Students of the Year Fresno
Ellie Nicole | Ellie and Nicole
Ellie's Students of the Year Fundraiser
Thank you for visiting our fundraising page, welcome!
We, Ellie Diener and Nicole Smittcamp, are very excited to announce we have been nominated to participate as candidates for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Students of the Year Campaign. This campaign runs from February 19, 2021 - April 9, 2021. We are writing today to ask for your support of our campaign and LLS’s mission to find cures for blood cancers and to assist patients and their families.
During these unprecedented times, we knew this would be the perfect opportunity to make a difference from home and give back to our community. When you donate to LLS, you make an impact on the lives of cancer patients and their families when it’s needed most. Blood cancer patients are at a higher risk of being infected by COVID-19, which adds even more fear and stress to the patients, caregivers, and families.
We have assembled a team of committed friends and family to partner with us on this journey. Many families including our own have experienced the devastating effects of a loved one battling cancer. Over the past 10 years LLS has assisted in funding 34 new blood cancer drugs, all of which show promise in treating other cancers. If we accomplish our fundraising goal of $150,000 we will be able to link research grants to our honored hero, local Leukemia survivor Natalia Negron.
Please visit our website as often as you can and share it with everyone you know who would also like to join us in the fight against cancer. Together, we have the power, the passion and the resolve to achieve a world without blood cancer. All donations are tax-deductible. On behalf of cancer patients and their families everywhere, I sincerely thank you for your support!
For more information about LLS, please visit lls.org
41 Comments
Christian Diener
That is great you are doing this Ellie Diener!
Steve Romano
Nicole - Congratulations on your nomination to participate in the 2021 LLS Students of the Year Campaign. My daughter Brandi is a RN at St Joseph hospital in Denver. The past 11 years she’s worked in the oncology unit caring for cancer patients. In addition my dad Ed had pre leukemia which required blood transfusions every 2 weeks for 4 years prior to his passing in 2014. So this cause is very near and dear to my heart. I hope you reach your fundraising goal. But always remember it’s the journey and experience you’re getting that will be a long lasting influence in your life. I’m very proud of the effort you’re making on behalf of Natalia Negron. Kudos to you and you’re friend Ellie. Keep up the great work. Steve Romano
LISA SMITTCAMP
Nicole and Ellie - We are so proud of you for taking on this important endeavor. You are not only helping LLS and the people affected by blood cancers, but you are also growing as human beings by learning all you have through this process. Best of luck! We are happy to support you! Mom and Dad/Mrs.& Mr. S
Joyce Morodomi
Pleased to participate, proud of your efforts! Sincerely, Joyce Morodomi
Linda Ramos
Thank you Ellie and Nicole for making a difference and setting an amazing example. You are both beautiful and exceptional young ladies!
Tara Sondergaard
Nicole, I am so proud of you! What a way to give back to community.
Kirsten & Kolton Cabral
What a wonderful thing you girls are doing. Happy to help your cause Nicole!
Rick and Christina Tomasello
We are always so proud of you Nicole!
Mary Quattrin
Thank you Ellie and Nicole for giving of your time (love) to be a part of the mission to find cures for blood cancers and to assist patients and their families. May the Holy Spirit continue to work through you to help others throughout your life. Love~Quattrin Family
Mark & Megan Berlinger
Nicole & Ellie, what you are doing is powerful and wonderful. Megan and I know and have known so many beautiful human beings that have had this terrible disease. You should be very proud of your efforts and know you are making many of us proud to support your cause. Good luck & God Bless! Mark & Megan Berlinger
Rose Moeck
Good luck in a successful campaign!
Doug Leighton
Keep up the great work! Thank you.
Dawan and Tom Utecht
Good luck Nicole and Ellie!
The Riley Family
Way to go girls! Let's kick cancer to the curb!
Anonymous
Awesome effort by all involved.
MIGNON WEST
We are happy to support the great work you are doing Nicole.
Michele Randel
Good Luck! Thank you for making a difference.
Gary & Diane Loustale
Ellie and Nicole - Good luck to you both on your Student of the Year Campaign! from Gary and Diane Loustale
Steve & Michelle Rontell
Ellie and Nicole, great job!! Very happy to support your efforts. Good luck hitting your goals. Steve and Michelle Rontell
Jody Weinberg
Nicole you rock - thank you for your service to this amazing organization!
McDougal Family
We wish you much success with the LLS student of the year campaign! McDougal Family
Bernie Roznovsky
Good luck Ellie and Nicole. My granddaughter Tessa Martinez and her friendOlivial Baldwin did this 3 years ago. They had so much fun!
Bill and Linda Smittcamp
Good Luck on your student of the year campaign!! Proud of you guys!!
Lisa Garver
So proud of Ellie & Nicole for all their efforts towards this wonderful cause! Two amazing gals with such big hearts!
Simon & Kimberly Harris
Good luck with your campaign!
The DeMera Family
Good luck Ellie and Nicole!
Kelley Chaplain
I very recently lost my father to cancer and am feeling first hand the pain of losing a parent. Thank you for organizing and facilitating such a worthy cause.
Negron Family
Ellie and Nicole, you two are amazing young women and we are so glad we got the opportunity to meet you. Thank you for all your efforts you two made towards this wonderful cause. Good luck girls!
Lee Erickson
Lee and Amanda Erickson
Brian and Jamie Fisher
Thank you Nicole and Ellie for our efforts in raising support for this important cause. Love, The Fishers
Andy Higgins
While we missed the deadline, we are inspired by the cause and the work!
Melissa Der Manouel
Having my best friend from College who was also my Sorority Sister and wedding Maid of Honor pass away from Leukemia is something I will never forget. Helping continue the fight against Leukemia is profoundly important. Many thanks to all those who participate in this endeavor.
Hillary Bell
Good luck girls, I appreciate your work!
Davena Witcher
Best wishes ladies, most deserved!
Amber Finegan
Congrats on doing great things! Best of luck to you both.
Jeniffer Simonich
Good Luck with your fundraiser. Great cause. Tim and Jeny Simonich
Tanya Nidy
Ellie and Nicole, the Nidys are so proud you!
Suzanne Zumout
Good luck, Ellie!
Georgette Lake
Congratulations on your journey to raise money for this worthwhile cause. Our daughter, Lauren and her dear friend Maddie, participated in 2017 in honor of Central High's football coach, Justin Garza, who battled Hodgkin's Lymphoma and subsequently passed away during their campaign. His "Stand For More" motto lives on as one of our favorite family "words to live by" sayings. Thank you for giving yourselves to this fundraiser. It will be an experience you never forget!
Noelle Diener
Ellie and Nicole, I am so proud of you two. What a great campaign to work on!
Janet Cooper
Congratulations and continuing wishes for the best in this worthwhile endeavor! Janet Cooper