Students of the Year Washington DC
William Fearey | Knockout Blood Cancer
Welcome to William Fearey's SOY Fundraising Page!
Hi I'm Will Fearey and this year I am honored to participate in the 2019 Students of the Year program. SOY is 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. This year I got involved because Leukimia and Lymphoma are two of the most common cancers people my own age suffer from. Also, if we discover a cure for these blood cancers then we are more likely find cures for other cancer types. The candidate team that raises the most money at the end of the seven weeks is named Student(s) of the Year.
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.
9 Comments
Seth Fearey
Thanks for doing this. Good luck with the fund raising!
Kate Ausbrook
So happy you are committed to this amazing effort. Thanks for including me! Good luck!!
David Armstrong
This is a very worthwhile endeavor. Best wishes! David Armstrong and Vicki Portney
Tanya and Hudson La Force
Best of luck to you and your team! Keep up the good work!
Lauriel Dalier
Best of luck, Will!
Dax Cummings
Good luck Will!
Dlephine Owen
Nice work Will! Good luck meeting your goal. The Owens.
Michele McQuay
Great cause, Will! Good luck with the fundraising! -Michele
Ned Scharpf and Tania Odabashian
Will, thank you for your service to those with leukemia and lymphoma. My mother died because of complications from lymphoma so this is near to my heart. Ned and Tania