My name is John Stone, I am honored to participate as a candidate for the 2019 Students of the Year program, a seven-week initiative in which select high school students from around the country participate in a fundraising competition to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.I am looking forward to raising funds during the Student of the Year because the funds will be going to the LLS which will use the funds to further their research for finding a cure for blood cancers and other cancers as well. By working together we can make a difference in the lifes of others! 

The reason I got involved in the Student of the Year program is because both my sister, Morgan, and my friend, Angel, were diagnosed with blood cancer. I have experienced and seen what it is like for thoses living with blood cancer. My experience has not discouraged me but has motivated me to push for a better world. I want to be a step in a staircase that can help LLS get closer to finding a cure for all sorts of cancers.

Since the early 1960s, five-year survival rates for many blood cancer patients have doubled, tripled or even quadrupled. And many LLS supported therapies not only help blood cancer patients but are helping patients with other cancers and serious diseases. In fact, drugs first approved for blood cancers are now approved to treat patients with stomach cancers, skin cancers, and autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis.

We really are changing the face of blood cancer!

All donations are greatly appreciated and are tax deductible. They'll not only support LLS-funded research but will help provide critical information and support for patients, and support advocacy for laws to ensure patients can access the care and treatments they need.

Please visit our website often and bring 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.