill Road
Freedom, New York 14065

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/hunterwinship

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Did you walk as part of the Jack’s Mannequin Light The Night Team? If you participated in the walk and took photos of you and your teammates, please e-mail us your best photos with the following information to LTN.TeamJM@gmail.com :

1. your name & contact info (e-mail, address and phone number)
2. photo file name with captions for the photos (names of teammates in the photo)
3. date of walk
4. name of your walksite/location

Submit your best photos and they may be featured on the Dear Jack Foundation website! Send in your Light The Night photos!