Welcome friends and family to The Panther’s Against Cancer fundraising page! Thank you so much for your support towards our efforts to raise funds and awareness for blood cancer! The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, myeloma and to improve the quality of life of patients and their families. LLS is the largest contributor to blood cancer research in the nation. LLS uses raised money for research, education and support and advocacy. During this 7 week campaign from January 10th- March 2nd, the campaign goal is to raise 2.25 million dollars. Each team competes against each other, in a battle where the team with the most money wins. Please donate to help find a cure! I am involved in The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society because I saw how much it impacted my sister last year. It touched me as I watched her become so involved in such an important and powerful organization. This really inspired me to make a difference myself. Thank you so much for your time! This year's Honored Hero is Meaghan Kilner! Each year the Campaign is dedicated to a local patient or survivor. Meaghan is a junior at Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda, MD. Doctors diagnosed Meghan with Hodgkin's Lymphoma in her freshman year. She underwent chemo, radiation, and stem cell transplants. In her sophomore year, she joined her school’s cancer awareness team called Gators Beat Blood Cancer. Meghan raised over $10,000 during her first diagnosis for the Light the Night Walk. Meghan is very artistic and enjoys running track and swimming. Meghan is a true inspiration. We are so happy to have such an intelligent and bright young lady as our honored hero!!!

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.