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Welcome to Bad Blood Boys' SOY Fundraising Page!
Mar 01, 2020
Welcome to the Bad Blood Boys fundraising page! We're just two high schoolers raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society with the hopes of finding a cure for blood cancer. Check out why and how you can support our amazing cause below!
Our Events!
Mar 01, 2020
Our Why: Emily Dumler
Feb 03, 2020
Meet Emily Dumler, the reason why we are here.
Emily is a close family friend of the Bad Blood Boys team. In August 2013, she was admitted to the hospital for a bleeding disorder. After 43 days in the hospital, a splenectomy, and 45 blood and platelet transfusions, she was finally diagnosed with stage II diffused large B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma at the age of 32. After six rounds of chemotherapy and a few short months of remission, she relapsed. In January 2015, she received a stem cell transplant after enduring several days of the hardest treatment imaginable. Just a few short months later, she found out the stem-cell transplant was unsuccessful. She was given 6 months to live when her doctor’s encouraged her to find a clinical trial to enroll in. In July 2015, she was the third patient in the world enrolled in this Phase I investigational treatment. The CAR T-cell therapy she received was developed with 90% funding from LLS. Had LLS not funded this project, researchers say that CAR T-cell therapy would not have further developed. Emily is doing great today and has been in remission since August 2015.
After beating her blood cancer, Emily decided to give back to the organization that saved her life. She ran for the LLS Woman of the Year campaign and raised $165,000! She has nominated us, the Bad Blood Boys, to carry on her hard work in raising money for this wonderful organization that saves so many lives like hers.
Here is a video of Emily and her husband Scott on TODAY talking about her recovery.
Welcome to Bad Blood Boys' SOY Fundraising Page!
Mar 01, 2020
We have been given an amazing opportunity to help over 1.3 million Americans who are living with blood cancer through the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS.) We are excited to be nominated and running for the Students of the Year campaign that is being launched by LLS. The Bad Blood Boys are competing against other teams from the Kansas City area to raise the most funds for LLS from February 13th through April 2nd. All of the funds that we raise will go directly to LLS to support their goal of curing blood cancers and improving the quality of life for patients and their families. We are doing everything we can to reach our fundraising goal of $75,000. We need your help!
LLS has contributed $1.2 billion into blood cancer research and has saved millions of lives. In 2017, 15 of 18 FDA approved treatments were funded by LLS. Since 2000, more than 40% of the new cancer therapies approved by the FDA are for blood cancers. Research funded by LLS leads to treatment advances in other forms of cancer and diseases as well, such as breast cancer, liver cancer, Multiple Sclerosis, and Alzheimer’s.
We are motivated to support this cause by the inspiring success story of our close family friend Emily Dumler, who is alive today because of a clinical trial funded by LLS. We are hopeful that our efforts can help lead to more inspiring stories like this.
We ask for your help to support the Bad Blood Boys in our efforts to find a cure for blood cancers by donating here on our fundraising page. You can also check this page for updates during the campaign and can share this link and code with friends and family. Finally, if you are aware of any businesses that may be interested in helping via donation or sponsorship, please let us know.
Thank you for helping us fight against Cancer! Any donation is a step towards finding a cure!
25 Comments
Jan Huff
Blood cancers affect so many people. Hoping for the day research will provide a cure as so many have lost family and friends to this disease. Good luck with your efforts raising donations!
Kathy POSTON
Good work, Luke L!!
Jackie Kmiecik
We are so proud of all the efforts you have put forth to help others. What a witness you are to your peers. No matter what the final total raised, you are already winners!
Peel Payments
Great cause Brent Smith! Good job!!
Scott & Sarah Miller
Best of luck guys!
Mary Gentry
Thank you for being real go-getters!
PJ Smith
Mackenzie and Faith are USD 232 grads that lost their daddy, Greg to Non Hodgkin’s in 2013 Good luck with your campaign guys! Keep up the good work!
Anonymous
We are so proud of you Caleb! Keep being a light of God in the world!!
Krista Johnson
Good work boys!
Brody Hendrich Family
Keep doing what you’re doing. You’re making a difference!!
Lynn Stoner-Whitsitt
What a great cause! Good job boys!
Lucas Schunot
Goals make life hard but worth it.
Diesel Garthoff
Your dedication to this cause is amazing!
Linda Marquez
My dad had Myelodysplastic syndrome which is a precursor to leukemia. Pops would’ve been 100 years old this year. You two young men are amazing! Hopefully you’ll meet your goal and thank you for setting an example for others to follow!
Sandy Kmiecik
So proud of you boys for taking time out of your schedules and thinking of others.
Bobbi Crafts
Good job boys! My soriety raises money for cancer research also, it’s Phi Beta Psi. They raised 310,000 or so last year with about a 1000 - 1200 members. So you two have done awesome!
Evan Haake
Brent I really appreciate and admire what you are doing. Sorry. Was not able to help in a bigger way. Hopefully, this little bit helps. Take care.
Erin & Kevin Martin
Great job, guys! Proud of you for making a difference in the world!
Lily Bredemeier
So proud of you, Caleb and Brent! You’re already changing the world and I feel so lucky to know each of you. Keep being the awesome guys you are! I miss you both.
CHRISTINE E JOHNS
Good luck in your fundraising efforts! Such a great cause!
Anonymous
Great kids Great charity!!
Joseph Reid
Eat the rich. Love uncle Joey.
Sierra Reid
We love Caleb and Maddie and support alll the good stuff they are doing!
Matt Ambrose
Brent, please accept this donation on behalf of Ambrose Packaging and Excellart.
Erin Schneider - Salsa Mama
Best wishes to you and God bless you for your efforts!!!!