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 a young patient hero who is currently battling or is in remission from a blood cancer. Each dollar is a vote. The candidate team that raises the most money at the end of the seven weeks is named Student(s) 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.

My brother, Davis, is two years old and has Down Syndrome. He along with any other child with Down Syndrome has a 25% higher chance of being diagnosed with leukemia just because of genetics. His best friend Freddie Taylor was just diagnosed a couple of weeks ago with leukemia and I am raising money to help cure his cancer. I have witnessed first hand what cancer can do to family and friends. My grandmother lost her fight with cancer November 2010. After her loss our family was never the same and we became very distant and I do not want anyother family to go through the pain I went through.

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 information and support for patients, and support advocacy for laws to ensure patients can access the care and treatments they need.

Please visit our website often and bring friends who would also like to donate!

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

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