Thank you so much for coming to my fundraising page! I am so excited to be apart of team Raise Hope Together this year. 

I am lucky that I have not been personally affected by cancer.  I'm not sure many people these days can say that.  One person I see that it affects is my mom.  She is a nurse in a hospital.  She treats many cancer patients of all ages from toddlers to senior citizens.  Every day she sees the effects of horrible disease, but one thing that stands out to her is patients with blood cancers who have to live with it for a long time.  They can go into remission, but they always have to live with the fear that it will come back.  I see my mom come home from work after a particularly sad day and I can tell she is upset because of how much she wants to help these people. However, it is the unfortunate reality that there is only so much we can do without the money for research. But that's where you come in!

I have signed up to save lives with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) and am working to raise as much as possible over the next 7 weeks. Every dollar raised counts as one vote for my campaign. The candidate(s) whose team tallies the most votes earns the prestigious title of Student or Students of the Year. Will you help me earn that title?
 
As you know, everyone wins when cancer loses. Thanks to your support, my efforts will help fund therapies and treatments that are saving lives. Over the years, support from people like you has been responsible for the blood cancer advancements that have doubled, tripled, and in some cases quadrupled the survival rate for some blood cancers.
 
Many LLS-supported therapies not only help blood cancer patients but are also now used to treat patients with rare forms of stomach and skin cancers and are in clinical trials for patients with lung, brain, breast, pancreatic and prostate cancers. And LLS-funded drugs like targeted therapies and immunotherapies are now saving thousands of lives every day.
 
We really are getting close to our goal of a world without blood cancers!
 
All donations are greatly appreciated and tax-deductible. They'll not only support LLS research, but patient services, advocacy, public and professional education, and community services as well.
 
Please visit my website often and tell friends who would also like to donate!
 
On behalf of blood cancer patients everywhere, thank you for your support! For more information about LLS, please visit www.lls.org