Thank you so much to those businesses that took the extra step to help out our community! Special thanks to:

Safeway of Puyallup

Smart Foodservice Warehouses of Lakewood

Anthony's at Point Defiance

Wildfin at Ruston Way

Bj's of Puyallup

The Rock Wood Fired Pizza of Puyallup

Olive Garden of Puyallup

Farrelli's Pizza of Ruston Way and Fredrickson

C.I. Shenanigans of Ruston Way

Stack 571 of Ruston Way

Pizza Hut of Puyallup

Pizza Express of Puyallup

Pizza Time of Puyallup

Duke's of Ruston Way

Tacoma Comedy Club

Century Movie Theaters of Ruston Way

Trapper's Sushi of Kent Station

Mod Pizza of Kent Station

Fogo de Chão of Bellevue

The Red Hot of Tacoma

Ice Cream Social of Ruston Way

Lucky Strike of Bellevue

Downtown Brew of Puyallup

Heritage Distilling Company of Gig Harbor

For the Love of Spice of Gig Harbor

Wing Man Brewers of Tacoma

Gig Harbor Fly Shop of Gig Harbor

Riverbend Complex of Kent

Red Robin of Puyallup

Chambers Bay Distillery of University Place

Cinemark of Ruston Way

Family Fun Center of Tukwila

Dave 'n' Busters of Auburn

Seatlle Mariners

High Cedars Golf Club of Orting

Franz Chocolates of Seattle

LunchBox Laboratory of Gig Harbor

Pizza Studio of Tukwila and Lakewood

Ram of Puyallup

Hand and Stone of Puyallup

Fresh Start Hyperbaric of Edgewood

Oly Float of Olympia

The Social Bar and Grill of Tacoma

Chateau Ste. Michelle of Woodenville

Massage Envy of Gig Harbor

Chipotle of Puyallup

Buffalo Wild Wings of Puyallup

I, Joshua Saxton, have been selected 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 a ninth-grader from Aylen Junior High School in Puyallup, Washington. I am very passionate about community service outside of school. I am a part of March Gladness with Communities in Schools. I also tutor for fourth graders at a nearby elementary school through Tiger Math Tutors.

This is very important to me and my family since we have all been touched by blood cancer. My great aunt had Lymphoma, my great uncle died at age 5 of Leukemia, and my Uncle Ron is currently battling lymphoma. I never want to see anyone go through the same things my family has gone through. That is why I am so  committed to doing this for LLS.

I also had the privilge of meeting Finn Cunningham, a blood cancer survivor with a great story. He was diagnosed in 2011 with Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Finn, now an 8 year-old, wants to give back in whatever way he can now that he is cancer free. Finn loves art projects, soccer, and basketball. He is very strong and gave me just another great reason to fight for this cause.

 I am excited to help all the people who need help finding the cure for leukemia and lymphoma. Each dollar is very much appreciated because the candidate team that raises the most money at the end of the seven weeks is named Student of the Year. I want to help raise money to find a cure to all blood cancers, and maybe even all cancers, along with bringing awareness to the issue of childhood blood cancers.

Since the early 1960s, survival rates for many blood cancer patients have grown by double, triple and even quadruple. The work done with LLS doesn’t just help those with blood cancers. The research made can also help those with other terrible diseases like: skin, breast, liver, stomach, and brain cancers, Multiple Sclerosis, and Alzheimer’s Disease. This makes it even more important for every possible dollar towards this research.

All donations are greatly appreciated and are completely tax deductible. They'll not only support LLS-funded research but will help provide critical information and support for those in need of medical care.

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.