When a person hears the words "You have cancer," it can be one of the darkest times in their life. I believe that no one should face that scary battle alone, so I've signed up to save lives by leading Team Ally in the Students of the Year campaign. I've set an aggressive goal to personally raise a minimum of $75,000 for the mission of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), and we need your help to get there! Please consider joining us on this 7-week journey to be a LIGHT to cancer patients in their time of need!  

Personally, I became involved because when I was in treatment LLS really helped my family by assisting my parents in paying bills, purchase the medications that I needed to get better. Since then I've wanted to help others families with the same problems that my family had. More importantly, LLS has helped fund more efficient treatments, with less toxicity. Hopefully, we can work together and find the funding to find a final cure for blood cancer. 

Everyone wins when cancer loses. Thanks to your generosity, our 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. 

In fact, here is what your donation to The Leukemia & Lymphoma supports:  

- NEW DRUGS LEADING TO CURES. Last year alone, the FDA approved a record-breaking 18 new blood cancer drugs. 15 of those were funded by LLS at some point in their development. 

- FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR LOCAL PATIENTS. In 2017, LLS gave 753 North Carolina Patients over $1.9 Million in co-pay and travel assistance. 

- A WORLD WITHOUT CANCER. PERIOD.  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. 

On behalf of cancer patients everywhere, thank you for your support!