Student Visionaries of the Year Dallas

Evellyn Hargrave | Cure Quest

Team Cure Quest Student Visionaries of the Year Fundraiser

Feb 10, 2025

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

  1. 5 bands

  2. Silent auction

  3. Gift Card Wheel

  4. Merch booth

  5. Concessions

  6. 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

    Chips

  • 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 ❤️&#x1f495;

  • Bonnie Wells

    Evellyn Hargrave’s campaign

  • 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

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