I am very excited to share with you that I was nominated as a candidate to participate in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society 2020 Student of the Year campaign. Over the next seven (7) weeks, I will strive to increase awareness and to raise money to further the mission of finding a cure for blood cancers and other types of cancers, including breast cancer and pancreatic cancer.

It is a privilege to be a part of such an outstanding group of fellow students, but an even larger honor to be able to work on behalf of the patients, survivors, their families, and anyone else who is impacted by cancer. I am fundraising in honor of my grandfathers, both of whom died from cancer in their 70’s. 

My personal goal is to raise $5,000 between January 28th and March 12th. While this may be a lofty goal, I believe that with your help, we can achieve this goal together. I cannot do it alone.

Not only is this campaign a great way to support LLS and their life-saving work, but it is also agreat leadership opportunity for me. This campaign allows me to reach out of my comfort zone, to challenge myself to become a leader in my community and to be overall, a more well-rounded person.  I am so excited to be able to make a difference in my community in this way.

Thank you for your generosity and support in my efforts. Your donation truly makes a difference and, with your help, we are one step closer to a cure for cancer.

I am honored to participate as a team member 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. I am proud to support my candidate and am 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 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. 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!

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.