Hi everyone! I wanted to introduce myself, so hello, I’m Catherine. I have a passion for music, writing, and community service. I am involved in my church as a student leader in the youth group, as well as a worship leader in the band. I participate in theatre in school, and I am involved in the Environmental Club. All of these things make me who I am. I also hate cancer. I mean, who doesn’t? Losing my grandfather to Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) when I was 7 was one of the hardest things I ever had to go through, but it is my biggest motivation for this campaign. I never want anyone to go through the horror of blood cancer ever again, and when the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) presented me with the opportunity to participate in the Students of the Year Campaign, I realized I could turn my pain into something positive. All I want to do is help people, and with your help, this aim can be achieved (I know this kind of sounds like one of those commercials LOL). Okay anyway, I really hope you follow this team during the campaign, because it is going to be fun! Let’s beat cancer together!

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?
 
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.
 
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