Student Visionaries of the Year Greater Los Angeles
Sophie Ehrich | Team It Takes CURE-age
Sophie's Student Visionaries of the Year Fundraiser
Hi friends and family!
My name is Sophie Ehrich and I am a sophomore at Marymount High School. I am very excited to announce that I am leading a team called “It Takes CURE-age” to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS). Every year student candidates engage in a philanthropic competition to earn The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s “Student Visionary of the Year” title. This year I am one of those candidates. With the help of my teammates, my team hopes to raise $50,000 over a 7-week campaign, from January 19th- March 10th, 2023.
I know $50,000 is not a small goal. However, I am confident that with your help and support, my team and I will be able to achieve this goal and help end the fight against cancer.
I chose to fundraise with The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society because LLS has pumped over $1.5 Billion dollars into cancer research. In the last decade, over half the cancer treatments and drugs came from LLS-funded research. That research saved my dad’s life and that is why my campaign focus will be on research.
When my mom was pregnant with me, my dad was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia or A.L.L. He did two and half years of Chemotherapy and thankfully has now been cancer free for 16 years. While he was going through his treatment, I had to get some live vaccinations because I was an infant. Chemotherapy’s goal is to kill cancer cells and while it is trying to do that it also kills white blood cells which fight diseases. Live vaccines have a very weak form of the disease they are trying to prevent. So if my dad was around me after I was injected with the vaccine he could have contracted a form of the disease and gotten very sick. Since the Chemotherapy killed his white blood cells he would have had no way to fight off the infection and it could have killed him. This made us have to live apart for months at a time when I had these vaccines. I do not want any other families to have to go through this complicated and hard process and to be able to enjoy the time they have with each other. Even now, 16 years later, my dad continues to go in for checkups twice a year to make sure he is cancer free, so it is still a big part of my life. I cannot imagine what growing up without a dad would have been like and I do not want anyone to have to go through it. Although I consider myself extremely lucky to have had my dad be a part of my life, others are not so lucky. This is why I am a supporter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Please consider joining this fight by making a donation. All donations are greatly appreciated and tax-deductible. Please visit my website often and SHARE it with friends who would also like to donate!
Thanks to your support, my efforts will help ensure this generation is the last to see cancer.
On behalf of blood cancer patients everywhere, thank you!
For more information about LLS, please visit www.lls.org.
61 Comments
Barbara Kleinhoff
Sophie, So proud of you! Love you and your family! Valkyrie love, Barbara
JOHN ORLANDO
Truly worthy cause and great work Sophie. This is to honor you, your dad, and the whole family.
The Danker Family
What an amazing cause, Sophie. So proud of you and can't wait to see where life takes you! We have no doubts, you are destined for greatness :) Love to you and your entire family! Xx, Jen, Eric, Ethan & Max Danker
Helen Lawrence
Thanks Sophie!
Carolyn ALEXANDER
Thanks for raising awareness!
Vivian Cannon
Good luck Sophie! I'm so happy to see you fighting for such a good cause! Vivian
Matt, Maureen, Molly, & Egan Barry
Great job, Sophie! We are happy to support such a worthy cause! xo The Barrys
Thibault Stracke
Fantastic initiative Sophie! Good luck with the goal.
Joseph Pekarovic
Great Cause, Good Luck Sophie.
Doug Eingurt
Such a great cause. Good luck!
Brockermeyer Family
Great job Sophie
The Brecher Family
Sophie we're so excited you're helping raise money for this this fabulous organization. They're lucky to have you. - and so is your dad! xo The Brecher Family
Scott Klier
I am so impressed by you, Sophie!
Dulman family
Go Sophie!!
Alyson Evans & Steve Kornacki
Good luck in meeting your goal!
Carolyn Cha
Great work Sophie. Thanks for doing this.
Dee Dee Hoak
Proud of you!! Love, the Hoaks
Barbara Bellisario
Dearest Sophie, Giuseppe and I, are so very proud of you for taking on this fund raiser, Student Visionaries of the Year. We wish you success and “our” best wishes to you and your entire family who we hold very dear to our hearts.
Eleanor Jones
Way to go Sophie! We are so proud of you and grateful for your great fundraising for such an important cause. Sending all our love, Eleanor and the Jones family
Emma Hetrick
Go Sophie & Pippa! So proud of what you are working towards! Go Valks! Emma Hetrick
justina and family
You rock!
Holly Sorensen
You are amazing Sophie.
Jeff and Alaina Brooks
You’ve got a pretty cool dad!
john paul arnerich
Shudder to think what the world would be like without Jim! (numbersignsadface) Great job, Sailor. From Mellicent, John, Abby and CJ
The Kay Family
Sophie thank you for your efforts in helping to eradicate cancer from our lives. My company will match you 100%. My sister lost her husband last year just months before their 50th anniversary. We dedicate this to him. Best to your family. The Kays
Sinanian family
Good luck Sophie! Great cause
Sam Jackson
Great work! My father passed away from leukemia a few years ago and love the work you are doing. _kai_ (your dad will know)
Lori Lilly
Sophie, what a wonderful charity you've chosen to fundraise for as well as such an inspiring letter. I hope you reach the goal. God bless you! The Lilly Family
Louise Ehrich
Great work, Sophie! So proud of you.
Graham and Denise Ehrich
Go Sophie! We appreciate your dedication and hard work on behalf of your Dad and everyone else whose life has been impacted by cancer. Thank you :)
Lulu Eschelman
Eschelman family
Kerry Ehrin
Thank you for doing this work.
Megan Foreman
We love the Ehrich family! Way to go Sophie!
Dennis and Dia Kim
Go Sophie go! Your dad is a bad@ss fighter with a heart of gold. No surprise you are a chip off the ole block!!!
Kelly Sue DeConnick
In honor of Jim Ehrich and in memory of Zan Bealmear. You're doing a good thing, Sophie! -- Kelly Sue and Matt
Levi & Martha Norton
Sophie, thank you for your leadership in this. Levi and Martha Norton
Russell D. Hollander
Great cause, great family!!!
David & Suzanne Singh
Sophie, thanks for courageously sharing your family’s story. I never met one of my grandparents and one of my cousins because of leukemia, so our whole family is rooting for your cause❤️
Elizabeth Lefevre
Sophie, So proud of all your hard work for such a great cause. Aunt Liz and Uncle Chuck.
Rich Cohen
From our family to yours, thank you for bringing this to our attention. We wish your dad a very long and cancer free life. The Cohen’s - Max (‘26) Lucia and Rich
KRISTA HODKINSON-WALKER
Good luck with your fundraiser Sophie. All the best Krista, Rob, Teagan & Kara
Anonymous
What a lovely thing to do Sophie hope you raise all your money!
Tina Maghakian
Great job Sophie! XO, The Maghakian Family
Maureen van Stone
We are so proud of you! Good luck with reaching your goal! Love, Maureen, Cate, and Meg
Main Stage Public Relations
You're doing amazing work, Sophie. Thank you!
James Tooley
Great work Sophie... Keep it up! Best to you and your family!
Margaret Stein
Nice work, Sophie! A match is on its way from Pfizer. All my Nakanawa love, Margaret Fitts Stein
Farag Family
Thank you Sophie for bringing awareness to this cause.
Astrid Hussenjian
Good Luck! And thank you for such great project
Jennifer & Chris Prince
Proud of the work you are doing here! The Prince Family
Bridget Paciorek
Way to go Sophie!! We know you will reach your goals! Love, Bridget, Jack & Carson Paciorek
Megan and John Adams
Sophie you are amazing and we are so proud of you!!! Love, Megan and John
Larry Young
Sending love and support to Sophie Ehrich's Team
Karim Zreik
Thank you Sophie! You have an amazing family.
KristieAnne Reed
Best wishes with your fundraiser. KristieAnne Reed
Callie Daters
Way to go, Sophie!!
The Olsen Girls
Great Cause! -The Olsen Girls
Shep Rosenman
Thanks for doing all of this great work, Sophie!
The Coleman Family
Great job Sophie!
David Kendall
Sending love to the Ehrich family!
Glennon Family
The Glennon Family