Dear Family and Friends,

This past August we have had the privilege of being nominated as candidates for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) 2023 StudentVisionaries of the Year Campaign. Student Visionaries of the Year is a seven-week leadership development program that runs from February 22nd to April 14th to raise money and advocate for LLS. We are writing today to ask for your support of our campaign and LLS’ mission to find a cure for blood cancers and improve the quality of life for patients.

We have created a team of committed friends and family to partner with us on this journey. Together, we have set a fundraising goal of $40,000! All the money that is raised goes directly to the largest blood cancer research program in the nation, LLS, to fund cutting-edge research and treatments. In fact, the treatments that LLS is funding benefit non-blood cancer patients too. More than 40% of new cancer treatment drugs approved by the FDA since 2004 started as blood cancer drugs are now being applied in other forms of cancer.

Blood cancer has impacted our lives through our families, teachers, peers, and we have seen the strength it takes to fight it. And the challenges in which people face because of it. We are passionate in our journey to not only raise money, but also to spread awareness through our community. We have proudly united in hopes to make this happen. However, thanks to research and access to better treatments, survival rates for many blood cancer patients have quadrupled since 1960. Our campaign will provide support to the critical work of LLS in hopes that one day no one will have to grow up without the ones they love. We know that with your help, we can reach our goal and make a direct impact in the fight against blood cancers. 

We thank you in advance for partnering with a campaign so close to our hearts, and please remember, every bit of support counts. There are two ways to make your tax-deductible contribution by: April 14, 2023
The first, to mail a check made payable to LLS to: LLS 9530 Hageman Rd. Suite B #541 Bakersfield CA 93312 (Please make sure our names Cheyenne & Vienna is notated in the memo line), second is to donate directly to this webpage. 

We appreciate your contribution and continuous support to Red United.

Sincerely, 
Cheyenne Ozaeta and Vienna Avila

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