Wow! A week has passed since my campaign officially started, and I am overwhelmed by all of the generous donations and support. I can’t thank everyone enough! Thanks to all of you who have helped contribute to this campaign in support of my dear friend and all those who are suffering. We are making a change! Six more weeks to go!

-Jared

Join us for the Grand Finale on Friday, March 8, 2019 at the West Palm Beach Marriott!

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I am honored to participate in the 2019 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 be raising critical dollars in honor of my dad's patient, and a dear friend, Keith Kenney, who is currently battling a reoccurrence of cancer. Each dollar is a vote. The candidate who raises the most money at the end of the seven weeks is named Student of the Year. My 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 also 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, and I am so grateful to be an active part of this change!

All donations are greatly appreciated and are tax deductible. They'll not only support LLS-funded research, but will also 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 my website often and bring friends who would also like to donate!

On behalf of blood cancer patients everywhere, I thank you for your generosity, kindness, and support!

"TO KNOW EVEN ONE LIFE HAS BREATHED EASIER BECAUSE YOU HAVE LIVED. THIS IS TO HAVE SUCCEEDED."

Kindest Regards,

Jared Smukler

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