Rush Limbaugh's 2007 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Cure-a-thon Breaks Record With More Than $3 Million Raised in One 3-Hour Show

LOS ANGELES, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Last Friday, April 20, Mr. Rush Limbaugh held his annual on-air Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Cure-a-thon. During his nationally syndicated radio program, Mr. Limbaugh personally donated $320,000 and persuaded his listeners to do the same in an effort to find a cure for the tenth leading cause of death worldwide for people between 10 and 24 years of age. The result was a total of more than $3 million in donations raised in just three hours, a record breaking amount in the history of The Rush Limbaugh Show.

Mr. Limbaugh has been involved in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Cure-a-thon since 1989. Over those 18 years, he has helped raise more than $19 million for the organization.

Nationally syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Show is heard by approximately 20 million weekly listeners and airs on nearly 600 radio stations.

About The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, headquartered in White Plains, NY, with 66 chapters in the United States and Canada, is the world's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research and providing education and patient services. The Society's mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. Since its founding in 1949, the Society has invested more than $486 million in research specifically targeting leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. Last year alone, the Society made 4.2 million contacts with patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals.