"There is a superhero in all of us.  We just need the courage to put on the cape."   -Superman
 

My dear friends and family!

I am excited to share with you that I have been nominated as a candidate for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) 2019 Student of the Year campaign, a seven-week initiative in which select high school students from around the country participate in fundraising campaign to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. 

I got involved with this campaign because I’ve seen what cancer can do first hand, and I believe that no one deserves to endure cancer both physically and emotionally.  If I can be part of finding a cure to end blood cancer, it would be the greatest gift I could receive and give.  I have put together a team of students from my high school, our team name is Fearless Dragons and we are ready to make a difference. 

Leukemia is the #1 disease killer of children under the age of 20.  Today more than a million Americans are fighting a daily battle with blood cancers and every 3 minutes another person unknowingly joins the fight.  We are proud to be raising critical dollars in honor of all cancer patients.   Our mission is to not only raise the most money, but to also 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 also 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.  With your help, our team hopes to raise $100,000!!  Each dollar is a vote.

Please share this link: https://events.lls.org/md/MDSoY19/nghahreman with your friends

and family to donate to our 7 weeks fundraising campaign for LLS that started January 19th. 

Again, my team and I greatly appreciate your support.  If you have any questions, please contact me at  noorag@glenelg.org

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

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