Students of the Year Washington DC
Sophie, Corey, and James Shumway | Healing Huskies
Welcome to Sophie, Corey, & James Shumway's SOY Fundraising Page!
Hi everyone! I am Sophie Shumway and I am a candidate for the Students of the Year campaign 2019 for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society. My brothers Corey and James are also participating in this campaign for our team the Healing Huskies 3.0! We are all extremely excited to be a part of such a great campaign! It is important to help ones in need and our wish is to make a difference with the ones suffering from blood cancer and their families! My brothers and I have decided to join the Leukemia Lymphoma Society to honor our grandfather who is currently suffering with Leukemia. It is so important to us to help him and everyone who has and is suffering from cancer. In order to make a difference we rely on the support from all of you! It would mean so much to us and this campaign if everyone can help and support us. Every dollar counts!! Thank you all for your support!
Here are some details about our mission and goals:
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.
23 Comments
Kim Billingsley
Great cause Sophie! My brother Michael was a champion in dealing with children with disabilities smoothie is in memory of him!
Ashley Hardy
Hope this helps! Donating in honor of a beautiful little girl who is so tough and reminds me how to appreciate life.
jennifer cumberland
What a great thing you are doing, good luck.
Mary Irby
Good Luck Sophie....
Kelly Lavin
Glad to support you and your brothers in your efforts for such an important cause. Wishing the best for your grandfather and will continue to pray for new breakthroughs.
Tracey Gerhart
Good luck with reaching your goal!
Kenneth W. Hanson
Keep up the great work Sophie!
Brian Newell
Great job Sophie, proud of you for doing this!
Kathleen & Ashley Jaeger
Best of Luck Sophie, Corey & James! Very worthy cause so keep up the great work! Kathleen & Ashley Jaeger
Brigette Friedman
Best of luck with this worthwhile fundraiser!
Jacky & Jeff Copeland
Good luck with your fundraising effort to honor your grandfather!
Megan Hannum
Good luck! <3
The Rice Family
You girls have done a wonderful job! Much Love from the Rice Family
Sandy Simoncelli
Great job Shumway’s!!
Janine Hamilton
I lost my dearest friend Randy to leukemia when we were in college. He was one of the best people that I've ever know. While in college, he was philanthropy chair for his fraternity. When his grandfather became too ill to live by himself, rather than let him be put into a home, Randy moved to live with his grandfather about 40 miles away. During this time, I noticed how tired he was but he brushed it away. I finally talked him into seeing a doctor. Just a few days after he played in a tennis tournament to benefit the ACS, he was diagnosed with leukemia. He passed away just 4 months later. It broke my heart and all who knew him.
Sean McBride
A wonderful cause you are supporting! Keep up the great work!
Lisa Fox
Great job Sophie!!!
Michelle Shumway
So proud of all three of you! <3 Shell
The Maryland Nolans
Good luck Healing Huskies 3.0! I lost a wonderful friend from college to leukemia. He was an amazing person and it happened too quickly and too soon. We are so proud of you all!
Robyn Oskuie
We love LLS and are happy to support you. Good luck! The Oskuie Family
Stephenie Hanson
In honor of my father, the best man I've ever known, who succumbed to Acute Myeloid Leukemia on October 12, 2007.
Augenstein Family
Good luck Sophie!
Nancy A Bright
Good luck with your goals!