Dear Friends and Family,

    I am so excited to announce that this year I am taking part in the “Students of the Year” campaign for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society! This campaign entails 7 weeks of fundraising beginning on January 29th and ending on March 19th. All of the proceeds we will have raised go towards the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for blood cancer research. This campaign is an amazing way for students to compete while also coming together and working hard to achieve the common goal of a cancer-free world. 

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society began in the 1960’s and is now the largest nonprofit funder of cutting edge blood cancer research. They have helped advance 85% of the blood cancer treatment options approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration since 2017. Just last year all of the teams combined  for Students of the Year raised just under 1 million dollars! I am so honored to be a part of helping such an amazing organization.

I, personally, have not experienced cancer in my family, but I have seen friends of mine go through it with their families and just watching that as an outsider is extremely sad. You see how much it affects everyone involved, and being able to raise money in order to help families and of course the future patients avoid going through that process is something very special to my team, the Wild Cures, and I.

Our goal this year is $50,000 and while it is going to take a lot of hard work on our part, your help would be greatly appreciated! A donation of any amount can help to change someone's life and helps us get one step closer to winning this fight against blood cancer. If you would like to donate through the mail, please make the check payable to The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society using the enclosed, pre-addressed envelope. Please print our team name “Wild Cures” in the memo section. If you would like to donate online please visit https://events.lls.org/noh/nohsoy22/abellavia. Even just spreading the word about my team and our mission is of great help to us. Thank you so much for your time and help, we cannot wait to share our progress with you!

If you have any further questions feel free to contact me on my cell at 561-400-0688 or my email abbi.bellavia2@aol.com.