Students of the Year Chicago
Talah Goldfarb | ABC – YA CANCER
Talah's Students of the Year Fundraiser
Thank you so much for visiting my fundraising page, welcome!
My name is Talah and I would like to tell you a story about my best friend, Sammy. When I was six years old, my best friend was diagnosed with Leukemia. At such a young age, I couldn’t understand why my best friend was getting so sick and why I couldn’t continue to see him at school in our small first grade classroom. It was always so nice to see Sammy at school when we were able to because he always has a big smile on his face. Sadly, he passed away when he was just eight years old. Later that year, a few of my classmates and I shaved our heads to raise money for childhood cancer research in his honor. Now, as a freshman in high school I have an incredible opportunity to fundraise to cure blood cancer so that other 8 year olds don’t lose their best friends. In my friend’s honor, I am fundraising for the 2021 Students of the Year program with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. With my team, I hope to raise at least $20,000 during this seven week competition amongst high schoolers to see who can raise the most money.
I am so excited about this amazing opportunity. Not only will I be raising money to cure blood cancer, I hope to increase awareness about the effects that cancer has on the patient’s family and friends. For me, I didn’t really process or accept that he wasn’t going to get any better. I thought that something magical would happen and he would be magically healed. With each dollar that I fundraise, I know that another little girl might not have to watch her best friend go away. With each dollar that I fundraise, I know that another family might not have to lose a child. With each dollar that I fundraise, I know we are closer to curing blood cancers!
Every three minutes, somebody in the United States is diagnosed with a blood cancer. Whether that cancer is Leukemia, Lymphoma, or Myeloma, every patient who receives a cancer diagnosis knows that his or her life is forever changed. Through fundraising for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, there is increasing hope that these cancer diagnoses no longer become a death sentence. Since 2017, LLS has helped advance fifty-eight of the sixty-eight blood cancer treatment options approved by the FDA and can continue to advance these treatments through donations made by you.
Please consider donating to my campaign so that the people you know and the people you don’t know can continue to have hope.
Thank you for your support,
Talah Goldfarb
For more information about LLS, please visit lls.org
23 Comments
Anonymous
Great work for cancer, Talah—thank you!
Marla Snyder
Remembering Tata
Gamma and Gampi
Talah, you amaze us constantly with your unending dedication to this cause and Sammy’s memory.
Jordan Tepper
Great initiative Talah
Debbie and Josh Trob
Best wishes on your fundraiser Talah.
Anonymous
I'm making this donation on behalf of a terrific student I have at Highland Park High School who is working hard to raise funds for such an important medical cause!
Jagger B.
Talah, i’m so proud of you. Much love !!!
Abramson Family
great cause, best of luck!
Esther Loewenthal
So proud of you, Talah!! Keep doing amazing things :)
Charles Krawitz
So thoughtful of you to be raising money for this great cause.
Tricia Goldfarb
I am constantly amazed and inspired by your drive to find ways to give back making the world a little bit better. XOXO - Your Mama 😘
David and Jody Margolis
Thank you Talah for honoring Superman Sam and all of the other children who inspire us to get to 100% quality of life survival for all children with cancer.
Bobbi Bach
In memory of my great nephew, Sammy Sommer.
KC Kent
Great cause Talah, thank you for your fundraising effort!
Maria E Quinlan & Steven Farber
Thank you for all the hard work put into such an important organization whose mission is to cure blood cancer and improve lives. Well done!
The O’Byrne Family
Best of luck with your charity Talah!
Cynthia Atkins
In memory of Aunty Edie--not a blood aunt, but one in kind Keep up the terrific work, Talah!
The Klayman Family
We are happy to do everything we can to fight this. Thank you Talah (by gollah). The Klayman’s
David and Susan Wolf
Good luck with your project!
Mark, Jill & Henry Bishop
Thanks for including us in supporting such an important cause!
Lonny and Gayle Siegel
Way to go, Talah! We are honored to support this cause! Love, Lonny and Gayle Siegel
Noa Rollman
❤️❤️
Maya Karlov
Love this!!