Students of the Year Washington DC
Isabelle Weeda | Team Believe in a Cure
Welcome to Isabelle Weeda's SOY Fundraising Page!
Welcome To My Fundraising Page!
Hi! My name is Isabelle Weeda and I am a junior at Connelly School of the Holy Child in Potomac, Maryland. This is my second year participating in Students of the Year, but this time I am lucky enough to be a candidate! I am fundraising for this cause in memory of my grandfather and my great uncle, both of whom died from Leukemia. I want to do whatever I can to help the people I care about fight this horrible disease. I am so excited to fundraise for a cause that has effected my family, friends, and so many others alongside some of my best friends. Help my team and I cure cancer and remember that any donation helps!
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.
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
23 Comments
Karen and Chris Donatelli
Keep up the good work!
Ron & Sue Fielding
In memory of David Weeda, in honor of Richard Pelleriti, and in support of Isabelle Weeda - well done!
Caroline Soler
Love you belle
Marilee Hennigan
Such a great cause and in memory of a wonderful man! Good luck, Isabelle!
Rosanne Shepler
I am proud that you continue to fight the fight for the cure. You are the best! Aunt Rosanne and Uncle Tom
Paula Weeda
Thank you for doing this, Isabelle! Yorr grandfather would be so proud of you! I love you! Nini
Pat and Gael Delany
way to go Isabelle
Kristen Ward
Well done BELIEVE IN A CURE !!!!
Bridget Hankin
Great work Isabelle. Such an important cause!
Denise Silva
Great job Isabelle! Proud of you for teaming up with friends to put an end to this horrible disease. ??
Stephanie Mullette
Belle- We are so proud of the work you are doing in memory of those we have known and lost to this disease. This year, we'd like to honor Pop's brother, Geoff, who recently passed away after fighting leukemia. We will miss him and continue to push for a cure so others don't have to suffer like he and your grandfather did. We love you! Auntie, Uncle Brent, Sophie, and Henry
Mollie Darby
Good Luck!
David and Alison Weeda
Dear Isabelle, We are so proud of how hard you are working on this campaign! You are doing great things in memory of loved ones....Believe in a Cure! Xoxo mom and dad
The Reddys
Great job, Isabelle & team! The Reddys
Ben Hanslin
Great Cause! Go Isabelle!
Vito Chip Weeda
Isabele, your grandfather(also my first cousin)was one heck of a guy. A great husband to Jan, a wonderful dad to his boys, a dedicated advocate to his brother Phillip and an outstanding attorney. He was one of my favorite if not my favorite cousin even tho he and I were miles apart DC verses Ohio we managed to grow a close relationship over the years. As I am certain your mom, dad and I am sure other family members are, your grandfather would be so proud of whom you are growing to be. Alto my knowledge of who you have become is mostly thru FB add me to the list of those who admire you and your accomplishment Best of luck on this project, your third cousin Chip Weeda
Patricia and Roger Mullette
Wishing you all luck as you support finding a cure for leukemia. Congratulations on your efforts! We are very proud of you and your friends, Isabelle.
Michael Mullette
Way to go Belle! Great job and great cause. We are proud of you! Mike
Andy & Kirk Alderdice
Go Isabelle! Go Tigers!
The Marmor Family
Great Job Belle! We are proud of you!
The Barch Family
So proud of the work you are doing Isabelle!! XOXO The Barch Family
Cate & Jerry Weeda
Jerry & Cate
Kirsten and Jon Chapman
Good luck with your fundraising efforts!