My name is Riley and I am honored 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 proud to be raising critical dollars in honor of my second cousin, Isaiah, who is the honored hero of 2019 for this campaign, and is now cancer free! Each dollar is a vote. The candidate team that raises the most money at the end of the seven weeks is named Student(s) 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!

How you can help:

My team, Choose Hope, would like to meet our goal of $40,000 by the end of this 7-week mission! 
Please visit our website often and bring friends who would also like to donate to our campaign!

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

We are asking for your support of LLS’s mission in its efforts to find cures for blood cancers. Please consider supporting Team Choose Hope by making a generous donation to LLS. Some companies will even match your donations!

All donations are 100% tax deductible (Tax ID number for LLS is 13-5644916). You will receive a confirmation of your donation by email and we will be notified as soon as you make your donation.

This is a direct link to my fundraising page to share with friends! https://events.lls.org/wi/milwaukeesoy19/rbloedow 

Checks can be sent to the Leukemia Lymphoma Society at 6737 W Washington St. Suite 2100. Milwaukee, WI 53214.
If you have any questions or would like to find out more information about LLS, you can reach out to Chelsea Metzger at chelsea.metzger@lls.org! 

Again, thank you for all your support!