Students of the Year Augusta

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2020 Candidate Video

Jan 23, 2020

Thank you to Atomic Studios in North Augusta, South Carolina for creating this wonderful mission video. Click the link below to watch! 

-The Game of Cures Team

Video Link:

https://vimeo.com/atomicstudios/review/385477937/9db6161626

 

 

 

Today is the Day!

Jan 23, 2020

Hip Hip Hooray! Today is finally the day! The kickoff for the Students of the Year 2020 Candidates is officially here. The Game of Cures team is excited to make a difference in the lives of individuals undergoing blood cancers. The countdown to March 13th is on! Thank you for your contributions in beating blood cancers, you're donations do not go unnoticed. 

The Game of Cures Team,

Kayden Griffis, Makena Griffis, and Drew Stevens

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Welcome to Game of Cures' SOY Fundraising Page!

Sep 26, 2019

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.

 

 

25 Comments

  • Vicki Newman

    Great job KK, Makena, and Drew!??

  • Bridget Frady

    Very proud of you three for your efforts. This donation is in memory of a high school friend of mine who lost his battle with Leukemia.

  • Carole Cameron

    Proud of you for working to support and raise funds for such a great cause!

  • Ginger Pope

    Hope to see everyone give to support this amazing cause. Proud of these kids!

  • Tara Waldhauer

    Proud of you all!!!!!

  • Jennifer Stevens

    Proud of your hard work Drew! You are a great kid.

  • Anton Hoffman

    Keep up the good work. You are the solution.

  • Ashley Stallings

    So proud of all of you!

  • Chris & Bruce Baum

    Way to go guys-we are proud to call you neighbors. Go find that cure!

  • Tracy Maroney

    Such an important cause. Thank you for doing this. Good luck!

  • Kim Gaddy Beavers

    Great cause. Thanks for including me.

  • Jason Bengert

    Making us all proud! Thanks for the hard work for a worthy cause.

  • Tina Nordeen

    Proud of you Makena and KK, Mrs Tina and Natalie Nordeen

  • Leslie Wells

    In memory of our son, Jack, who lost his battle with leukemia.

  • NA Optimist Club

    Thanks for your help with this year’s Optimist Club pancake breakfast!

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  • Lynh Nguyen

    This donation is in memory of Quoc Nguyen, who died of stomach cancer.

  • Lisa Bachelder

    Good luck!

  • Rob Stenzel

    Way to go, Drew, for raising funds for such a great cause!

  • Shad Hornbeck

    This donation is to help 2020 Augusta Chapter Student of the Year candidate Drew Stevens reach his teams goal. Good Luck!

  • Brent DeGennaro

    Our future is in good hands with leaders like Drew and his teammates. Your hard work, character, and altruism will carry you a long way. Kudos to Drew and his teammates for leading the charge.

  • julie reeves

    What an awesome goal! Glad that amazing students like yourselves are bringing awareness and making a difference!!!

  • Bram & Jennie Collins

    Great work guys! Good luck!

  • Dennis Harris

    Drew & Friends: Great job getting behind such a tremendous cause and I thank you for your efforts. Will be cheering you on through the finish line!!

  • Tamara Butler

    This small donation is in memory of my sweet cousin, Jacqueline Wilson-Barnes. I am also inspired by the former students of Hammond Hill Elementary working hard for such a great cause!

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