I never got to meet my grandfather. He passed away when my mother was only 3 years old, he was 24 at the time. This has greatly affected my family. When given the opportunity to join LLS I was honored to be apart of something that means so much to my family.  I found out about this campaign through my friends who wanted to do more.

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.

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.

• 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

I Thank you for your kind consideration sincerely,

Leo Shiff