Students of the Year Washington DC
Jacob Felix | Team A Dollar Makes a Difference
Welcome to Jacob Felix's SOY Fundraising Page!
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. My teams campaign slogan is "A Dollar Makes a Difference" because if everyone contributes even $1 each, we will be able to make a difference and change the future for so many people impacted by these cancers. 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.
Our goal is to raise $50,000 and 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.
14 Comments
Anonymous
Keep it up!!
JoAnne Dukeshire
Jacob - Good luck!
Monica
Great cause Jacob, I love when young people get involved and give back. Thanks, Monica
Melanie L Tacke
My thoughts and prayers are with everyone who suffers from this dibitating disease.
Kimberly Campbell
Good Luck Jacob! The Campbells
Sue Keith
Good luck Jacob!
Anonymous
Keep up the great work Jacob and thanks for your engagement in this cause.
Theresa Golinvaux
Great job Jacob!
The Gandhi Family
Jacob, great work, very proud of you! Keep it up! The Gandhi Family
Deb Alderson
Good luck , Deb Alderson
Laura Berenato
Hi Jacob. Good Luck with the campaign.
Stacey Kenneweg
Good luck Jacob! Great cause.
Anonymous
Donation for Jacob Felix LLS Students of the Year
Salim Omar
Good luck!