At Home Donates $150,000 To Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Company Supports Cancer Research With National In-Store Fundraiser and Sponsorship

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Dec 01, 2014, 11:00 ET

PLANO, Texas, Dec. 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- At Home, the home decor superstore, announced a $150,440 donation to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) to fund breakthrough blood cancer research around the world and help ensure patients have access to lifesaving treatments. This donation was the result of a successful inaugural year of national partnership with LLS, the world's largest voluntary health agency dedicated to finding cures for blood cancer. Throughout the month of September, At Home team members at locations across the U.S. collected $1, $5 and $10 donations at the check-out registers.

At Home Donates $150,000 To Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

"This donation will go a long way to support the great work The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is doing in the fight against blood cancer," said Lee Bird, chief executive officer of At Home. "We are thrilled by the generosity of our At Home customers and team members who came together to help surpass our expectations for At Home's first national charitable campaign."

In addition to conducting in-store fundraising, At Home sponsored The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Light The Night Walks in several cities across the country. Light The Night Walks bring together families and communities to honor blood cancer survivors, as well as those lost to the diseases, to shine a light on the importance of finding cures and providing access to treatments for blood cancer patients.

Continuing to support the cause, At Home sponsored full-and part-time team members' participation in their local Light The Night walks at the $100 Champion level.

"Our partnership with At Home is helping to bring us closer to our vision of a world without blood cancers," said Louis J. DeGennaro, PhD, LLS president and chief executive officer. "Together, we are having an impact. LLS has invested more than $1 billion in research to advance new therapies for blood cancer patients. Funds raised by At Home will help LLS invest in research to advance new treatments, like targeted therapies that zero in on cancer cells and kill them, and immunotherapies that use a patient's own immune system to fight cancer," said DeGennaro.

ABOUT AT HOME:
At Home, the home decor superstore, provides customers with the greatest assortment of home decor products for every room, every style, at everyday low prices. With an expansive selection of more than 50,000 unique items across broad product categories, At Home enables customers to express themselves and create a home that reflects their personality and style, in ways big and small. Founded in Garden Ridge, Texas, outside of San Antonio, in 1979, the company is headquartered in Plano, Texas. At Home currently operates more than 80 stores in 21 states. For more information, visit the company on www.athome.com, Facebook (http://facebook.com/AtHomeStores), Pinterest (http://pinterest.com/AtHomeStores), Tumblr (http://athomestores.tumblr.com), Instagram (http://instagram.com/AtHomeStores), Twitter (http://twitter.com/AtHomeStores), Google Plus (http://plus.google.com/+AtHomeRetail) and YouTube (http://youtube.com/AtHomeStores).

ABOUT THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY:
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society ® (LLS) is the world's largest voluntary health agency dedicated to blood cancer. The LLS mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. LLS funds lifesaving blood cancer research around the world, provides free information and support services, and is the voice for all blood cancer patients seeking access to quality, affordable, coordinated care.

Founded in 1949 and headquartered in White Plains, NY, LLS has chapters throughout the United States and Canada. To learn more, visit www.LLS.org. Patients should contact the Information Resource Center at (800) 955-4572, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET.

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