On Thursday, November 15, 2012, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Connecticut Chapter will host the StarWrite Author’s Luncheon: LLS’ 3rd annual luncheon with best selling author Jane Green at the Hilton Stamford Hotel & Executive Meeting Center from 11AM to 2PM. Ms. Green will be presenting and signing her newest book, Another Piece of My Heart.
"We are so thrilled to have Jane Green as our guest speaker for our third annual event," said Jeannie Montano, Executive Director. "Jane has written so many best sellers, and covers topics we can all relate to. To have Jane support our LLS mission to cure blood cancers and improve the quality of life of patients and their families is tremendous."
LLS hopes to raise over $30,000 during this fun-filled day, which will also include networking, an auction, and book signing. Tickets for StarWrite start at $75 per person. Sponsorships are also available starting at $750. Current sponsors include St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Norma F. Pfriem Cancer Institute, Connecticut Magazine, WSHU, WEBE, The Daily Voice and KO Media. For information or to purchase tickets, call 203-665-1400, or visit the event website at www.lls.org/ct/starwrite.
Jane Green is the author of thirteen best-selling novels that reflect the lives of women today, with all the trials and tribulations that come with real life: from in-laws, motherhood, mid-life crises and loss, all of which are told with Green’s trademark warmth, wit and wisdom. Her New York Times Bestsellers include The Beach House, Second Chance, and Promises to Keep, and newest novel, released earlier this year, is Another Piece of My Heart. Born in London, she has lived in Connecticut for twelve years, where she looks after two cats, two dogs, 24 chickens, six children and one overwhelmed husband.
About The Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyThe Leukemia & Lymphoma Society® (LLS), headquartered in White Plains, NY, with chapters across the United States and Canada, including on in Connecticut, is the world’s largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research and providing education and patient services. LLS’ mission: to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. Since its founding in 1949, LLS has provided more than $814 million for research specifically targeting blood cancers. For more information about blood cancer, visit www.LLS.org/ct or call the Information Resource Center (IRC) at (800) 955-4572, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m ET.
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