Dear Family & Friends,

I’m very excited to share with you that I have been selected as a 2021-2022 Student of the Year candidate and I will be working to raise money and awareness for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) and their mission to cure blood cancers. This is a 501(c)(3) organization that has helped more than 1.2 million Americans who are living with a blood cancer. 

I have assembled a team of 10 peers that are helping our team; our name is called "Making Bank". I am fundraising in memory of my great-grandmother who died of Multiple Myeloma which is a white blood cell cancer. This makes me want to raise awareness and help others: Cancer touches everyone. Significant people in my life have been affected by it which is why it is important to me. I always love helping people and making a difference. My fundraising team is competing in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Students of the Year campaign! We recently kicked off our 7 week journey to help LLS raise money and achieve its mission: to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma and to improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

Our team goal is to raise $50,000 between now and March 5, 2022. We are determined to achieve this goal and your contribution - large or small - would be so much appreciated! Aside from donations, we would love to hear from you, or someone you know, who would be willing to donate goods or services for auction items, sponsorships, ads, or other possible fundraising opportunities. If you have any questions, please contact me at lindsey.karkowsky@kinkaid.org or visit https://studentsoftheyear.org/students-year-houston-2. Thank you for considering our request and helping our team truly make a difference for so many people!

Sincerely,

Lindsey Karkowsky

"Making Bank" Team

Welcome To My Fundraising Page.

I have signed up to save lives with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) and am working to raise as much as possible over the next 7 weeks. Every dollar raised counts as one vote for my campaign. The candidate(s) whose team tallies the most votes earns the prestigious title of Student or Students of the Year. Will you help me earn that title?
 
As you know, everyone wins when cancer loses. Thanks to your support, my efforts will help fund therapies and treatments that are saving lives. Over the years, support from people like you has been responsible for the blood cancer advancements that have doubled, tripled, and in some cases quadrupled the survival rate for some blood cancers.
 
Many LLS-supported therapies not only help blood cancer patients but are also now used to treat patients with rare forms of stomach and skin cancers and are in clinical trials for patients with lung, brain, breast, pancreatic and prostate cancers. And LLS-funded drugs like targeted therapies and immunotherapies are now saving thousands of lives every day.
 
We really are getting close to our goal of a world without blood cancers!
 
All donations are greatly appreciated and tax-deductible. They'll not only support LLS research, but patient services, advocacy, public and professional education, and community services as well.
 
Please visit my website often and tell 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