My name is Jordan and I am a senior at Padua Academy. I have decided to run as a candidate for 2020 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. This year, myself along with my cousin Tara Colburn, a junior at Charter, plan to exceed that amount with our campaign.

I am so proud to run this year by helping in raising critical dollars for LLS for my grandmother, Mimi, currently battling MDS blood cancer, and in memory of Tara's aunt Tara Londergan-Kilian who lost her battle to Lyphoma twenty years ago. My Mimi is my inspiration everyday and I strive to be the kind-hearted, strong, and generous woman she is. This campaign couldn't be more meaningful to our family and friends since we have all been touched by cancer. We are honored to be able to support Mimi in her fight to beat her cancer and to be able to run in Tara's great\ honor as well.

Each dollar is a vote. The candidate team that raises the most money at the end of the seven weeks is named Student of the Year. Our mission is to not only raise the most money but also to bring continued attention to blood cancers like leukemia, which is the most common form of cancer in children and teens.

WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE!  Since the early 1960s, five-year survival rates for many blood cancer patients has 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.

Visit my site often as we will be posting updates and pictures often. Visit our FB page - Tara's Tribe and Mimi's Miracles which will have continued updates as well.

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

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

I am honored to participate as a team member for the 2020 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 support my candidate and am 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 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.