Students of the Year Fresno
Gabriella Martinez | Gabriella Martinez's Campaign Team
Welcome to Team Martinez’ SOY Fundraising Page!
Last year, I was invited to attend the LLS Man and Woman of the Year finale. I had previously heard of the campaign and once I saw the mission and commitment of LLS and the candidates, I knew it was something I could see myself doing. This year I was contacted by the SOY director and told I was nominated to be a candidate. From the beginning I knew this was something that I had to do. While I have not been personally affected I have endured times of hardship from cancer. A second family to me, lost a father to liver cancer and his daughter to synovial sarcoma cancer. I have seen patients and families suffer from the reality of cancer. This is why I am honored to be a candidate for the 2019 Students of the Year program. This seven-week initiative has high school students from around the country participate in a fundraising competition to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. I am proud to be raising critical dollars in honor of Gladis Lopez, who is in remission from Leukemia.
Each dollar is a vote. The LLS mission-and now my team’s-is to not only raise the most money but bring attention to blood cancers like leukemia, which is the most common form of cancer in children and teens. However the Leukemia and Lymphoma society are making tremendous strides in the battle against blood cancers. Please help me and my team of seven Central girls reach our goal of $75,000. We want to carry out the mission and do everything we can to support this amazing and life changing organization.
All donations are greatly appreciated and are tax deductible. They support LLS-funded research, help provide critical information and support for patients, and support advocacy for laws to ensure patients can access the care and treatments they need.
Thank you from myself and my team, LLS, families and cancer patients everywhere! Together we can win the fight against blood cancer!
For more information about LLS, please visit www.lls.org.
Love,
Gabriella Martinez and team: Zaina Amjad, Anna Cousineau, Monica Garcia, Lilliana Gomez, Katherine Ibrahim, Brianna Ledezma, Tia Ratzel, and Sarah Yribarren.
7 Comments
Anonymous
From Massachusetts!
Olga Farias-Mejia
Thank you Gabrielle Martinezfor the opportunity to participate in this beautiful cause.
Tami Boatright
Good Luck Gab! I’m so proud of you! Tami B.
Naindeep Singh
Great cause and a great student leader! Very inspired!
Cynthia Ibrahim
My uncle Robert Johnson.
Ellery Moore
Good Luck!
Craig Shubin
I am donating for the support of the mission