Pennies For Patients - Between January 2 and February 28, 2009, local New York schools will be participating in Pennies for Patients, a fundraiser supported by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS).  Students are encouraged to collect donations, and schools may raise funds in honor or in loving memory of local blood cancer patients.  Funds donated support the LLS’s local blood cancer research and patient aid services.  For more information, please visit the LLS Web site.

BRATS New Years Resolution 5K – This race will be held on January 4, 2009, at the Freedom Aquatic and Fitness Center in Manassas, VA.  The event begins at 8:00 a.m., and the suggested donation is $25.  For more information, please visit the LLS Web site.

Percentage Night At McAlister’s Deli – On January 5, 2009, McAlister's Deli is holding a percentage fundraiser at its Fern Creek location in Louisville, KY.  From 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., a percentage of all sales will be donated to the LLS in honor of Ellie Nunn and Cameron Eldridge.  No flyer or coupon is needed to participate.  For more information, please visit the LLS Web site.

UAMS Makes Major Improvements – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will be opening a new 540,000 square-foot hospital on January 16, 2009.  Other improvements were made in 2008, including an expansion to the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, a comprehensive psychiatric facility, and a two-floor classroom building.  The UAMS Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy has begun clinical trials for a new type of myeloma treatment.  For more information, please visit the UAMS Web site.