LEA’S FOUNDATION FOR LEUKEMIA RESEARCH, INC. WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1998 TO FUND RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES AND/OR CURES FOR LEUKEMIA AND ITS RELATED CANCERS OF LYMPHOMA, HODGKIN’S LYMPHOMA AND MULTIPLE MYELOMA. ADDITIONALLY, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES SOME LIMITED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PATIENTS AFFECTED BY LEUKEMIA AND SIMILAR MALIGNANT BLOOD-RELATED DISEASES. THE FOUNDATION FURTHER PROVIDES INCREASED PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THESE CANCERS THROUGH ITS PARTICIPATION AND SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS.