Thank you so much for clicking on my website link and getting to know more about the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society! You may be wondering why I'm participating in this campaign. 

My main reasons for signing on to the Students of the Year (SOY) campaign is in memory of my aunt Kim (see next post), who died from blood cancer before I was born, and in honor of my friend Mackenzie, who is a two-time cancer survivor. Mackenzie is actually the one who nominated me as a candidate for SOY in 2021 and is the founder of Rebels for a Cure when she was a candidate in 2019. This year, I nominated Riley and Lillia to be my co-candidates to continue the Rebels for a Cure legacy. 

Mackenzie and I during last year's campaign. 

Riley, Lillia, and I excited for this year's campaign! 

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