Dear Family and Friends,

We have the privilege of being nominated as candidates for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) 2023 Student Visionaries of the Year Campaign. Student Visionaries of the Year is a seven-week leadership development program that runs from February 22nd toApril 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 $50,000! 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.

We are running this campaign in Honor of our great grandmother Francisca Garcia who passed away due to breast cancer in 2009. Our goal throughout the next 7 weeks to raise funds and bring awareness into our communities. By raising $50,000 we have the privilege of creating a grant in honor of our grandmother so that her name can live on and help others who are also battling cancer. We have proudly united in hopes to make this happen. 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. You can mail a check made payable to 'LLS' to: 9530 Hageman Rd. Suite B #541 Bakersfield CA 93312. (Please add Sara, Brenda & Javier to the memo line). You can also donate directly to this webpage and follow along with our journey. 

We appreciate your contribuition and support to Team Steps of Faith. 
 

Sincerly, 

Sara, Brenda and Javier

To make your donation go further—check if your company matches charitable gifts. https://www.matchinggifts.com/lls