Did you know that more than a million Americans are fighting a daily battle with blood cancers and every 3 minutes, another person unwillingly joins the fight? This year, I am so excited to announce that I am the candidate team leader, leading a team of hardworking high school students from different schools and states in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Students of the Year (SOY) Campaign for the Maryland Chapter. The SOY Campaign is a unique leadership development opportunity for high school students designed to help raise funds for those with blood cancers. Donations can be collected between February 5th and March 26th, 2022, and the student/team that raises the most will be named Maryland’s Student of the Year!

I have signed up to save lives with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) and am working to raise as much as possible over the next 7 weeks. 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?

I am fighting for my grandfather, whom I called “appa,” who battled lung cancer for 4 years, and he fought hero-like. Joining LLS is important for me so I can help other families see their loved ones live an extra day by any means possible. Our team, Cancer Crushers, is proud to support LLS and all those who battle cancers-specifically blood because leukemia is the second leading cause of cancer death in children under the age of 20.
 
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! And I need YOUR help! Donate a minimum of $25 at this fundraising page to save lives TODAY!
 
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.
 
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