Hi there! Welcome to Mackenzie Aladjem's SOY Fundraising Page!

I have been given the incredible honor to run for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Students of the Year (SOY) campaign. I never met my Uncle Reed (Givner). He was diagnosed with Leukemia at 17 years old, the same age I am today. If my uncle would have been diagnosed today, he probably would have survived because of the amazing advancements in cancer research. There is now a 90% survival rate for childhood Leukemia, but unfortunately Leukemia causes more deaths than any other cancer among children under the age of 20. I want to make a change so that everyone aunt or uncle and no one, like my mom, has to say goodbye to a brother or sister before they should have to. 

In order to reach our goal, we need your help! I am asking for your support of Aladjem's Angels by making a donation to LLS. All donations are tax deductible. My family and team appreciate any donation you can make!

Thank you so much for your generosity and helping us to make an impact!

I am honored to participate as a team member for the 2019 Students of the Year program, a seven-week initiative in which select high school students from around the country participate in a fundraising competition to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. I am proud to support my candidate and am raising critical dollars in honor of a young patient hero who is currently battling or is in remission from a blood cancer. Each dollar is a vote. The candidate team that raises the most money at the end of the seven weeks is named Student of the Year. Our mission is to not only raise the most money but also to bring attention to blood cancers like leukemia, which is the most common form of cancer in children and teens.

Since the early 1960s, five-year survival rates for many blood cancer patients have doubled, tripled or even quadrupled. And many LLS supported therapies not only help blood cancer patients but are helping patients with other cancers and serious diseases. In fact, drugs first approved for blood cancers are now approved to treat patients with stomach cancers, skin cancers, and autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis.

We really are changing the face of blood cancer!

All donations are greatly appreciated and are tax deductible. They'll not only support LLS-funded research but will help provide critical information and support for patients, and support advocacy for laws to ensure patients can access the care and treatments they need.

Please visit our website often and bring friends who would also like to donate!

On behalf of blood cancer patients everywhere, thank you for your support!

For more information about LLS, please visit www.lls.org.