Students of the Year Washington DC
Lucy Byer | Bulldogs Bite Cancer
Welcome to Lucy Byer's SOY Fundraising Page!
Hi, my name is Lucy Byer and I am a sophomore at Bullis. I am very excited to participate in this campaign in honor of my grandmother, Marge Silverberg, who passed away after a recurrence of Leukemia two years ago. I am fundraising for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society not only to honor my grandmother but to fundraise to create new treatments so that no other family goes through the pain of losing a loved one to cancer. Every donation brings us one step closer to a cure and every dollar donated can make a difference, thank you so much for your support!
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.
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.
My grandmother and I when I was a baby.
45 Comments
Michael Bramnick
Good luck, Lucy!
Sheila Hahn
This is great, Lucy!! Love you, Sheila
Loryn Blum
What a wonderful way to help others suffering from cancer. I lost my mom to cancer 23 years ago and a day doesn’t go by that I don’t miss her or think about her. Go Lucy!
Annie Groat
Good luck Lucy! Love the photo of you and your grandmother!
Steve Daviss MD
Go Lucy!
Brigid Starkey
Great job, Lucy! xo
Richard K
Very Proud to support your very worthwhile efforts! Thanks for the opportunity!
Margaret
Margie would be so proud of the amazing woman you have become! Best of luck. XO M
Hon. Barry Rush
Thanks!
Anonymous
This donation is in honor of Lucy's grand-mother Marge.
Anita Lynn
Great cause! Thanks for all your efforts, Lucy!
Susan Galbraith
Thanks Lucy!
Claire Starkey
Great work, Lucy!! Keep it up!
Rene Maddox
It is so wonderful that you are doing this Lucy!! And so lovely that you are honoring he memory of your grandmother. I love the picture of you two! Good luck!
Sue Choi
Great work Lucy!
betsy glick
Lucy and friends, thank you for going to bat for this important cause! I (and almost everybody I know) has known or lost someone with some form of cancer or a blood cancer. I lost my biological father to Leukemia and a boyfriend lost his battle with Bladder Cancer. Let us all pray that soon a cure will be found for those who are afflicted in the future!
STEVE SILVERBERG
Thank you Lucy for all your efforts
Olivia Byer
Good luck Lucy! Noah and I both are cheering for you
Jane Runnels
Marge was a very special person, and she would be so proud of your efforts to benefit LLS, Lucy.
Anonymous
Great job Lucy, so proud of you!
Emily Silverberg
Good luck, Lucy!
Gwen Rubinstein
Go, Lucy!
Lauren Essig
Lucy, I am so proud of you! Thank you for taking on this cause for LLS. It is very near and dear to my heart. Good luck with your efforts. All the best, Lauren (PE teacher at GAS)
Lori and Jim McNair
How wonderful to honor your loved ones in such an important way!
Gary Bramnick
Keep up the amazing work, Lucy!!!
Deirdre Gallagher
Lucy: Good luck with the campaign. What an honor it must be to raise money for such an important cause - and on behalf of your amazing grandmother. Keep up the great work! Love, The Gallagher Family
Lisa Newcombe
Good Luck Lucy - what a great way to honor your Grandmother! Love, the Newcombe Family
Eva Rosenbaum
In memory of Marge Silverberg, a life-long friend..
Nancy Perilstein
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Frances Killpatrick
Marge was one of the best friends I ever had... We laughed, cried and had lots of wonderful times.
Gail Hibler
Good Luck Lucy From Gail and Nathan
Kalish Family
Good Luck with your efforts Lucy!
Nurit Coombe
Thanks! Nurit
Anonymous
Love you lucy222
Debbie & Alex Wiederhorn
Great work Lucy... we love you!
Susan And Allen Hanenbaum
Your special and loving relationships with your grandmothers is bonded by your activism. Your grandmother Seems to be a “A Woman of Valor”; her granddaughter is following in her footsteps, Thank yiu Lucy
Dahlia Martin n Jordan
Thanks for making this world a better place. Much love DeeDee n Jordan
Ruth Berg
Wish I could donate more, Lucy. Your grandmother was a wonderful woman. Fondly, Ruth Berg
Linda Ely
Marge is remembered with love every Wednesday in ikebana class where we celebrate and practice friendship through flowers.
The Hurowitz Family
Great campaign!
Mark Van Fossan
Way to go Lucy....what a wonderful cause!
Robin and Lawrence Brown
Good Luck Lucy!
Smriti Popenoe
Great job Lucy!
Michael Gelling
Always fight the good fight, This is a good fight. Thank you
George and Rebecca Beuchert
Good work, Lucy!