Hello. my name is Terrance Thomas and I am currently a senior attending Legacy High School. I am very school oriented and with the position I have, my goal this year is to give back to the community. Back when I was younger, my grandma was diagnosed with cancer. Unfortunately, we did end up losing a tough long battle, but she has always lived within my heart. When I heard I could start fundraising for blood cancer right now, I asked the school to help me and within a week was able to raise money and give back to others. I started fundraising because I’ve always wanted to help others in need I just didn’t know how to, but this is just the start. Being selected as a candidate for Student of the Year has offered me another chance to start fundraising money for families struggling with blood cancer so now I will do even better than the first time, and raise as much money as I can to help others. Please help me reach my goal of 40,000 by donating and sharing this with friends and family. P.S. Feel free to leave comments : )

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.

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.

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

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