Community briefs for September 18, 2001

Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2001 | 8:33 a.m.

Cancer foundation to benefit from event

The Nevada Apartment Association will hold its second annual Bachelor Auction at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Rio hotel to benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

Local celebrity bachelors and businesses are donating time and date packages for the event. Admission is $55. For reservations and tickets, call 547-3550.

Celebration scheduled at Stardust Friday

Las Vegas Valley Senior Friends' 14th anniversary celebration will be 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday at the Stardust hotel.

There will be entertainment, a silent auction, sit-down meal, party favors and more.

Cost is $17 for Senior Friends Members and $27 for non-members. Proceeds will benefit the Sunrise Senior Foundation. For more information, call 836-5803.

Annual walk for cancer victims planned

The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's third annual "Light the Night Walk" will be held 6 p.m. Friday at Sunset Park, Area B, 2601 E. Sunset Road, and 6 p.m. Sunday at Mountain Crest Park, Pavilion B, 4701 N. Durango Drive.

Pre- and post-walk celebrations will be held at both locations and will feature live music and refreshments. Registrations for both walks are from 4:30-5:30 p.m.

"Light the Night" is the society's nationwide evening to walk to commemorate lives touched by cancer. Participants carry flickering red and white balloons along a two to three mile walk within their communities, creating a spirit of fellowship among all who carry them. Cancer survivors hold white balloons, and all other participants carry red balloons.

Individual walkers are welcome, and families and companies are invited to form teams to walk in the event. For more information, call 436-4220.

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