Students of the Year Washington DC
Timothy O'Connor | Team The Red Elephants
Timothy's Students of the Year Fundraiser
Hello,
My name is Timmy O'Connor and I have signed up to save lives with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). Between January 22nd and March 12th I will be working to raise as much as possible in just 7 short weeks, hopefully reaching my personal goal of $5,000. Every dollar raised counts as one vote for my campaign. I am proud to be a Junior this year at Georgetown Prep and though I have a lot going on with school and soccer, LLS has now taken priority.
Cancer has affected everyone in some way, which is why I have chosen to stand up through this campaign. My personal reasons for supporting this worthy cause are my grandmas. I lost my Mumsie when I was in seventh grade to cancer and I want to help anyone I can to avoid the same. That is why when my Dad's mother, Nanny (pictured below), was diagnosed with a rare blood cancer, I was truly disheartened. I want to do anything I can to put an end to cancer and help with Nanny's battle. LLS seemed like the perfect place to start. 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! Every donation, regardless of amount, can have life-changing affects for cancer patients.
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! Feel free to check out any of my fellow Red Elephant's pages for more information.
On behalf of blood cancer patients everywhere, thank you for your support! For more information about LLS, please visit www.lls.org
28 Comments
Grace O’Connor
Go Timbo!!
Frances Arch
Thank you Timmy. You are a wonderful guy. Mumsie loved you so much.
Maureen Irani
In memory of my beloved sister, Joan Gallagher.
Tom, Ellen, Molly, Maggie & Tommy Sullivan
Go Timmy! AMDG GP!
The Fam
We are so proud of you, Timmy! Love, The Fam
Tim and Barbara O'Connor
The O'Connor family are great champions of LLS! Thank you!
Kathy and Don Elliott
Go Timmy! ❤️ Aunt Kathy & Uncle Don
William Haardt
Thank you Timmy for committing to this important work. I donate in honor of my cousin Elizabeth Brokaw who gave a bone marrow transplant to help her brother survive Leukemia. He is in remission and has been doing quite well for many years. His sister Elizabeth returned to God 12 years go due to her own battle with pancreatic cancer. Holding everyone we have lost in prayer and those who continue to fight this battle daily.
Kathleen and Chris Farrell
Thanks Timmy for doing this. This is a wonderful society and a great cause! This society granted one of my own patients an $11,000 grant to help him pay for the treatments for multiple myeloma. He is so grateful.
Benjamin Williams
Timmy, I know you will pursue this with the same determination and thoughtfulness I see in and out of class. It's good work, rooted in love, and I appreciate the opportunity to help.
Pops Gallagher
So proud of you, Timmy!
Mike, Jen and Bobbie Cowan
Way to go, Timmy!
Michelle Aldridge
Good luck Timmy & the Red Elephants!
Luke Robertson
Great Job Timmy !
Thomas Beall
Good luck Timmy, Beat Cancer!
The Conrads
Great job Timmy!
Lynne and Dan
Timmy, dan’s father died of lymphoma so we truly understand how hard it was to lose your own grandmother to this terrible disease. All the best in your campaign. This is a wonderful thing that you’re doing! Lynne and Dan Levine
The Roy’s
Thank you for your dedication to ending cancer.
Susan Donaldson
You should be very proud of the very special young man trying to make a difference in this world. So very thoughtful to dedicate this effort to his Nanny. Always thinking and praying for a cure. Susan and John Donaldson. Friends of Barbara and Tim
Patricia G. Wade
Timmy, I know Mumsie is smiling down at you. We are all so proud of you.❤️
Virginia Vernick
Timmy, Thank you for the opportunity to be a part of this great cause. Let's beat cancer so no one else has to lose a loved one. Uncle Andy and Aunt Ginny
Gene Hopkins
Quite impressive, Tim. Expecting big things out of you sir. Good Luck.
Donna Long
As always, Timmy, so very proud of you. This is such an important event that helps so many. Thanks for being a part of it. Mrs. Long
Brian & Vivi Fleming
Happy to support such a great cause! Go Timmy!!
Catherine CONDELL
Thank you, O’Connors!!
katie oconnor
Great job Timmy!
Lindsay Howley
Great job Timmy!
Mary Smith
Thank you Timmy for supporting such a wonderful and important cause. May God Bless you.