Students of the Year Washington DC

Liz Epstein | Team Vienna is 4 Lovers

Welcome to Liz Epstein's SOY Fundraising Page!

Jan 19, 2020

Help me reach the finish line!

I have been given the amazing opportunity to be a candidate on the team Vienna Is 4 Lovers in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) 2020 Students of the Year (SOY) campaign, a seven-week initiative where 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.

Over 1.2 million Americans are currently fighting or are in remission from blood cancers, and many of us unfortunately have some connection to the disease. I am extremely proud to help lead my team, Vienna is 4 Lovers, work towards our goal of $30,000. Personally, I hope to raise over $5,000 with your help and generosity. 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.

I am incredibly grateful for the chance to make a difference in the lives of patients across the country as well as for future generations. On behalf of blood cancer patients everywhere I thank you for your support in helping me reach the finish line! 

My Purpose:

I have taken on this role in memory of my uncle, David Katz, who passed away from Leukemia and in honor of my cousin Marjorie Miller, a two time cancer survivor who was diagnosed with Leukemia at age 12. 

Advances in Leukemia treatment were the difference between my uncle's death and my cousin’s survival. However, there is still much work to do to find better and less invasive treatments to increase survival rates and lessen the impact of childhood cancer on the patient's quality of life. Additionally, the treatments developed for blood cancers are now helping people affected by many different types of cancers. My family has been impacted so much by Leukemia and I hope you will consider being a part of this opportunity to make a real change. 

My Grandma, Martha Katz. This campaign is in memory of her son, David Katz. 

In loving memory of David Katz

My cousin, Marjorie Miller, a 2x cancer survivor and the inspiration for my campaign!

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 often and pass along the link to family, friends, neighbors, colleagues, etc. who might donate!  I recognize I need lots of support to cross the finish line!

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

 

36 Comments

  • The Gurdak Family

    Cancer sucks!!

  • Ronit and Sam Litwack

    Thank you for making a difference. Wishing you success in reaching your goal.

  • Uncle Paul and Aunt Karen

    So proud of you,Liz! Best of luck!

  • Carolyn Ikari

    ?? to the Katz Epstein families

  • Brett & Esme Jacobson

    Awesome job Liz! Love Brett & Esme

  • David Silber

    As a CLL survivor, I appreciate the need for more research and support of Leukemia victims. Good luck with meeting your goal

  • Shari L Zedeck

    In memory of David, in honor of Marjorie, and in memory of my mom - Anita Lederfajn - who had CLL. Shari Lederfajn Zedeck

  • Ruth Stromberg

    So proud that you are doing this, Elizabeth! Love, Aunt Ruth

  • Jamie Carabetta

    Donation in memory of Ralph Carabetta. Best of luck in your fundraising effort!

  • Susan and Bruce Wartel

    Great cause Liz.

  • Gina Schmid

    Thanks for making a difference Liz!

  • Robin Prescott

    One of my friend’s sons just got diagnosed with leukemia. Thank you for doing this fundraiser Ann.🙏🏼

  • Stacy Jacobson

    Great job—Thanks for all you’re doing!

  • Mary Ann Sarnovsky

    Liz, you are an inspiration!

  • Marsha Ennis

    In memory of my Aunt Nancy. Hope you reach your goal. Marsha Ennis

  • Steven and Arona Feinman

    Great cause.....cousins Arona Steven Erica and Ben Feinman

  • Brent Brown

    So proud of you, Liz!! Good luck!! XOXO!

  • Vickie Walton-James

    Dear Liz: You’re going great work for a worthy cause. Hope to see you and your family soon. Frank and Vickie James

  • Nicole Gardner

    Thank you for making a difference and wishing you success in reaching your goal! Go Liz!

  • Vincent Perdos

    Good luck Liz!

  • Mom and Dad

    Thank you all for all the love and support for our family

  • Kim Goldstien

    Sending lots of love, Cousin Kim

  • IRA EPSTEIN

    Liz, you are a wonderful example of one of America’s up-and-coming great young meaningful voices. Grandma and Grandpa love you.

  • Joanie & Randy Hunn

    How nice of you to do this!

  • David and Barbara Waisburd

    Let's win the fight! Love, Aunt Barbara and Uncle David

  • Bill and Ellen Enco

    Wishing good health to cousin Marjorie! Love, Bill and Ellen Enco

  • Sebastian Malave

    Hi

  • Frayda and Danny Penini

    In memory of David Katz. Frayda and Danny Penini

  • Dana Levitan

    Best of luck, Liz, and way to go!! The Levitans

  • Marsha Novick

    Good Luck Liz!

  • Matthew Epstein

    Good luck Liz! So proud of you, love Matthew

  • Barbara Pak

    Good luck Barbara Pak

  • Lloyd Wolf

    With love & health & strength.

  • Becky & Jeff Miller

    What an appropriate cause. Good luck!! Becky and Jeff Miller

  • Karen & Jeff Fruman

    Xo

  • Sean Miller

    Thanks for doing this Liz. We love you! Marjorie, Sean and Adele Miller

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