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My name is Ellie Walsh and I am honored to be a team member of the Red Elephants, representing the Academy of the Holy Cross, in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) 2019 Students of the Year campaign. I can speak from experience when I say my family knows how tough it is to go through this disease. I am honoring those who have battled blood cancers and raising money that will go directly to LLS in support of its mission to find a cure and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.  From January 10th to March 2nd of 2019, students all across the country will be competing to see who can raise the most funds and awareness for LLS’s mission to cure blood cancer. 

Our team’s goal is to raise $70,000 and we cannot do it without you! We are so blessed to have this opportunity to fight for such an amazing cause and we would love if you could help out too! We accept donations right on this page and also ways such as corporate sponsorships, personal gifts, matching donations, and silent auction donations. If you are interested in helping out in any of these ways (& more) please contact me at ewalsh20@academyoftheholycross.org or 240-483-6149

Along with my team, I will work to increase awareness about the impact of blood cancers and the cutting edge treatments that are currently being researched, as well as inspire others to join the fight to find a cure. 

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.