Hello! My name is Toula Petros and I am a junior at Cardinal Gibbons High School. Aside from putting a lot of time and attention into my studies, I am a member of several clubs that include Key Club, Debate Club, and Earth club. I am also a member of the Spanish, English, Science, Math, and Social Studies Honor Societies. I offer help through peer tutoring and I serve in the community helping with fun athletic activities for foster kids through an organization called Kids in Distress. I enjoy playing tennis, swimming, and running, competitively and recreationally. I am happiest when spending time with friends and family, whether it’s a get-together for a meal, going to the beach, or walking around town. My family, especially my parents, inspire me to be the best version of myself, and someday I hope to follow in their footsteps and become an electrical engineer.

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