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.

In October 2012, at 45 years old, my dad was diagnosed with Solitary Plasmacytoma of the bone (Myeloma) a type of blood cancer.  He would not be here today without medical advances made possible by research funded by organizations like LLS. While survival rates for individuals diagnosed with leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma have improved, it isn’t good enough. I want to see a CURE for my dad’s cancer. This campaign is my opportunity to contribute to this vision, and I hope you will join me.

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.