Students of the Year Washington DC
Allison Baldwin | Team Cubs 4 a Cure
Welcome to Allison Baldwin's SOY Fundraising Page!
Hello!
My name is Allison Baldwin and I am a junior at Georgetown Visitation. I am honored to be participating in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) 2020 Students of the Year (SOY) campaign, a seven-week initiative in which high school students from around the country are nominated to participate in a fundraising competition to benefit LLS’s mission: to find a cure for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and to improve the quality of life of patients and their families.
I am raising funds in honor of those who are currently battling or are in remission from a blood cancer. Each dollar is a vote and the team that raises the most money at the end of the seven weeks is named Students of the Year. As a 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.
Personally, I am raising money in honor of my close friend and classmate, Kelly Brodnik, who passed away last September after fighting pediatric cancer for 2 and half years. Although Kelly did not have blood cancer, I am raising money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in order to ensure that anyone who recieves the devastating diagnosis of cancer can enjoy a long, happy life.
We are changing the face of blood cancer! Will you join us?!
Because of campaigns like Students of the Year, LLS has seen tremendous success discovering new and more effective treatments for blood cancer patients and has created a new exciting initiative focusing on treatments for pediatric patients.
- LLS funded 43 of the 49 FDA approved treatments for blood cancer patients since 2017
- Since 2000, more than 40% of the new cancer therapies approved by the FDA started as blood cancer research
- In 2019, LLS established The LLS Children’s Initiative, a comprehensive $50 MILLION multi-year endeavor, to help children with cancer through every facet of LLS’s mission:
- More than doubling our investment in pediatric cancer research grants
- Expanding education and support service for children and their families
- Advocating for and driving policies to accelerate the development of new treatments and break down barriers to care
- Launching LLS PedAL (Pediatric Acute Leukemia), a groundbreaking global precision medicine clinical trial in acute pediatric leukemia
And many LLS supported therapies not only help blood cancer patients but are now used to treat patients with rare forms of stomach and skin cancers. They're even being tested in clinical trials for patients with a range of cancers including lung, brain, breast, pancreatic and prostate cancers. LLS funded drugs are now being tested for patients with other non-cancerous diseases like Diabetes, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Multiple Sclerosis.
Please join me in supporting my campaign and LLS by making a donation to my fundraising campaign. Thanks to your support, my efforts, will help fund the therapies and treatments and help save lives today.
LLS's continued advancements over the years, are responsible for the blood cancer survival rate doubling and tripling; in some cases, the survival rate has even quadrupled.
All donations are greatly appreciated and are tax deductible. With your donation, you’re not only support LLS research but patient services, advocacy, public and professional education, and community services as well. Together WE CAN FIND A CURE!
Please visit my fundraising webpage(s) often and pass along the link to family, friends, neighbors, colleagues, etc. who might donate! I recognize I need lots of support to reach my fundraising goal!
On behalf of blood cancer patients everywhere I thank you for your support!
For more information about LLS, please visit www.lls.org
25 Comments
Curt & Anne Large
Go Allison!
Katy Anderson
Good Luck, Allison! XXOO
Laura O'Rourke
I am so pleased to donate to your campaign, Allison! Much Love and so proud of you , Laura
The Lynch Family
Way to go Allison! Thank you for all of your hard work!
Joan Elliott
The very best to you and all Cubs 4 a Cure team members as you take on this rewarding and meaningful endeavor !!! ??Aunt Joan
The Schuler Family
Well done Allison!
The Neill family
Great effort, Allison. Love from the Neills.
Susan F Arzt
Thank you, Allison, for your incredible kindness and dedication. My husband has battled lymphoma since 2003 and we are most appreciative of your efforts.
Martha Blair FitzGerald
Good Luck Allison! The FitzGeralds
leon keshishian
Good work Allison!
The O'Rourke/Hudkins Family
Go Cure! Beat Cancer! Thanks, Allison, for giving us a chance to support this great cause! XO Julie, Will, Wesley and Lucas
the christopher family
So inspired by YOU! XOXO the christopher's
Joyce Eckes
Fierce, mischievous, courageous and thoughtful, beautiful Kelly died this fall. To my cousin's 26 year old remarkable daughter . . . this is in memory of you.
Joyce Eckes
In honor of Allison and her open, full, clear strong heart.
George Schwimmer
Nice work!
The Hoffman Family
Way to go Allison!
McAvoy Family
Good Luck Allison & Team Cubs 4 a Cure! Appreciate your efforts in this LLS fundraising and awareness!
Widmyer Family
Congrats Allison! Really great you all are taking this on!
Pommer Family
Great luck Allison!! Lots of love from the Pommer Family!!
The Kirby Family
Great Work Allison and Team!
Joan Elliott
Behind you all the way as you and your team go after your meaningful and rewarding goal. Lots of love Aunt Joan
Ned Johnson
Love your leadership, Allison!
Ralph Eckes
Best Wishes Allison.
The Korhonen Family
You are my hero!!
Mary & Hedrick
GO AL!!!