Students of the Year Washington DC
Caroline Hamilton | Bulldogs Bite Cancer
Welcome to Caroline Hamilton's SOY Fundraising Page!
Hi, my name is Caroline Hamilton and I am a sophomore at Bullis. I am so grateful to be a part of fundraising for SOY this year as all of the proceeds go towards finding a cure for leukemia and lymphoma. As someone who has personally lost family members to cancer, I understand the devastation this disease causes for countless families. This campaign allows students who are passionate about finding a cure to be able to make a difference. Each donation, however big or small, brings us all closer to finding a cure for blood cancer!
I am honored to participate in 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 proud to be raising critical dollars in honor of a young patient hero who is currently battling or is in remission from a blood cancer. Each dollar is a vote. The candidate team that raises the most money at the end of the seven weeks is named Student(s) of the Year. Our mission is to not only raise the most money but also to bring attention to blood cancers like leukemia, which is the most common form of cancer in children and teens.
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.
5 Comments
Sandra Morison
Caroline, I am so very proud of you, my lovely granddaughter...keep up the good work and you will make a difference...I just know it! Love you, Granny
Marilyn Adams
A little Canadian help with your fundraising goal!
Thomas Plevyak
We're very proud of our lovely and compassionate granddaughter. Love, Grandma and Grandpa
the Morehouse Family
Here's to a world without cancer and to the people who are going to make it happen! Good luck to you and your team. Thank you, the Morehouse Family
Kerri Brouilette
Good Luck Caroline :-) XXOO, Kerri