Hi! My name is Myla and I am a sophomore and live in the DC metro area! Currently, I participate in Oakton DECA and many other clubs. I am on my high school’s track and field team, running and jumping both indoor and outdoor seasons. I volunteer for different organizations to give back to communities, such as planning events nation-wide for American Cancer Society. I was inspired to join the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) because my friend, Kristen, was diagnosed with Leukemia two years ago. This is something I am doing not only for myself, but for Kristen and all the other cancer patients who are affected. I want to spread hope and contribute my efforts in making this as much of a cancer free world as possible. 

I decided to take part in this campaign for several reasons. Through this campaign, I will gain new skills in the real world that I cannot learn in the classroom. The most important reason for my commitment is due to my friend, Kristen. A year ago, Kristen was diagnosed with Leukemia. I saw what she and her family went through and still are going through. I have seen the effects this has on people, and I would like to do my part in the world to try to stop this as early as possible. I am hoping you come along with me throughout this great journey to change lives! 

Welcome to my fundraising page!

I am so honored to participate as a candidate for the 2020 Students of the Year (SOY) program, 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 support Team Pro Remedium (latin for "for a cure") and am raising critical dollars in honor of a young patient hero, Vishav Chopra, who is currently in remission from acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Each dollar is a vote. The candidate team that raises the most money at the end of the seven weeks is named Student of the Year. 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 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