Dear Friends and Family,

Many of us have been affected by cancer. Whether we know a friend or family member who has battled cancer, we know the effects cancer has on patients and their families. This is why 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. With the help of organizations, like The LLS, we can support these patients and their families by raising awareness and money for research. I am proud to be raising critical dollars in honor of Meaghan Kilner, one of my fellow classmates at Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, who is now in remission from lymphoma. Each dollar is a vote for a young hero who is currently battling or is in remission from a blood cancer. The candidate team that raises the most money at the end of the seven weeks is named Student(s) of the Year. As a part of the Gators Beat Blood Cancer team, 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 and YOU can help! By donating and spreading the word to friends and family, we can truly support patients and their families. Thank you!

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!

Upcoming Events: 

January 15 - Chipotle Night (4-8pm) - 10400 Old Georgetown Road Bethesda, MD 20814

January 19 - Lily Pulitzer Fundraiser - 4867 Bethesda Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814

January 21 - Cava Night (6-10pm) - 4832 Bethesda Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814

January 27 - Zengo Class (1-2pm) - 4866 Cordell Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814

February 1 - Babysitting Night (6-9pm) - 9101 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814

February 6 - California Tortilla Night (4-10pm) - 4871 Cordell Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814

February 26 - Chipotle Night (4-8pm) - 4471 Willard Ave, Chevy Chase, MD 20815

Gators Beat Blood Cancer Team:

Lily Gardiner

Megan Toner 

Lila Herndon

Caroline Hertzberg

Mary Kate Hogan

Molly Murphy

Maria Merz

For more information about LLS, please visit www.lls.org.