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 (LLS). My team and I are raising critical dollars in honor of my father, George, who is currently undergoing treatment for Multiple Myeloma. He is my hero!

Each dollar raised 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 such as stomach cancers, skin cancers, and autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis. Since 2017, the FDA approved 53 new treatments, 46 of which were funded by LLS.

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 support for patients, and insure they can access the care and treatment they need.

Thank you for your support and for your donations. You may also purchase tickets on this site to join us on February 28th for the Grand Finale Gala.

On behalf of blood cancer patients everywhere, thank you for your support!

For more information about LLS, please visit www.lls.org

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