My name is Shelby Shawver. I am currently a junior at Pickerington Central High School. I spend most of my time focusing on academics and hanging out with little kids as I babysit almost daily. I also enjoy spending time with my family and friends. I consider myself a very friendly, caring, and outgoing person. With that, I am eager to make a difference in the lives of people who are relying on a hopeful miracle. My goal is that throughout this campaign I not only raise funds for further research in order to get closer to a cure, but also to contribute to making the lives of people affected by this awful sickness remember they are not alone in this fight. I want this journey to leave positive impacts on the hearts of people, and their families, who need it most during dark moments of life. I alone cannot cure the world of cancer, but little things make big differences. I believe we have to start somewhere, to make it anywhere. Thank you for your support and I hope you consider donating to this campaign! 

I am honored to participate in the 2019 Students of the Year program, a seven-week initiative in which select 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 a young patient hero who is currently battling or is in remission from a blood cancer. Each dollar is a vote. The candidate team that raises the most money at the end of the seven weeks is named Student(s) of the Year. Our mission is to not only raise the most money but also to bring attention to blood cancers like leukemia, which is the most common form of cancer in children and teens.

Since the early 1960s, five-year survival rates for many blood cancer patients have doubled, tripled or even quadrupled. And many LLS supported therapies not only help blood cancer patients but are helping patients with other cancers and serious diseases. In fact, drugs first approved for blood cancers are now approved to treat patients with stomach cancers, skin cancers, and autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis.

We really are changing the face of blood cancer!

All donations are greatly appreciated and are tax deductible. They'll not only support LLS-funded research but will help provide critical information and support for patients, and support advocacy for laws to ensure patients can access the care and treatments they need.

Please visit our website often and bring friends who would also like to donate!

On behalf of blood cancer patients everywhere, thank you for your support!

For more information about LLS, please visit www.lls.org.