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In honor of Shanna Smith and Josiah Nelson, the Shanna’s Story team plans fundraiser to raise support and money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society®. 

Indianapolis, IN – March 12, 2009 – The Shanna’s Story team, a group of Indianapolis area individuals who include Raquel Richardson, Stacia Renbarger, Amanda Ryan, Erica Gardner, Kyle Lacy and Shawn Smith, have taken on the challenge of raising money to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society® by hosting a Birthday Bingo Bash at the Knights of Columbus on Saturday, April 11th at 6:30 P.M. The Knights of Columbus is located at 2100 E. 71st Street, Indianapolis. 

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society®, headquartered in White Plains, NY, is the world’s largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research and providing education and patient services. The LLS mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and to improve the quality of life of patients and their families. Since its founding in 1949, LLS has invested more than $600 million in research specifically targeting leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma.  

About Shanna’s Story:  Now, until 4 p.m. on Friday, April 24th, we are on a mission to raise big dollars for Boy of the Year Josiah Nelson and in honor of Shanna Smith, who passed in 2006 from complications associated with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Join us in our mission to share Shanna’s story and raise money to support almost one million Americans living with leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma.