Burlington Stores shines a light on blood cancer

Burlington Stores is taking the lead on raising awareness of blood cancer with an in-store donation drive and employee program.

The retailer is launching its 14th consecutive company-wide campaign today in all its stores nationwide, encouraging its customers to make a donation at checkout to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society now through Dec. 2.

And many of the off-price retailer's more than 30,000 associates nationwide will participate in LLS's Light The Night Walk fundraising campaign across the country to honor and commemorate lives touched by cancer and to raise funds to support research.

"We are proud to partner with LLS, the world's leading non-profit organization dedicated to blood cancer research and treatments. The organization is an important part of our heritage and thanks to the generosity of our thousands of associates and millions of customers we have been able to raise more than $22 million to fight blood cancers. This year, we look forward to another successful fundraising campaign," said Tom Kingsbury, Chairman and CEO, Burlington Stores.

Burlington has 545 stores in 45 States and Puerto Rico.