Westlake Consultants launches new charitable matching gift program by partnering with LLS’s 2020 Student of the Year Program

The seven-week initiative, led by Westlake’s very own Taelyn Haney, is a philanthropic leadership development program where select high school students from across the country participate in a fundraising competition benefiting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The candidate team that raises the most money is named Student of the Year. Team Kickin’ Out Cancer’s mission is not only to raise money, but to bring attention to blood cancers like leukemia, which is the most common form of cancer in children and teens.  

Taelyn was especially inspired when she learned about the LLS’s Children’s Initiative. The Children’s Initiative is a $100 million multi-year endeavor created to target blood cancer therapies for children. When Taelyn gets older she wants to become a pediatric doctor and says, “It’ll take me years to become a doctor, but with LLS and your donation, I have an amazing opportunity to help patients and their families now!”

In support of Taelyn’s passion for helping children, Westlake will match employee contributions, dollar for dollar, up to a total of $5,000. In addition, an anonymous donor has promised to match every dollar donated by the March 6th deadline!  Money raised from this campaign will go to funding research programs like the Children’s Initiative and helping families struggling with the high cost of care.

LLS is the world's leading funder of cutting-edge blood cancer research. Since 2017, LLS has helped advance 46 of 53 blood cancer treatments. Many of the revolutionary blood cancer treatments funded go on to be approved for other cancers. LLS has helped to advance nearly 1 in 4 of all cancer treatments.