Students of the Year Washington DC

Megan Wilkie | Team Juliana

Welcome to Megan Wilkie's SOY Fundraising Page!

Nov 28, 2018

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.

 

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10 Comments

  • Lynn Gant

    So proud of you Megan. Great cause. Hopefully we can join you on the 2nd.

  • Mona & Jeff Lindeman

    Good luck, Megan, with your efforts for this worthy cause.

  • Lisa Flowers

    Thank you, Megan for supporting this great cause. My neice, Emily, has been cancer-free for about 10 years after having Hodgkins Lymphoma during her senior year in high school.

  • Mary Bohan

    Keep up the good work Megan!

  • Lawrence Laskey

    We miss you Doug.

  • Melissa Juras

    Thank you Megan!

  • Cecilia Philps

    Megan! We are so happy to contribute to such a worthy cause. Good luck!!

  • Julia Wilkie

    Megan, thank you for your efforts on behalf of others. “I am third.” Mom

  • Nancy Burnham

    Awesome work, Megan! Thank you for your efforts in raising money and awareness to save lives!

  • Justin H.

    Megan, thanks for the opportunity to participate. I have an Aunt currently battling Lukemia. Hope you are able to raise a lot to support this important cause. Cheers, Coach Justin

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