Dear Friends & Family, 

I want you to imagine hearing the three words, “You have cancer.”

Sadly, this has been a reality for more than 1.3 million Americans who are fighting or are in remission from blood cancer. Almost every high school student wants the chance to partake in something that will change the world; in 2021, our daughter, Hannah, will have that chance.

I am very excited to share with you that we have joined Hannah’s Team.  A team determined to leave its mark on the fight against cancer. As a Students of the Year fundraising team member for Team Soar for the Cure, my goal is to help our team make the most substantial impact possible for our cause. All funds we raise help The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) fund critical cancer research, patient services, and advocacy efforts aimed at improving the accessibility and affordability of cancer treatments. This cause is incredibly important to me because blood cancer, specifically leukemia, is the most commonly diagnosed form of cancer in children and young adults. 

A classmate of Hannah’s lost his father to blood cancer.  This classmate is a reminder of how important it is to continue to invest in cancer research, and is serving as our inspiration over this seven-week journey.

My campaign team’s fundraising goal is to raise $50,000, between January 7th and February 26th. It is a lofty goal, but I know that our team can do it. But, we cannot achieve our goal alone, though; we need your help.

There are a few ways you can support our fundraising efforts:

 Make a tax-deductible donation to my online fundraising page: https://events.lls.org/va/richmondSOY21/jdyekq

 Share my message & fundraising link with your contacts via email or social media

 Donate a silent auction item for the Grand Finale Celebration auction

 Help me secure a corporate sponsorship (Sponsorships start at $5,000, and sponsors receive Grand Finale benefits) 

Every 3 minutes, someone in the United States will receive a blood cancer diagnosis.  Fortunately, because of supporters like you, we can help improve the outlook for these patients and their loved ones.  

Thank you for your support,

Julie & Troy Dye

Thank you for visiting my fundraising page, welcome!

I encourage you to join me in supporting The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) by making a donation to my fundraising campaign. By donating to LLS, you support the many facets of LLS’s mission work from investing in groundbreaking research, providing education and support to patients, and advocating at the state and federal level for legislation to help those living with cancer. My appreciation for your support cannot be overstated — each and every dollar donated to LLS brings us closer to our goal to end blood cancer and makes an impact for cancer patients and their families.

As a global leader in the fight to end cancer, LLS is committed to doing more for blood cancer patients and families than any organization in the world. LLS’s signature fundraising campaigns drive critical support for its mission, including a nearly $1.3 billion investment in cutting edge cancer research worldwide since it was founded in 1949. Since the 1960s, survival rates for many blood cancer patients have doubled, tripled, or even quadrupled.

Every facet of LLS’s mission – research, education and support, and policy and advocacy – work in harmony to put blood cancer patients and their families first. LLS has helped millions impacted by cancer throughout its more than 70-year history, even funding breakthrough blood cancer research to advance lifesaving treatments and cures that is now helping patients with other cancers and diseases. That is why at LLS we say that beating cancer is in our blood.

Please visit my website as often as you can and share it with everyone you know who would also like to join us in the fight against cancer. Together, we have the power, the passion and the resolve to achieve a world without blood cancer. All donations are tax-deductible.

On behalf of cancer patients and their families everywhere, I sincerely thank you for your support!

For more information about LLS, please visit lls.org