How? We'll be Tweeting information about the great work of the LLS, and encouraging the community to make a donation using the widget below. If you'd like to help, here are some facts to share on Twitter (note that after clicking "Tweet This", you still get the option to customize the message before posting to Twitter):
$5 pays to send support info to a newly diagnosed leukemia patient (Tweet this!)
$25 covers a prescription co-payment for a leukemia patient (Tweet this!)
$35 pays for a leukemia patient to travel to a cancer center (Tweet this!)
$40 buys a comprehensive info pack for a child with leukemia (Tweet this!)
$50 pays for a CT scan for a patient with leukemia or other blood cancers (Tweet this!)
$75 covers the cost of tissue typing for a bone marrow donor (Tweet this!)
$100 provides a Family Support Program for a cancer patient for 6 months (Tweet this!)
$200 provides a Family Support Program for a cancer patient for 1 year (Tweet this!)
$500 provides a blood cancer patient with financial assistance for 1 year (Tweet this!)
We think social media is a powerful platform for charities trying to build awareness and raise funds: we'd love for you to get involved this week by Tweeting out and donating via the widget below.
We'd also like to thank our fellow Team Mashable members, @garyvee, @mchammer and @veronica for their generous support of the LLS.