We are officially in the closing stretch of the campaign! This week we have events YOU can be involved in! Go to Chick-fil-a in noblesville this Tuesday, Mad Mushroom in Purdue tomorrow, and Chipotle at Purdue Wednesday! Then Thursday join us at Hope Anchor & Crew in Saxony to create a custom bracelet with friends and Family. Make sure to mention LLS while at these locations for your proceeds to come back to us! Then finish off your week Saturday with a little physical activity and sign up for a fun run! It is free to sign up but we encourage a $20 donation! It is at Northview and breakfast will be provided afterwards as well. I can't wait to see you there!

These events you can be at for 10-15 mins picking up food, or creating a bracelet with a loved one. Please consider coming, we are raising so much money and we can hit our goal and help end cancer with your help! Please consider coming and being apart of the generation that will end cancer!

Fun Run sign up:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/luke-andritsch-student-of-year-campaign-fun-run-tickets-273585229787

Hello! Today is world cancer awareness day, and I am going to be telling you about why it is important to donate to LLS today of all the days! 

By the time you are done reading this someone is going to have been diagnosed with a blood cancer and their lives changed forever. The treatemnts LLS has been creating new treatments for blood cancers and the survival rates have just gone up! Though most cancer treatments are intended for adult bodies, not children. 80% of childhood cancer surviors devolp a chronic health condition from the treatments they were given. Recently I went into my Survivors clinic, where the doctors go over my treatment with me and things I have to look out for in the future. They pulled out this big long list of 15+ drugs I was on and told me that if I was an adult then I would have only had to take one of those. 

In the past 40 years only 4 blood cancer drugs were created for children in mind. That is why I and LLS are so dedicated to raising money to increase this number so no child has to worry about what could happen to them later in life. My doctor who treated me used to tell my family and I that one day the treatment that I went through would be looked at as barbaric. My goal is to make that statement reality. 

Please consider donating on this day we honor, celebrate, and pray for cancer patients and cancer survivors around the world. Even one dollar can help save a childs life. So please I beg you and so do so many others to consider donating to this amazing cause. 

You (21+) or your parents looking for a fun Valentine day event that you can’t miss?! The Valentine’s Day Social Swirl is a wine tasting, and socializing event on February 11th at the Indianapolis Sailing Club. Wine provided by International Wine Supplier, Matt Schicker of Taub Family Selections. With generous donations from Tasteful Times. There will be wines from Italy, France, Germany, California and so much more. It will be a tasting you won’t want to miss, poured by knowledgeable wine professionals and Sommeliers. Plus special guest, Karrah Teruya of Southern Glazers Wine and Spirits professional wine taster, wine educator and 3 time Leukemia survivor. All proceeds going to support my students of the Year campaign for Leukemia Lymphoma Society! Let your parents or friends know about this amazing event! Tickets are on sale now. TICKETS ARE LIMITED AND GOING FAST!

Happy kickoff season everyone! Donation page is officially open to donations at 12:01am on January 20th going to march 11t! As a lot of you know I had blood cancer when I was nearly 4 years all the way to just shy of my 8th birthday. LLS stepped into my families life very quickly after this diagnosis and provided us relief and support over the next 3 1/2 years of treatment. With all that LLS did for me throughout those years of treatment I signed up for Students of the Year so I can have that same impact on a family.

Around October we had an idea of how to kick off the Students of the Year campaign. Running 48 miles in 48 hours is a crazy thing that created some amazing memories that I will remember for the rest of my life. This is just the start to this wonderful 7 week campaign. We have so much planned and excited for. This campaign and this run are not possible without these amazing people who woke up early with me, listened to the same playlist for 48 miles, and cheered us on the entire way. Remember the donation page is open for 7 weeks and we can end cancer TOGETHER. Any dollar is appreciated. Special shout out to @ourfitclub Angela Quednau Beckius @hse_principal @drewkennedy__ @mattjwalt @lily_rouget @asarb16 @ellienawa10 keep your eyes open for what is coming next in this campaign! Amazing things are going to be happening! Thank you all for your support and belief in our mission. We couldn’t have done this without you.

Happy kickoff season everyone! Donation page is officially open to donations at 12:01am on January 20th! As a lot of you know I had blood cancer when I was nearly 4 years all the way to just shy of my 8th birthday. LLS stepped into my families life very quickly after this diagnosis and provided us relief and support over the next 3 1/2 years of treatment. With all that LLS did for me throughout those years of treatment I signed up for Students of the Year so I can have that same impact on a family.

Students of the Year is a 7 week campaign where students across indiana compete to raise money for 7 weeks. On march 11th the title of “Students of the Year is released” But of course this is about raising money for a cause that has touched me and so many other families.

To kick off this campaign I will be doing a challenge with HSE cross country members, Matt Walters, Lily Rouget, Ellie Nawa, Ayden Sarber, and Drew Kennedy, with the support of the rest of the team. We will be partaking in the 4x4x48 challenge starting January 21st at 12am, this has us waking up and going for a 4 mile run and then 4 hours later we do another 4 mile run at 4am. We continue this trend of running 4 miles every 4 hours for 48 hours straight, we will be running with music, signs, flags, and the support from the team and many more! So many groups are helping us in this venture including Our Fit Club, HSE cross country, and many more! We will be posting where we are going so you can come honk, take pictures and more! If you tag us on Instagram stories @andritsch_soy_2022 you will be entered in to win a prize in a giveaway! 

If you want to come to a 4 mile run and meet some amazing people there are a couple of community runs. Starting Friday at 4am @ourfitclubindy, Friday 4pm @ourfitclubindy, FRIDAY AT 4PM WE WILL BE HAVING A SPECIAL GUEST SO COME TO THIS! Saturday 8 am and 12 pm @ourfitclubindy !! Hope to see you there running to end cancer!!