Students of the Year Washington DC
Michaela O'Connor | Team Gators Beat Blood Cancer
Michaela's Students of the Year Fundraiser
Dear Friends and Family,
Thank you for visiting my fundraising page!
My name is Michaela O'Connor and I am a junior at Stone Ridge of the Sacred Heart. I am super excited to share with you that I am participating in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society students of the year campaign as a member of the Gators Beat Blood Cancer team. The campaign starts on January 23rd and ends on March 13th. This seven-week campaign is a fundraising competition between teams from across the D.C. Metro area. We are each inspired by 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 honored to work alongside my team members and I hope you will join me in the fight against blood cancers.
I am raising funds in memory of my grandparents, Geraldine and Thomas O'Connor, who passed away from lung and liver cancer respectively before I had the chance to meet them. Even though they did not have leukemia or lymphoma, I understand the importance of funding the research that the LLS helps support. Since 2017, the FDA has approved a remarkable 53 therapies just to treat patients with blood cancers, and LLS has helped advance 46 of these treatments. LLS has made $1.3 billion in investments in cutting edge cancer research worldwide since it was founded in 1949. The survival rates for many blood cancer patients have doubled, tripled, or even quadrupled over the last 80 years. Every dollar counts in helping continue to further these treatments and help all those who have been impacted by cancer.
The pandemic has dramatically impacted the lives of cancer patients and their families. Their daily lives and routines have been completely flipped upside down due to COVID-19. As we are most likely tired of hearing how difficult the past year was, we have the unique opportunity to bring joy to the families who have been impacted by cancer and COVID-19 this year. Any donation counts no matter how big or how small.
I hope you will join me and my Gators Beat Blood Cancer teammates in the fight against blood cancer! Thank you so much for taking the time to learn more about my campaign! Make sure to follow the team @gatorsbeatbloodcancer on Instagram and Facebook and feel free to share this information with any friends and family who would be willing to help work towards the cure of cancer! Thanks again!
Best,
Michaela O'Connor
75 Comments
Julie & Emily Donatelli
Good luck & enjoy the challenge for a wonderful cause!
Carrie and John Hitt
Good luck with your goal!
The Strong Family
Thank you Michaela and the Gators Beat Blood Cancer team!
Colleen Fisher
Love that you are doing this great work! Good luck! The Fisher Family
Hong Family
Dear Michaela, Thank you so much for raising money for such a worthy cause! All the best! The Hongs
Duane & Caroline Duncan
Duane and Caroline Duncan
Simone Ross
Michaela, thanks for your efforts on behalf of such an important cause!
The Raff Family
We have been Gatored!! :) Go Gators Beat Blood Cancer Team!!!
The Kramers
Go Michaela!!
Aguiar Family
Great job Michela!
Amy Buckley
Well done, Michaela!
Kurt Welch
Great Cause!!😇
The Morrissey Family
This is such a great cause. Good luck with your fundraising efforts!
Lilly Aquino
Good luck with the rest of your campaign! Go Michaela! Go Gators!
The Sharma Family
Good luck Michaela!
The Brewer Family
Go GBBC!
Yolanda Rodríguez
Thank you Michaela for working for a good cause
The Keegan Family
Best of luck Michaela and the Gators Beat Blood Cancer team!
Mona Patel
Michaela, what a great cause. Good luck reaching your goal!
Hsu Family
Good luck!
The Schropp Family
Thanks for the reminder Michaela! Go GATORS !!!!!!
Virginia Moore
Thank you Michaela! Annie Moore
Mary Ward
Good luck Michaela! Xoxo The Ward family
Park Hodgdon Family
Great to see engaged fundraising for an important cause!
Kim& Olivia
Go Michaela! I will get this matched.
Suzette O'Connor
NO TAX LTR-DAF
The May family
Good job!
The Sullivan Family
Good Luck Michaela!
John and Juliann OConnor
Good luck, Michaela
The Thompson Family
Keep up the great work, Michaela!
Maura and Bob Lannan and family
Good luck, Michaela!
Isabel Scharmer
Nice job, Michaela!
ARIS & MARIANNE MARDIROSSIAN
Good luck, this is a great cause
The Bellaman family
Good luck! Great cause!
Tracy Brew
Thank you Michaela for raising money for this cause.
Michele Anderson
Good luck Michaela! Thank you for keeping us updated on your campaign.
Meghan and Eddie Quinn
Go Gators! Go Eagles! Go Michaela!
Matthew & Suzette O'Connor
NO TAX LTR-DAF
The Caudron Family
Great job!
Molina Family
Good luck reaching your goal! xo The Molinas
Maggie & Tom O'Connor
Michaela, thanks for your efforts, supporting this hugely important cause. These cancers affect people of all ages, and with varying degrees of severity, but many times they are fatal.
Lisa Anzelone
Good luck Michaela! Xoxo the Anzelone’s
The Kenny Family
Wonderful teamwork on this very important cause!!!
Josh Thayer
Great cause. Eunha lost her dad to lymphoma last year.
Amanda Herndon
Great work Michaela! xoxo
Daphne Keshishian
Great work!
Ronis Family
Great cause!
The Porto Family
Good luck in reaching your goal!
Laura and Chachi Rodriguez
Great Job Michaela!! Love you!
Dave and Tina Burns
Good Luck Michaela!
The Webb Family
Good luck Michaela! Keep up the great work! Love- The Webbs
Joy J Dorsey
Dear Michaela O’Connor, I wish you great success in your fundraiser campaign. You are an amazing young lady to take up this challenge. Here's to our Stone Ridge Community, "Gators Beat Blood Cancer" success. (Dakota '23).
The Stuart & Laura Plank Family
Way to go!
The Dolan Family
Good luck with your efforts!
The Finnells
Great work, Michaela!
Camila Souza-Pu
I hope this tiny contribution helps you move a mountain.
Catherine J Young
Good luck!
mary kay seguin
Thank you Michaela for all your efforts on behalf of others!
Michael Labson
Good luck!
Montemarano family
keep up the good work, Michaela!
Amiyah Turner
Good luck and wishing you the best on meeting your goal -Amiyah and family
Amanda Kramer
Terrific cause! My brother has been in remission from Hodgkins for years now and survived a rapid relapse only because of clinical trials like those supported by LLS. Keep up the great work, Michaela!
Ann and Chris Raffo
Beat Blood Cancer!!! Go Michaela!!!
The Murphy Family
Way to go Michaela!
Kristen Ondeck
Such a great cause, Michaela! Good luck reaching your goal!!
christine wojnar
Thank you Michaela! Love you-Chrissey and Steve
Evangeline Rowan and Family
Best of luck Michaela and the Gators Beat Blood Cancer team from Evangeline Rowan and Family!
The Smith Family
Great cause!
Carolina Owen
Great initiative, Michaela!
Caroline Horrigan
Way to go Michaela! You are making a big difference in so many lives
Joanne and Mark Guerrera
So proud of you Michaela! Love, the Guerrera Family
Elsa Keshishi
Supporting Michaela O'Conner and the team, Gators Beat Blood Cancer, for their great efforts to beat this disease.
Judy and Andy Emerson
Best of luck Michaela!
Christine Green
Celebrating your outstanding work, Michaela! CG
Brooks Family
Way to go Michaela ! Go Gators