Students of the Year Denver

Olivia Gilchrist | Team In For A Cure's Campaign Team

Olivia's Students of the Year Fundraiser

Jan 05, 2021

It is an incredible honor to be a co-candidate for the 2021 Students of the Year campaign. For seven weeks, from January 7 to February 27, 2021, select high school students around the country will participate in a competition to raise awareness of the research, programs, and advocacy being conducted through LLS in addition to funds to support their mission to cure blood cancers. Alongside my close friends Bella Clark and Karah Post, I am working to raise $50,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society during the campaign.

Everyone has been affected by cancer in one way or another. Multiple people close to me, including both friends and family, have undergone a battle with cancer. It is estimated that 15,780 children between the ages of 0 and 19 in the United States are diagnosed with cancer each year (American Childhood Cancer Organization). Furthermore, Leukemia accounts for nearly 40% of childhood cancer diagnoses. Not to mention, every 3 minutes, someone is diagnosed with a blood cancer. Every 9 minutes, someone dies from one. 

LLS is a truly incredible organization working towards the goal of ending blood cancer and improving the quality of life for patients and their families. Through investment in groundbreaking research, educational resources and individualized support for patients, and advocacy at both the federal and state level for legislation to help those living with cancer, LLS is monumentally impacting the effects of blood cancer and effectively rewriting the story of cancer in many lives. Since 2017, LLS helped advance 55 of the 65 FDA approved treatments. Additionally, LLS funded more than 60% of the blood cancer therapies now being used to treat other cancers. The diseases being benefitted by LLS's research funding is not limited to blood cancers; treatments for Parkinson's, Dementia, Alzheimers, and numerous other cancers and diseases have stemmed from blood cancer research. Currently, my great-aunt is battling Parkinson's and my great-uncle is battling Alzheimers, but I know that through LLS's funding of blood cancer research, they will benefit as well. 

Despite tremendous growth in our knowledge and treatments for blood cancer, there is still so much to do. Each and every dollar donated to LLS brings us closer to our goal to end blood cancer and improves the quality of life for cancer patients and their families. Please join me in my fundraising effort by making a donation and sharing this page with family and friends. Every dollar counts, and together, we have the power, the passion and the resolve to achieve a world without blood cancer. 

Every donation is tax-deductible. On behalf of cancer patients and their families everywhere, I sincerely thank you for your support. Beating cancer is in our blood!

Thank you, 

Olivia Gilchrist

For more information about LLS, please visit lls.org

 

 

 

 

53 Comments

  • Garrett Baum

    Olivia, What a great thing that you are doing to support Leukemia & Lymphoma research. Good luck with your student of the year campaign.

  • John Benson

    Great cause! Good luck, Olivia!

  • Rhiannon Knaggs-Sullivan

    Congratulations on all your fund raising efforts!

  • Lilly Downs

    Happy kickoff day!!!!! You are so amazing and are changing lives everyday, ily!!

  • Marci Grant

    Go Olivia! You are a leader. Go girl!

  • Randy Valtierra

    Congrats! From Randy Valtierra (works with your Aunt Cam)

  • B-J Toews

    Congratulations Olivia! Best of luck to you.

  • Laura Elliott

    This heartfelt donation is made in honor of my mom, Lilo, who passed away in April 2018 from Leukemia following a three year battle. She was healthy, strong and had no family history of cancer. Her own mom lived 98 years. If there were a cure available to her, I believe she would have lived far longer. Cancer is modern medicine's "final frontier" and i hope someday kids like mine wont lose their grandparents before they should, or their mothers, fathers, siblings and of course their own children. I continue to donate blood frequently as a way to give back, as she received weekly transfusions. Thank you Olivia and friends for joining the fight against Leukemia.

  • The de Bloois family

    Thank you Olivia for fundraising for cancer research!

  • Todd Reisinger

    This is awesome Olivia! Great what you and your friends are doing!

  • Margret Principe

    Way to go, Olivia! Such a great cause. The Principe Family

  • The Lafferty Family

    Way to go Olivia! I am proud of you for continuing your dedication to service learning projects!

  • Jessica J Fleck

    Good Luck Olivia!

  • Britt & Brett

    go get em, Liv! Proud of you :)

  • Patti Poole

    Fight, fight, fight! ❤️

  • The Grube Family

    We are happy to support such a great cause! Good luck with your campaign Olivia!

  • Jan & Frank Spillers

    Good Luck Olivia.

  • Lila Nadelhoffer

    Thank You for working this, Olivia!!!!!!!!!

  • Lisle Family

    Proud of you for championing this cause Olivia. Best of luck in your campaign!

  • Jamee Briggs

    Way to go Olivia!!!

  • Stacy and Perry Mattern

    All of your hard work and time spent fundraising is awesome to see!

  • Anonymous

    Olivia I’m so proud of you for your hard work supporting a great cause. Your empathy and connection to others struggling can change the world. Kindly Alexa G Crane

  • James Campbell

    Thanks O for all your work on this critically important medical issue! It means a great deal to those who've lost loved ones to leukemic disease. JC, MD

  • The Gatt Family

    Good Luck Olivia and Karah

  • Max Lieberenz

    Good luck and thank you for this endeavor.

  • The Mitschke Family

    Great job Olivia! Love, The Mitschke Family

  • Tricia Cook

    Good luck Olivia!

  • The Holmes Family

    Olivia you are awesome!!’ Thanks for raising awareness and money for this important cause!

  • Cindy Newkirk

    Best of luck with your fundraising! The Newkirks

  • Kathy Walker

    Keep fighting the good fight! Working together, we WILL put an end to blood cancers. I'm honored to contribute to this great cause!

  • Jay Mathew

    Best of luck on the fundraiser! Great cause. Good luck.

  • Robert Phelps

    Thanks for doing this, Olivia.

  • Lauren Ruhl

    So proud of you Olivia!!!!

  • Reddinger Family

    Nice work Olivia. The Reddingers are happy to support your efforts.

  • Courtney Monroe Culligan

    Congratulations on doing something truly amazing, Olivia! I am really proud that you, Karah and Bella for making such a difference in the world and making a true mark on the fight against blood cancers! Best of luck and huge hugs. Courtney Culligan and family PS- Please tell Karah I say hello and I hope to meet Bella in person one day soon.

  • Julie Ammons

    Olivia, Great cause. Good luck and congratulations!

  • J Hermann Family

    Boom! Great work!

  • Glen Thomas Wade

    Best wishes for helping develop the cure!

  • Amber Orton

    Thank you for raising money for LLS. My dad has Stage 4 Non Hodgkin Lymphoma.

  • The Simms Family

    Way to go Olivia!!

  • Sheri and Chris Baker

    In memory of Jack Baker

  • The Patons

    Great work for a great cause! Good luck with meeting your goals! The Patons

  • Anonymous

    Sam survived life threatening Leukemia as a 3 year old and is a thriving college student now due to excellent care.

  • Peter & Christine Schloss

    Christine and I wish you the best in this and all of your future endevors. Pete and Christine Schloss

  • Shibel Family

    You're 3 amazing young ladies, good luck on achieving your donation goal!

  • Lark Stewart

    Way to go Olivia - such a great cause!

  • Marlo Naumer

    Thank you for your leadership efforts and noble fundraising goals, Olivia. We're cheering for you - and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society! The Naumer Family

  • Julie Maus

    You girls are an inspiration!

  • Gempeler Family

    This is a great thing you are doing Olivia, best of luck! The Gempeler Family

  • The Stewarts

    Good luck, Olivia! What a wonderful cause!

  • Brian Pattinson & Janet Petersen

    Good luck!

  • Tammy Drozda

    Great work Olivia! My dad has been fighting multiple myeloma for over 15 years.

  • The Stalzer Family

    Good luck, Olivia!!

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