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From left, Tina Caroddo, Tara Ward, Zoe Mitnecheck, 3, and Lisa Mitnecheck at the annual Light the Night walk at Reston Town Center Saturday, Oct. 5.

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Lighting the Night at Reston Town Center

Annual walk funds blood cancer research, family support.

“Ava B” will turn 5 years old early next year, and spent more than half of her young life dealing with leukemia. She was diagnosed with pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia in December 2011 at age 2. Since then, she has undergone more than 20 months of chemotherapy, and seen her family and friends rally around her.

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