WHY WE WALK!


Team Shawn was started in 2007 after our oldest son Shawn was diagnosed with
Hodgkin's Lymphoma at the age of 20. After nearly a two year battle, Shawn ultimately lost the fight. We are here to be advocates on behalf of Shawn and all those who lost their lives fighting blood cancers.

This blog follows Team Shawn and their 2011/2012 fund raising efforts. All proceeds raised will go to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's "LIGHT THE NIGHT WALK" at the Reston Town Center in Reston, VA for research and family support. For the past two years, Team Shawn raised a lofty goal of $10,000. We are reaching for the sky this year again! Our goal is to raise another $10,000 for this event! Yes, folks---$10,000! We have many ways to reach this lofty goal. We will reach it and more!!! Along the way we hope to have lots of fun and make new friends as well!

Walk With Us!
Saturday, October 20, 2012. Reston Town Center
(11919 A Freedom Center, Reston, VA). Walk Distance: 2.8 miles. Festivities begin at 5 p.m., Walk begins at 7 p.m.

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Shawn Haines & Team Shawn

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

IHOP Donation for Pancakes-March 1, 2011

You need a good breakfast to start the day! March 1st--Metro DC IHOP's including our Leesburg, VA restaurant location will be accepting donations for The Leukemia/Lymphoma Society. Make a donation & receive a short stack of pancakes for each one in your party! MMmm! Gloria will be volunteering there from 3pm-10pm. So come by and say "Hi" to our team leader! Remember-- Breakfast for dinner is a great option too!

Team Shawn--Starting Up Our 2011 Fund Raising Campaign.

Team Shawn is starting up its 2011 Fund Raising Campaign! Lots of fun events this year to raise money for and awareness of the efforts of The Leukemia/Lymphoma Society. Check out this blog or Facebook for more details. It's going to be an exciting year!

Tuesday, November 2, 2010


Keep saving those aluminum cans! Gloria Haines just let me know that she sent 64lbs. of aluminum cans to the recyclers. Another $32.00 going toward Team Shawn! So keep bringing your aluminum cans (and those new aluminum beer bottles also) to Gloria's if you're in the Leesburg, VA area. 827 Bellview Ct. in the Exeter neighborhood! Such a simple thing to do to be "Green" and fight cancer too!!!!!

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Team Shawn--Light The Night Walk























Team Shawn joined many, many other teams and individuals to fight blood cancers in the 2010 Leukemia/Lymphoma Society's 5th Annual Light The Night Walk in Reston, VA on October 2, 2010. It was a great evening for a walk to help those with cancer, family of cancer patients, and to remember those who have lost the fight to cancer. Everyone had a great time walking and after is was all done--Pizza! Team Shawn did an awesome job fund raising for the cause. The team has many events for the up coming fund raising year.

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Day of Giving--September 29, 2010


In memory or Shawn Haines and to commemorate his birthday this Wednesday Team Shawn is designating September 29th "Day of Giving". Please go on the website
http://pages.lightthenight.org/nca/Reston10/gchaines and donate. Even a small donation will help us reach our goal of 10,000.00 by the end of this week. We are almost there!!!

Smoothie & Car Wash Success!





Team Shawn-Cancer Awareness would like to thank all those who joined and donated to our smoothie & car wash events! We raised $1100.00 this weekend!!!!! Team Shawn would like to thank Tropical Smoothie, Roy Rogers, and all our volunteers for their support to a great cause. All monies raised goes to The Leukemia/Lymphoma Society!

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Two Weeks To Go & We Still Need to Raise $1500!


We are just $1500.00 short of our $10,000 goal to fight leukemia & lymphoma. How can you help in this short amount of time?

1. Come to The FRIDAY SMOOTHIE NIGHT @ The Tropical Smoothie Cafe here in Leesburg on September 24, 2010 and make a purchase. 15% of sales from 5pm-9pm go to The Team Shawn/Leukemia-Lymphoma Society.

2 . If you have a dirty car, come to the TEAM SHAWN CAR WASH and let Team Shawn wash and shine that vehicle for you. Just takes a few minutes to make your car look clean, and you will feel great by donating to our worthy cause--The Fight Against Cancer!!! Just stop by the Roy Rogers Restaurant On E. Market St. (by Giant) here in Leesburg on Saturday, September 25, 2010 from 8am-1pm.

3. If you can't make it to these events or live out of the Leesburg area, you can help by making a donation at http://pages.lightthenight.org/nca/Reston10/ghaines and becoming a champion for cures!