Students of the Year Golden Gate

Kai Payne | Fundraising Flamingos

Kai's Students of the Year Fundraiser

Apr 14, 2022

In March 2019, my dad, Steve, was diagnosed with a type of leukemia called myelofibrosis. The only possible cure for him was a bone marrow transplant. We quickly moved from Singapore to the US to be close to family. In September 2019, he had his transplant at UCSF. He is doing so much better now, thanks to his donor, Annabel from Germany,  and progress in the treatment of blood cancer that The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) has helped fund. It has been a long, hard journey for my dad and our family. Nobody, and no family, should have to experience this hardship.

I have signed up to save lives with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) and am working to raise as much as possible by April 30. Every dollar raised counts as one vote for my campaign. The candidate(s) whose team tallies the most votes earns the prestigious title of Student or Students of the Year. Will you help me earn that title?
 
As you know, everyone wins when cancer loses. Thanks to your support, my efforts will help fund therapies and treatments that are saving lives. Over the years, support from people like you has been responsible for the blood cancer advancements that have doubled, tripled, and in some cases quadrupled the survival rate for some blood cancers.
 
Many LLS-supported therapies not only help blood cancer patients but are also now used to treat patients with rare forms of stomach and skin cancers and are in clinical trials for patients with lung, brain, breast, pancreatic and prostate cancers. And LLS-funded drugs like targeted therapies and immunotherapies are now saving thousands of lives every day.
 
We really are getting close to our goal of a world without blood cancers!
 
All donations are greatly appreciated and tax-deductible. They'll not only support LLS research, but patient services, advocacy, public and professional education, and community services as well. 

Check out Charity Buzz and see our auction items. Any item you buy supports our team's efforts. See the list here: https://www.charitybuzz.com/support/5646
 
Please visit my website often and tell 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

 

 

40 Comments

  • Glenn Robinson

    Go Steve! And way to go Kai for organizing!

  • Laurie Williams

    Way to go Kai -- what an amazing effort! We're so pround of you and your incredible family. May the healing continue! much love

  • Quinn Sullivan

    This is awesome!

  • Letizia Kornberg

    Good work Kai!!! Hoping for a cure.

  • Catherine and David Zemans

    Well done Kai! Amazing efforts in support of a great cause. The Zemans Family is proud to support you.

  • Paul Harrison

    This is a great initiative - very happy to support it and best wishes to Steve and the whole family. Paul

  • Saul and Georgia Daniel

    Amazing work Kai!

  • Monica Olson

    Ali was too young to leave this world. Hopefully, a cure will be found so that our young cancer victims have a chance.

  • Dina Esposito

    Go Kai! So happy to support this great initiatve. Hugs to all the Fillinger Paynes.

  • Randy and Leasha Quinn

    Hi Kai - this is a fabulous idea and great initiative. We are very happy to support you and your effort. Sincerely, Randy & Leasha

  • Nancy and Randy Hecht

    Thanks Kai for raising money for Leukemia! Nancy & Randy Hecht

  • Anna Caudill

    Much love to the Fillinger-Paynes! Happy to support your good work, Kai.

  • Michael and Gemma

    Great work Kai!

  • Alison and Doug Peel

    Wonderful work Kai! Alison and Doug x

  • Juli & John Tantum

    A great cause we're very happy to support. Go, Kai!

  • Francis James

    Go Kai go! What a great initiative and a fabulous cause. Much love to your inspiring parents!

  • Mary O’Reilly

    Kai, so happy to be part of this fundraiser! How wonderful to celebrate your dad’s journey to good health in this way, & to fundraise so that research can benefit others. Very best wishes, Mary & Breen O’Reilly

  • Michele McNabb

    Wonderful initiative, Kai! Much love to you and the family.

  • Linda Howey & Greg Gottlieb

    Wonderful initiative, Kai, with much love to all of you!

  • Ann Whitman Hurd

    Kai, this is a wonderful initiative. I’m proud to contribute!

  • Kris Koziol

    Way to go, Kai!

  • Anonymous

    What a great effort Kai! Best wishes to you and your family. Pat & Steve

  • Wendell and Ellen Maddrey

    Thanks Kai for organizing this campaign to support LLS and reminding us of the importance of this research. Go Team Payne !,

  • Stephanie Funk

    This is in support of Kai Payne's Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) Fundraiser. Stephanie Funk

  • John Greene

    Go Kai! So glad your dad is doing well!

  • Jon Bowden

    Kai - well done on the campaign and all the very best to you, Steve and family. With best wishes Jon and Lydia

  • Regina & Greg Salathe

    Thanks, Kai for this essential drive for research and awareness. Sending love in abundance to you and your family!

  • Paul and Glenda Fillinger

    Kai, this is so wonderful of you to participate with your friends to do this worthwhile project and also feel you are doing something for your dad. He is such an inspiration to all of us and now, you are too. Best wishes to you for more successes. Paul & Glenda Fillinger

  • Sheryl and Steve Chesnut

    Kai, what a wonderful way for you to help find a cure for this terrible cancer. I will pass this site on to help spread the word!

  • Jenifer Sullivan

    Hey Kai, great initiative! You guys are awesome to put this fundraiser together. Good luck. Love, John and Jenifer Sullivan

  • Karen

    Kai thanks for all the fantastic energy you give to the world. This is a wonderful initiative. And giving thanks and love to your totally awesome family. Tami and Steve, You both inspire us sooooooooo much !!! Love, Karen and Noah

  • Jean Shimotake

    Way to go Kai!!!

  • Mehmood & Nina Nathani

    To Kai and the Payne-Fillinger Family - we're delighted to support Kai and his team's inspiring fundraising efforts. Hopefully, one day, there will be a cure for myelofibrosis. Best wishes to Steve and the family - look forward to catching up soon!

  • Christy Ann Wallace

    In solidarity and affection with Kai Payne, a San Francisco-area high school student raising money for LLS, to promote the type of research and medical advances that saved the life of his dad, our dear friend, Steve Payne.

  • Kelley & Eric Warner

    Thanks for organizing this Kai - we are happy to support you in honor of your amazing dad and family.

  • Judith McCord

    Much love to the Fillinger-Payne family! Thank you Kai and friends for putting this fundraiser together!

  • Lucy Cummings & Scott

    Hi Kai, happy to contribute to this terrific fundraising effort. Hope to see you and your family soon! Lucy & Scott

  • Tamera Fillinger

    Way to go Kai and the Fundraising Flamingos! So proud of you and your team for raising money for cancer research!

  • Steve Payne

    Thank you Kai!

  • Nathalie Augustin

    Am happy to support you for this important cause, Kai! Wishing Steve continued good health, and best wishes to the whole family. Sending love and light, Nathalie Augustin

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