Students of the Year Jacksonville
Sam Morrison | Sam's Cancer Crushers
Welcome to Sam Morrison's Fundraising Page for LLS!
I am honored to have been nominated as a candidate for the 2019 Students of the Year program, a six-week initiative in which select high school students from around the country participate in a fundraising competition to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
I’m a sophomore at Bishop Kenny High School and participate in cross country at BK and St. Vincent de Paul. My main passion is cycling and helping others. I decided to participate in this campaign in honor of my Aunt Rita. She was diagnosed with breast cancer which led to lymphoma. This all happened when I was very young and I don’t have a great memory of her going through the treatments but I can see how it has and will affect the rest of her life.
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 that raises the most money at the end of the seven weeks is named Student of the Year. Our 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, thank you for your support!
For more information about LLS, please visit www.lls.org.
24 Comments
Chris Huppert
Sam, Congratulations on being Nominated as one of the Students of the Year! That is quite in honor in and of itself. I work with your father and know that he is very very proud of you as he should be. I hope my small contribution helps you achieve your goals and helps those in need battle this terrible disease. Congratulations again, Chris
Christopher Nooney
Congratulations Sam! We’re so proud of you!!!
Ellen Noble
Thank you for being a light in everything you do <3
Robert DeLuca
Thank you for your leadership, Samantha Morrison. Deacon DeLuca
Jim & Rita Perini
Way to go Sam! We're so proud of all you've accomplished. Keep pushing.
Denise Galloway
Great job Samantha. Keep up the good work!
Carla Chin
Sam, Fantastic endeavor and you truly are an inspiration to the students at faculty at Bishop Kenny. Thank you for being you!
Sonja Taylor
Congrats Sam! Wishing you and your team all the best in this amazing effort. Keep smiling, ride strong and enjoy the journey!
Christine Franzoni
Go, Sam, Go!
Sergio Arellano
Awesome Sam, Congratulations...Way to go
Kailee Halbuna
Sam, you deserve this more than any young lady in the world! It has been a pleasure to see you grow up over the years, and I hope you will continue to succeed! -Kailee
Maria Hyde
Go Student of the Year Sam! Keep doing what you're doing--you make the world a better place.
Anonymous
Such a good cause!
Heather Cosgrove
Congratulations Sam!
Joni Neidigh
I’m so proud of you Sam Morrison for all that you do!!
Lana Email Khanachet
So proud of you Sam!
Gretchen Ehlinger
Great job Sam!
Jennifer Keller
So proud of you, Sam!
Michael Edgar
Same, thank you for helping me to remember the important of being selfless and giving. “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson
Jared Davis
Way to go Sam!
Luke Sorenson
Way to go Sam!
Karma Harris
When we give of ourselves to other people, we are always making God smile. Proud of you my friend!
Gai Halbuna
Passionate, caring, determined and fun!. You are truly an inspiration to all...keep pedaling!
Martha Tuttle
Keep being you and making a difference!! Way to go Sam