Students of the Year Washington DC
Emilia Boggs | Team Close Cares
Welcome to Emilia Boggs' SOY Fundraising Page!
Thank you for all of your amazing donations and support! None of this could be possible without you!
Stuffing letters for kickoff!!!
Meet this year's Close Cares candidates!!!
Welcome to Emilia Boggs' SOY Fundraising Page!
Hi! My name is Emilia Boggs and I am one of this year's SOY candidates. I am a junior at the National Cathedral School where I enjoy playing for the Varsity Tennis and JV lacrosse teams. Additionally, I enjoy participating in Model UN conferences, leading tours as an NCS Student Ambassador, and volunteering at the Latino Student Fund where I get the opportunity to tutor younger children. Due to my Cuban heritage, I co-founded the Latina Student Union at the beginning of my sophomore year, where I organize speakers, plan cultural events, and raise funds for a variety of issues such as hurricane relief efforts. Outside of school, I am an avid figure skater and I compete both individually and on a synchronized skating team. Finally, I live in Bethesda and am the middle child of two brothers. My passion for the Student-of-the-Year campaign stems from my older brother's role as a team member a few years back, as well as fighting for a cousin and peers who have struggled with blood cancer. These next seven weeks will be filled with challenges and dedication but I am sure that with help from all of you, we can bring awareness and hopefully aid in finding a cure for blood cancers.
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 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.
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.
thanks so much!!!
- Emilia
35 Comments
Ada Fernandez Johnson
Good luck with the campaign!
Jean Mohler
Great Job Emilia!
Matt & Cri-Cri Randolph
Great job and good luck!!!
Carolina Richards
Good Luck!!!
Mai Abdo
Good work, Emilia!
Claudia Callaway and Jake Davidson
Go Emilia! — The Callaway / Davidson Family
Stephanie Lilley
Good luck!
Maria Rionda
Good Luck!! I am so proud of you!!- Abi
Will Boggs
Congrats on starting the campaign. Keep up the good work!
Penelope Shapiro
Good luck!
Jeannette Stewart
Great work Emilia!
Todd Jacobus
From Todd and Shana Jacobus; wishing encouragement to all those affected by this disease.
Tara and Joe Palmore
This is a wonderful cause - best of luck!
juan rionda
Very worthwhile cause , glad you are helping out
stacy piccagli
keep up the good work Emilia!
juan rionda and courtney parmenter
great job emilia. I am so proud of all your hard work! Tio Juan and Courtney.
Missy & Peter Cook
Good Luck Emilia!
Elizabeth Boggs Davidsen
Good luck SOY campaign!
Cynthia Harper
Emilia, Good luck on your campaign! This is such wonderful work. Cynthia Harper
The Fischers
Good luck, Emilia!
Gina Coburn
Hope you reach your goal! Good work!
Kathy Campanella
Great work for a great cause!!
Ashbrook/Ehrenhaft
Best wishes! The Ehrenhaft/Ashbrook Family
Heidi Curley Kline and Alan Kline
Great job! Best of luck!
Rita Roy
Good luck Emilia!
Judy Van Namen
Great job Emilia! ~ the Van Namens
Tina McPherson
Great Job!
Elissa Davidson
Go Emilia!
Anonymous
Emillia Boggs from the National Cathedral School encouraged me to make a donation to LLS. LLS is lucky to have such dedicated and thoughtful students helping others to find
Ashley & Searing Merrill
Go Emilia! Thank you for bringing awareness to this disease. Ashley and Searing Merrill
Steve and Cokie Roberts
Great that you are doing this! Cokie and Steve
Jessica Marventano
What a great job!
Kim & Rod and Jen & Brad Nordheimer
Emilia, this is a great cause and we are happy to contribute to help you reach your goals.
Nina and Doug Boggs
Great job Emilia and team "Close Cares." We are so proud of you and all your hard work!
Janeen & Courtney Green
Emilia, your dedication to the cure and therapies for cancer is admirable. Having lost family members to cancer your support is much appreciated.