Student Visionaries of the Year Dallas
Evellyn Hargrave | Cure Quest
Team Cure Quest Student Visionaries of the Year Fundraiser
Team Cure Quest Student Visionaries of the Year Fundraiser
Pillar: Patient Support
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Everyone has a personal connection to cancer - whether it is through a direct, personal experience, or working through that journey with a family member or friend.
I remember having my mom sit me down and tell me that my childhood best friend got diagnosed with Leukemia, and that friend was the LLS Honored Hero for last year's campaign, Aubrey Tillery.
I also remember sitting with my grandmother, who we called Mama, during her fight with cancer in the hospice center. We found out in April of 2021, and she was in her last days in May and passed in June. She was diagnosed with lung cancer which had spread to her brain. During this time, I was able to witness how steadfast her faith was. Religion, particularly Christianity, has always been something my family cares deeply about. She was someone who dedicated her whole life to helping others. She helped to set up a hospital in Uganda and helped advocate for the Pygmies to have a place to live after they were being persecuted and sent out by their government from the rainforest which they had lived in for centuries. While her story is not one of battling childhood cancer, her journey all the way until the end motivates me every day to push myself to help others and do exactly what our faith calls us to do.
Throughout our time at the hospice center, what really stuck with me was how graceful and gentle the staff were towards my family and me. I have a deep passion for music, particularly singing, and Mama had asked my cousin and me to sing for her, and eventually write a song, and the staff would always sit in and listen to us. The nurses who were caring for us were so kind and gave our family every option and resource they could to ensure that this journey, while devastating, was beautiful. This is why I am dedicated to Patient Support. I know what it can mean to have amazing resources and support available, and I hope through this I will raise awareness and facilitate that process.
As a Student Visionary, my job is to build on the vision set by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to lead charge in creating a better world and making the impossible possible.
As a team, we are continuing Hope Healing Cancer, a team led by Lauren Goin last year, and their legacy in the Second Annual Music Festival. We hope to see you there! This is an exciting opportunity to check out some great artists, some as student bands, and participate in this cause! We will have
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5 bands
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Silent auction
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Gift Card Wheel
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Merch booth
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Concessions
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Speakers - those who have been personally diagnosed with Leukemia
Purchase your tickets here: https://www.prekindle.com/event/28341--dallas
Through Patient Support, LLS provides Free "One-on-One Support" such as:
1. Information Specialists
2. Clinical Trial Nurse Navigators
3. Registered Dietitian
4. Patient and Caregiver Support and Counseling
They also connect with various businesses within communities, utilizing establishments such as Walgreens to provide community support.
To learn more, please visit their website concerning this pillar: LLS Patient Support
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.
50 Comments
Amy Zicarelli
Way to go Evellyn! Congrats on the Campaign!
Kristine Loiacano
Watching our precious 3 year old grandson suffer with leukemia was awful, but thanks to lifesaving medical advances, today he is healthy and happy. We have a whole new appreciation for the research that is funded by generous donors, and we’re hopeful that this terrible disease will be eradicated for good. Thank you for participating in this important cause, and thank you to the student visionaries for gathering us! Evellyn is a rockstar!
Linda Forest
Proud of you, Evelyn.
Molly Carroll
Great cause. Thanks for letting me be a part of it!
Gina Betts
Thanks for helping LLS!
Brenda Parikakis
Evellyn, I’m proud of you and your team for raising awareness and funds on such a disease. Yes everyone has been known someone who has battled cancer, some defeated it and sadly it took others life’s.
Kevin Fuller
Y'all are doing love - that's what angels do.
Brian E. Robinson
Go team! Super impressed. Keep turning these inspirations into actions.
Teresa DeFord
Way to go Evelyn! Your commitment to the LLS mission is inspiring!
Helen Costa
Great cause
Rachel Scott
Get after it! -an HTM attorney and teen family
Asif Ehsan
Thank you for your inspirational work.
Vanessa Vasquez
Keep it up Evelyn!
The Gilchrist Law Firm
FIGHT
Mary Kate Speed
HTM for the win!
Tracy Rector
Evellyn, you and your team are courageous to take on this project. As a momma of a cancer survivor, I applaud you. Thank you for leading the way to bring all of us into this work. Tracy R
Murray Hilyard
Great job, Evellyn. This is a very noble cause.
Hannah Bell
Way to go Evelyn!!!!! <3 Love Hannah and Lucy
Jane & Lowell Faulkenberry
Thank you for raising funds and awareness, and for your commitment to patient support. Your efforts will make a difference!
Varita Michell
God bless you Evelyn and your work with the Leukemia society.
Nicole Montgomery
Great work Evellyn and team!
Jennifer Jones
Way to go, Evellyn!
Cathryn Ammermann
My brother, John, who thanks be to God, is in remission from multiple myeloma.
Leigh Straughn
Go Evellyn!
Janet Hannam
In loving memory of my beloved husband David Hannam and dear friend Diane.
Renee Loy
Thank you, Evellyn, for raising awareness and funds. Your team is doing fantastic work. Mike Loy’s best friend, Mark Brightbill, faced Stage 3 Hodgkin lymphoma at 18, and 30 years later, was diagnosed with nodular LP Hodgkin lymphoma. His LLS teams motto was ‘We don’t know how strong we are until being strong is our only choice.’ RIP Mike and Mark, we will never forget you!
Northwest Family Law
Let’s go!
Lauren and Stephen Swann
Great work, Evellyn!
Shannon Bradford
Losing two precious ladies to any form of cancer is too much. Thank you Evellyn for working so hard on this!
Erika Hanson
Evellyn Hargrave
Jennifer LeBlanc
Excellent work!
Sunwest Communications
Evellyn, James and team - Thank you for everything you are doing! Your friends at Sunwest Communications - Jen LeBlanc & Crayton Webb
Jennifer Dutschmann
Happy to support this mission. All the best with your event!
Nancy Warncke
Wonderful work, Evellyn Hargrave!
Alice Dickerson
Miss you! Love Mom
Anamika Sinha
Wonderful work for a great cause Evelyn! Best wishes! Ravi Prakash and Anamika Sinha.
Stephanie Pearson
Way to go!
Elaine Glasscock
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Jacob Norvell
Perfect event
Christy Gammill
In loving memory of my Dad, Ben Adamcik. I hope the foundation continues to support research and a cure for others. Thank you for what you all are doing!
Richard Enthoven
Lymphoma survivor. Thanks for working on saving my life!
Patty Hanson
My grandma was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and we will always be grateful to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society for their help through the journey. Thank you Evellyn for all of your hard work! ❤️To your grandma/Aunt Diane and mine ❤️💕
Bonnie Wells
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Allison Bunting
I am deeply moved by Evellyn Hargrave and the Student Visionaries with Cure Quest Dallas as they come together to support leukemia and lymphoma patients and their families. Their efforts not only provide vital support for leukemia and lymphoma patients, but also contribute to groundbreaking research aimed at finding a cure for all cancers. This cause is especially meaningful to me, as I lost my father just six months ago to lymphoma and prostate cancer. Seeing young people unite for such an important mission is truly heartening. Their dedication gives hope to countless families affected by cancer, and I am honored to support their work.
Bob Johnston
Thank you for working so hard on this project.
Dorothy & Gerald Gregory
My donation is in honor of my mother, who was one who loved God with all her heart and soul. I had the privilege of knowing your Grandmother, who also loved God with all her heart and soul! What a blessing to have two such women in my life.
Kay Lawson
Your grandmother would be so proud
Cameron Smith
Love your heart for this organization!
James Stanton
Diane Stanton, who gave her life to saving others.
Carrie Headington
Your grandmother is so proud of you Evelyn