Hello and welcome to my fundraising page!

I am excited to be competing in the LLS Students of the Year Campaign. My goal is to raise over $71,000 along with my team - with a stretch goal of $100,000. I am confident that with your help, we can reach this target!

I feel a strong calling towards this cause because of personal ties to the cancers LLS is focused on curing. My Grandfather, Paul King, was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in 2005. Thanks to LLS aiding him in his treatments, he is now in remission. Additionally, Brad Gioia, the headmaster of my school (MBA),  has Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and is also in remission.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. LLS has worked to provide over $1.2 billion to research, funding nearly all of today's most promising advancements towards finding a cure for blood cancers. The organization also provides free information, support services, and financial assistance to those battling cancers. For more information, visit www.lls.org.

There are very few people who have not been affected by cancers in their lifetime weather it be family, loved ones, or even themselves. Therefore, I am here to ask you to donate to this great cause. Together, I know we can make a real difference!

Today I started my journey for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society's Student Of the Year campaign. I attended the fundraising workshop and learned about different fundraising strategies. I look forward to helping LLS continue to make the lives of people diagnosed with blood cancers better!  

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.

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.