Students of the Year Central Pennsylvania
Team Crushin' Cancer | Team Crushin' Cancer
Crushin' Cancer's Students of the Year Fundraiser
Welcome To Our Fundraising Page!
WATCH OUR VIDEO to learn more about our campaign!
We are Mikayla and Madelyn DeMatt, and we're running as Team Crushin' Cancer! We are super excited to run this campaign and lead our team on this journey.
We're running for SOY in honor of our dad, who was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2012. We were only in elementary school at the time, and it was a very scary and difficult time for us. Our family has been passionate about supporting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and their mission to find cures for blood cancers since then. Our family has been fundraising for LLS through the Light the Night Walk, but Students of the Year is our opportunity to independently give back to LLS for all of their help during our father's battle with blood cancer.
Please donate to our campaign! We have a goal of raising at least $50,000 to name a research grant in honor of our dad. Your donation will go towards research for cancer treatments, supporting patients and their families, and finding a cure. We want to be the generation that cures cancer, and you can help us do so!
97 Comments
Eric Belfanti Sr
Thank you DeMatt’s for all of your efforts and raising awareness on cancer. I lost my Father to cancer in 2016. Cancer is ruthless and it needs to be eradicated.
Noele Jencarelli
Good luck Mikayla and Madelyn!
Corium, Inc.
We are so honored to donate to this critical mission. Keep up the great work Mikayla & Madelyn. From your friends at Corium, Inc.
L B Smith Ford Lincoln
Good luck with the event. Best wishes
Partha Talluri
Wishing the very best for all involved in this good cause.
Lynn Steward
Love from the Steward to DeMatt family! Best wishes and crush it!!
Nicole and Michael Beidler
Best of luck reaching your goal!
Philip Tomassini
I’m so proud of each of you. Great job and I hope you reach your goal!
Sheilla Tannert
Good luck on your goal!
Anne Lipko
Good luck girls!!
Mike Brion
Awesome work, and good luck!
C. Younker
Way to go DeMatt family!
Jay and Susan Omslaer
Best wishes!
Frank Feola
Great Job - Good Luck
James and Jacqueline Buatti
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David Shafer
Ladies, fantastic work, thank you and congrats. I love your dad too. :)
Margaret and Luke Bernstein
Thanks for all you’re doing to raise awareness and funds to fight blood cancer! Best of luck, Meg and Luke Bernstein
Noele Jencarelli
Team crushin cancer. DeMatt
Glo
Keep on keeping on lovely ladies! So proud of you! Glo
Louis Ruzzi
Mikalaya and Madelyn, good luck with reaching your goal! Lou Ruzzi -former PennDOT co-worker of your dad Mike
Jennifer Jabara
2 weeks to go! You girls are doing great, thank you for taking on this challenge and inspiring so many to make a difference in the fight to end blood cancers.
Frank Recupero
Thank you girls, hope you make your goals and we find a cure.
Carol Mayrone
Go Team Crushin Cancer!! Sending love from Nevada!
scott christie
Thanks for the hard work for a great cause
Aunt Carol and Maria
You ladies rocked your event today and did an amazing job!! Way to go!
Michael DeMatt
Mikayla and Madelyn, I am so proud of you for taking on this enormous task. What an honor it is that you have dedicated your campaign to name a research grant after me. That's pretty cool. I'm a lucky guy that I got a second chance at life and have been able to watch you grow into two amazing young ladies. Keep Crushin' it! Love you always, Dad
Maryann Remsen
ALWAYS stay strong 💪 💜💚
Lauren Spiers
Go get ‘em! -s c
Andrea Sansone
Crush cancer!
Anonymous
Brian Watson
Don and Debbie Schifferle
Thank you for doing this!
Megan Jansen
Way to go Team DeMatt!
Kim Artlip
Good luck!!!
KD
Best of luck, Madelyn and Mikayla. Greetings from RI; Madame Larson sent me to your page!
Michelle Gilbride
MV chore a thon
Suzette Marulanda
MV chore a thon
Suzette Marulanda
MV chore a thon
Gina Meckley
MV chore a thon
Jessica Haney
MV chore a thon
Lauren Holsinger
MV chore a thon
Lindy Winchester
MV chore a thon
Jaime Wagner
MV chore a thon
David Evenhuis
MV chore a thon
Carpio Stables
MV chore a thon
Sons and Daughters of Italy
MV chore a thon
William Leaman
MV chore a thon
Anonymous
It is important to me to support research because of my father and brother, who have battled leukemia and lymphoma. Thank you for your hard work.
Carole DeSoto
This donation is in honor of Zev Malina’s piano performance tonight.
Robert Graci
Best of luck in Crushin' Cancer, Mikayla and Madelyn. Thanks for continuing the legacy of Team DeMatt.
Rachel Malina
That you for this beautiful recital Zev
Gina Prehotsky
So proud of you, Mikayla and Madelyn!
Melvyn and Pamela Oppenheim Charitable Fund
In Honor of: Zev Malina virtual concert
The C&H Ritter Family Charitable Donation Fund of InFaith Community Foundation
In honor of our niece Kristen O'Brien (ALL Survivor 10+ years) and family friend Becca Noll (current ALL patient)
Bob Marthinsen
Dear Mikayla & Madelyn, Your efforts to support this amazing and worthy cause are awesome. You have both grown up so fast and you both become wiser and maturer beyond your years. Thank you for all that you do. Sincerely, Bob Marthinsen
Dave, Janice, and Dani Ritz
Great job M&M. Your video was very impressive, and you both are obviously dedicated to your cause. Hoping you reached your goals and beyond! UD, AJ, & Dani
Robert Yeselavage
Good luck girls!
Roberta Kollar
Loved the recital!
Jan Nolting Carter
What an amazing effort! Many blessings to you and your work. Jan Nolting Carter, friend of the Malina Family
Anita and Michael Malina
We are proud of our grandson's participation in this important effort.
Natalie Tibbs Fitness
Zumba Fundraiser with Natalie Tibbs Fitness!
John and Kathy Beistline
Best Wishes Girls!
Adam Hannah
Congrats from Kentucky to Students of the year Central Pennsylvania !!!!
Collette Field
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Brooke Stratford
Happy to support this good cause and rep the state of Maine.
Donyel Sabatini
In honor of my Mom who has been fighting NHL for over 30 years. Thank you for all of your hard work raising funds for such an amazing organization.
Ken Polleck
Best wishes
Jannell Ritz Tufte
Got you covered in Minnesota. Great job girls!! You will go far in life.
The DeLisio Family
Night of Giving Donation
Steve Grimme
Thanks for yours efforts girls and good luck.
Kris Harley-Jesson
You guys are doing such an amazing job, wish I could give you more.
Anonymous
God Bless You All!
Kevin Shivers
God Bless! Good Luck!
Jennifer Dunfee
Thanks for all thar you do!
Nick Marouf
A little push from Colorado :)
Sheri Collins
Congratulations on a successful fundraising effort! Megan, thanks for giving me the opportunity to participate!
Jon and April Schein
My Step-Dad Andy who is currently battling a different form of cancer, but cancer none the less.
Teena
No matter what, you girls are winners! Two of my daughters and a son-in-law have participated in many LLS fundraising events and it always warms my heart to see the determination and results from youth who are involved in such events. I learned of your campaign through one of my girls - I may not know you, but I am very proud of you and wish you all the best!
Linda and Barry Bordner
We are your teacher, Tricia Larson’s parents and live in FL. Happy to help her students.
Marlin Metzger
Great cause and love seeing the community pull together!
Jennifer Edmiston
Mtn View- chore a THON donation
Pamela Wevodau
Two beautiful souls sharing themselves with the world. May you continue to be an inspiration for change with your good will.
Debbie Reihart
Great work, DeMatts! Stay strong!
Samantha Pudloski
Heard you speak during the school board meeting- great job!
Gary Chamberlin
For Mike DeMatt, and due to the fundraising encouragement of our firm's IT guru, Joseph Anderson.
Wanda Lindsey
I am so proud of you girls!
The Marouf's
Go Team Crushin' Cancer! Your support from Colorado!!!
Sarah and Greg Axtman
Ladies....so proud of you for your awesome effort on behalf of LLS and all whom it affects. Best of luck and our biggest cheers for Team Crushin' Cancer!
The Campbell Family
Good luck girls!
Briana Woodring
Best wishes to both of you...you are awesome young ladies! Briana Woodring
John Bergin
Good luck ladies!
Gautam Ray
Keep up the good work. Good luck!
Bretz Family
Good luck girls!!! You got this! You have done an amazing job fundraising over the years! So happy to see you making a difference!!! Keep up the Great work!
Kevin Connors
Thanks for making a difference girls!
Laurita P
Best of luck in accomplishing your goal! You have been great activists for this cause over the years and it's wonderful to see your passion to help others continue to grow!
Elizabeth Sample & Molly Kuntz
Mikayla and Madelyn you should be very proud of yourselves. You work very hard at this and I believe that you will beat cancer in your lifetimes.
Jenise Harris
Proud of you ladies! Good luck with your campaign!
Jim Smith
This is a personal mission for me as I have a nephew that has Lymphoma and so many friends afflicted with LLS. We need to crush Cancer!!!