Our first event will be a child and adult dodgeball tournament! It will be hosted at Oakdale gym on March from 1-4pm. The times will vary depending on the age of the students: 1-2pm is 1st-3rd grade and parents, 2-3pm is 4th-6th grade and parents, 3-4pm is 7th grade + and parents. If you would like to attend, check out the link to the Sign Up Genius below! The entry fee is $15 for kids and $20 for adults. Feel free to invite friends and family who would love to have a good time while giving to a great cause. We hope to see you there! For more information, email me at analindell2@yahoo.com https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805094aaba72d6-dodgeball1

Ana was born and raised in Edmond, Oklahoma. She is a junior at Edmond Memorial High School and is actively involved in DECA as the Class Representative for her grade. She plays varsity volleyball at her school and loves watching or playing any other sports for fun. Ana loves spending her free time helping others, working out in the gym, listening to music, and spending time with her friends. One of her main passions is to be a part of something bigger than herself by one day joining the military. When she was nominated to be a Student of the Year Candidate, Ana was excited to raise awareness for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society as well as raise money for further research and support for their mission. She is determined to reach her goal and to help families in need who suffer from blood cancer every year.

I am honored to participate as a candidate 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. 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.

LLS really is 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.