Today is the first day of the campaign, and I had the privilege of meeting our honored hero- 10-year old Grace, a survivor of Leukemia. To those in the Fox Cities area, you could have the chance to meet her too! A movie night at FVL, date tbd, will be happening that you are all invited to. She plans to be there and it would be great for you to see where the money you give is going to!

Hello, and welcome to my site! I am a senior at Fox Valley Lutheran High School and I am working with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to as much money as I can. I have personally been affected by both Leukemia and Lymphoma, through my family and friends.

When I was 2 years old, my grandmother died of Lymphoma. She has always been a huge inspiration to me, and I try every day to make her proud. My team, Ilah's Angels, is named in her honor.

One of my mom's best friends is also a Leukemia survivor. She has been in remission for quite a few years now, but even today she is daily affected by the cancer, with medications and doctor's appointments. It is my goal through raising this money to help bring more awareness to these terrible diseases, as well as to help bring forward more research into ways to stop and/or cure them.

If you think that you can help in that, please do! Whether it be monetary donations or simply sharing the word, any little bit helps. 

Thank you, and have a wonderful day!

I am honored to participate as a team member for 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 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.

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.