With all that is happening in the world right now, this campaign has become even more of a pressing issue. During these unpredictable and scary times, society must pay attention to people who require daily medical attention and treatment. Not only is COVID-19 detrimental towards their treatment appointments, their immune systems are much weaker and therefore so much more likely to be affected by this awful and fatal virus.

Hi, my name is Ellie Tirschwell and I am a sophomore at The Hewitt School and I am so excited to be involved in an organization like the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. LLS is the largest nonprofit dedicated to creating a world without blood cancers, and the organization has been successful in advancing 42 blood cancer therapies since 2017. I had the opportunity to be part of a Student of the Year campaign last year but felt that wasn’t enough. I was inspired to run as a candidate after hearing stories of individuals and families remarking on how lifechanging the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society can be among so many other things. I feel so fortunate to be a part of LLS and hope you will consider the same, though a donation! Every donation brings the world closer to a cure and a better tomorrow for all those affected. Thank you for supporting the Cancer CUREators!

I am honored to participate as a team member for the 2020 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 support my candidate and 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.