Hi, my name is Mikaela Nowinski! I'm a junior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. Some of my hobbies include: watching movies with my family, playing soccer, and playing with my dog Chuck Norris. The reason I am raising funds for LLS is because sadly my grandpa passed away from cancer, and I know firsthand how cancer can affect the people you love. However, that just makes me more motivated to raise money to contribute to innovative research and help kick cancer's butt!

Hi, my name is Momo Tun! I'm also a junior at TJHSST. Fun fact about me: I love watching soccer! I just went to see a match in person recently (Manchester United vs. Newcastle United, if you're interested). Through this campaign, I hope to make a meaningful contribution to blood cancer research. My grandpa passed away from cancer recently, and his battle is what inspired me to be a part of LLS. I know that nearly everyone has a personal connection to cancer, and that's what makes what we're doing so important. Help us kick cancer's butt!!

We've been best friends for over 12 years and are so excited to be candidates in LLS's 2025 Student Visionaries of the Year campaign!

Visionaries look to the future—and see infinite possibility.
They challenge the status quo—and make the impossible possible.
They boldly imagine a better world – and lead the charge to create it.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society was built on that same vision - of a better world - one without blood cancers.

I am a visionary; I have a vision for a world without cancer, but I need your help.

This year, I’m proud to be a part of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Student Visionaries of the Year Campaign, working to raise as much as possible for LLS’s mission.

As a global leader in the fight against blood cancer, LLS:

• Funds cutting-edge research leading to breakthroughs in immunotherapy, genomics and personalized medicine that are improving and saving the lives of patients
• Provides free education and support for blood cancer patients and families, including personalized, one-on-one support, assistance with identifying and enrolling in clinical trials, and more.
• Mobilizes thousands of advocates to drive policy changes that accelerate the development of new cancer treatments and break down barriers to care.

Please consider joining this fight by making a donation. All donations are greatly appreciated and tax-deductible. Please visit my website often and tell friends who would also like to donate!

Thanks to your support, my efforts will help ensure this generation is the last to see cancer.

On behalf of blood cancer patients everywhere, thank you!

For more information about LLS, please visit www.lls.org.