Students of the Year Washington DC
Kaia Griggs | Statesmen for a Cure
Welcome to Kaia Griggs' SOY Fundraising Page!
Team Statesmen for a Cure!
Welcome to my Fundraising Page!
I am honored to have been selected 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 proud to be raising critical dollars in honor of a young patient hero, Kelly Brodnik. She battled cancer for a long time, eventually losing her fight on September 16th of 2018. I now strive to find a cure for this disease that has affected not only our community, but so many around the world. Each dollar donated is a vote, and 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. 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.
6 Comments
Smitha Akkiraju
What you girls are doing is so thoughtful! Keep up the good work!
Jennifer Bognet, Bognet Construction
Good luck Kaia!!
Queena Dai
Goodluck Kaia!
Amir Dorafshar
Good luck Kaia!
Christiane Ghusn
Good Luck Kaia!!
Giuseppe Family
In loving memory of our niece and cousin Erin Drumm.