It might seem like there’s not much you can do but that’s not true at all! Even the smallest donation help this battle. Remember change is possible. 

When I was eleven my mom sat me down to tell me my grandma had cancer. The next 6 months were very hard for our family as we had to watch her in pain. Even though now she is in a better place we all still miss her. So this project hits close to home. When I got the opportunity to be part of this team I knew I had too. The sad part is many people have story’s just like this. Let’s help each other out and help the world together. 

Hi, my name is Sarah Staggs and I’m a senior at Princeton high school. I was asked to participate in the 2019 Students of the Year program, for team Breakthrough. Though I am not one of the “select students” who are tasked with creating a team to partcipate in a fundraising competition to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society I am happy to be part of team Breakthrough. Through donations, we raise money to help patients who are battling blood cancer or are in remission. 

I am honored to participate in the 2019 Students of the Year program, a seven-week initiative in which select high school students from around the country participate in a fundraising competition to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. I am proud to be 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(s) 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.