National Capital Area Students of the Year
Amber Amparo
Welcome to Amber Amparo's SOY Fundraising Page!
Jan 04, 2018
I’ve been incredibly blessed to have the opportunity to raise funds to find cures and ensure access to treatments for blood cancer patients as a Student of the Year candidate for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. With my team, “Las Estrellitas” (Little Stars), I am participating in the 2018 Students of the Year campaign, working and raising awareness to benefit LLS and support their mission to "cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families." LLS funds research to advance more breakthrough therapies for blood cancer patients and serves as a voice for them. My campaign is in honor of my grandmothers, both of whom passed away but are still seen by me as “little stars forever shining brightly”. Be a part of the cure and support our Students of the Year campaign. Be a bright beacon of hope, like little shining stars, for the future of blood cancer patients.
Welcome to my Fundraising Page for Las Estrellitas!
Jan 04, 2018
Welcome to Las Estrellitas!
I am honored to have been accepted as a candidate in the 2018 Students of the Year 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 raising critical dollars in honor of a young patient hero who is currently battling or is in remission from a blood cancer. Each dollar is a vote. The candidate team who raises the most money at the end of the seven weeks is named Student of the Year. My 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.
Since the early 1960s, five-year survival rates for many blood cancer patients have doubled, tripled or even quadrupled. And many LLS supported therapies not only help blood cancer patients but are helping patients with other cancers and serious diseases. In fact, drugs first approved for blood cancers are now approved to treat patients with stomach cancers, skin cancers, and autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis.
We really are changing the face of blood cancer!
All donations are greatly appreciated and are tax deductible. They'll not only support LLS-funded research but will help provide critical information and support for patients, and support advocacy for laws to ensure patients can access the care and treatments they need.
Please visit our website often and bring friends who would also like to donate!
On behalf of blood cancer patients everywhere I thank you for your support!
For more information about LLS, please visit www.lls.org
19 Comments
Dan R. Stengle
Myra Cluts was the Postmaster of tiny Vienna, South Dakota, population 46. When the café closed in the little town, the townsfolk and local farmers had no place to gather for daily coffee and conversation. So Myra pulled together folding tables and chairs and began to sell coffee and homemade baked goods at cost in the post office. No way said the Postal Service: you can’t sell baked goods at a post office. So Myra based the post office/coffee shop on voluntary contributions. (Tradition became a dollar a day for mid-morning and mid-afternoon coffee.) All were welcomed by Myra, even us non-resident non-farmers. Sweet and caring Myra died of leukemia a few years ago. The post office closed, but other generous souls keep “Myra’s Place” going in the same building. She is missed every day, but Myra’s sweet and welcoming spirit remains, although she has moved on to a better post office/coffee shop.
Anonymous
You are the bright beacon of hope for the future Amber! Very proud of you and all that you do for others. John Hope Bryant
Anonymous
A donation from Operation HOPE.
Susan Lang
Good luck Amber! We're proud of you.
Karen Bopp
I am donating in honor of our daughter who is battling recurrent Hodgkins Lymphoma. Thank you Amber for taking on the initiative for this very important cause.
Faith Chudzik
Hoping for a cure.
Clara and Sara Wynkoop
You go, Amber! Great cause. Dr. and Mrs. Wynkoop
Anonymous
Good luck with fund raising Amber, proud of you!
Maria Durban
I’m so proud of you Amber. for making such a wonderful contribution to all who are affected by blood cancers. It’s an honor to see how hard you’ve worked to improve the quality of life of others. Love you always.
Anonymous
What you are doing is great, Amber!
Deborah Ingram
Congratulations Amber & best of luck!
Anonymous
So proud of you Amber. Remember that you can do all thing through Jesus Chris. He will strengthen you.
Latoya lamons
Amber, Your calling is definitely helping others. We are all so proud of you. Congratulations!
Julie Wommack
Wonderful cause Amber!! Best of luck with your campaign. The Wommacks are donating in honor of my best friend, Zohra who lost her long battle to cancer a few years ago. We miss her everyday and hope that one day there will be a cure for all cancers.
Kim Davis
Great cause and I wish you every success.
Jay
GET IT GIRRRRRRRL
Anonymous
So proud of you!
Phelps Family, Maria, Keith, Kara, Beck
Excellent work and great achievement for a good cause Amber. Thank you, Maria, Keith, Kara and Beck
Bobbi McIntyre
Thank you all for doing this.