Oct 14, 2024

It's time to climb! This year, I am honored to climb for a second time in support of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society as part of the Seattle Fire Department's Team Tristan and in memory of my cousin Tak, who passed away in 2020 after a two-year battle against Acute Myeloid Leukemia. 

Last year I was absolutely blown away by your support of my fundraising goal -- together you helped me raise $4,456, and as a team, the Seattle Fire Department raised almost $75,000! The impact of this fundraising touches so many lives, so I am setting a goal of raising $5,000 this year. Please join me in supporting the LLS again this year as we fund the therapies and treatments that are helping save lives today.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for your support of patients like Tak, and families like mine, and your generosity towards this cause worth climbing for.

What is the LLS Firefighter Stairclimb?

The LLS Firefighter Stairclimb is the world's largest on-air stair climb competition, and annual fundraiser held at the tallest building in Seattle, the Columbia Center. We climb up the second tallest skyscraper west of the Mississippi in full turnout gear, weighing over 60 pounds, while on-air. Throughout this grueling course, we all remember that every step forward is representative of moving closer to a cure. Although this is an extreme test of physical endurance, it pales in comparison to what blood cancer patients endure. All proceeds raised directly benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and since its inception in 1991, this event has raised over $22 million thus far.

The LLS's continued advancements over the years are responsible for the blood cancer survival rate doubling and tripling; in some cases, the survival rate has even quadrupled. Many LLS supported therapies not only help blood cancer patients but are now used to treat patients with rare forms of stomach and skin cancers. They're even being tested in clinical trials for patients with a range of cancers including lung, brain, breast, pancreatic and prostate cancers. LLS funded drugs are now being tested for patients with other non-cancerous diseases like Diabetes, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Multiple Sclerosis.

For more information about LLS, please visit lls.org

 

Thank you for doing this fundraiser in Tak's honor!
Sarah Campbell,
In honor of Tak
Anonymous,
Thank you so much for honoring our son this way. You don't even know what a blessing or is.
Dennis and Laurel Taubel,
Go get em cowgirl, yeehaw!
Charles Cadwallader,
Jake Johnson Jake Johnson
Jake Johnson,
Good job, proud of you.. Katie and curt
Katharine Classen,
Kyra, we hope you make your goal! With pride in you, love from Karen, Max, and Bill
Karen, Max, Bill,
Happy to support your work for this important cause!
Erika Pinck,
Good luck!!
Brook Rose,
Thank you and fellow firefighters and EMT for bravely running towards trouble wherever it occurs. We all pray for trouble free lives. But when trouble does arrive, we know you're on the way to help. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Dan & Heather,
Best of luck! Thank you for working by towards such and important cause!
Raechel Ehlers,
Thank you for bringing attention to this! Also glad to have you climbing in my place.
Chris Pozsgai,
Have a great climb! -Adam "Shazar", of Eldritch
Adam Elm,
From a new Eldritch Player!
Anonymous,
From the Eldritch LARP Community!
Eldritch LARP Community,
Best of luck on the stair climb, hoping the good Eldritch vibes help lift you up!
Harrison Watson,

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Countdown to event

Sun Mar 9, 2025 @05:00 PM  PDT

Fundraising Total

97%
Individual Goal
$4,860 of $5,000
73%
Team Goal
$59,152 of $80,000

My Thanks To

  • Casino Night Volunteer
    $2300.00
  • Eldritch LARP Community
    $750.00
  • Colton Whitener
    $250.00
  • 12/17 Kraken Fundraiser
    $249.00
  • marc schiermeier
    $150.00
  • Dan & Heather
    $100.00
  • Katharine Classen
    $100.00
  • Charles Cadwallader
    $100.00
  • Dennis and Laurel Taubel
    $100.00
  • Anonymous
    $100.00
  • Chris Pozsgai
    $100.00
  • Adam Elm
    $100.00
  • Erika Pinck
    $50.00
  • Tony Sorgenfrei
    $50.00
  • Richard Tilbury
    $50.00
  • Raechel Ehlers
    $50.00
  • Harrison Watson
    $50.00
  • Brook Rose
    $40.00
  • Karen, Max, Bill
    $25.00
  • Jake Johnson
    $15.00
  • Anonymous
    $10.00
  • Sarah Campbell
     

In Memory of

Tak-Fan Robert Taubel