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Walkers Light the Night in Cumming

Thousands of walkers light the night in Cumming for fundraiser.

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Updated: Oct. 4, 2:30 p.m. (number of walkers and money raised)

The Georgia Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) held its first in Cumming on Saturday.

According to Tracy Manning, Campaign Manager of the Georgia Chapter, the inaugural walk in Forsyth County drew about 3500 walkers and more than $227,000 was raised.

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The walk encouraged teams of families, friends, co-workers and local and national corporations to come together to raise funds for LLS. It was the fifth Light The Night event held in Georgia and the first in Forsyth County with more than 85 teams and thousands of walkers participating.

See highlights and photos of the event here on Cumming Patch.

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