Not only are the Students of the Year candidates raisings funds to support The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, they are spreading awareness about the life saving mission!
Check out a few of our candidates who were featured in the local news:
- Team Hope (Lily Seeman & Cassie Trykoff) featured on Cleveland.com
- Team Sisters Saving Lives (Delaney Hill) featured in the Medina Gazette
- Team Rise Up for LLS (Claire Martin) featured on Live on Lakeside
- Team Brave Believers (Bre Magersupp) featured on Cleveland.com
Come celebrate the announcement of the amazing 2019 Students of the Year candidate teams from Honolulu who will be raising funds and awareness for blood cancer research. This event will introduce the 2019 SOY Candidates, the 2019 Honored Hero, and celebrate the beginning of a great and impactful campaign to come.
Students of the Year is philanthropic competition to support blood cancer research among a group of motivated and dedicated high school students in Honolulu. The Grand Finale Celebration celebrates the end of a 7-week friendly fundraising competition and the announcement of the official 2019 Students of the Year Honolulu winner!
Skylar was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia at the age of three. After an intense treatment regimen including chemotherapy, she is now a healthy and active seven year old in full remission!
Skylar's Story:
"Right after my dad died suddenly, I stopped walking. My mom thought I was sad, but then the fevers made my doctor think I had strep throat. After I still wasn't walking, blood tests said I had leukemia and I had to live in the hospital for a while. I had surgeries and a port and lots of pill medicines and medicines in my port and in my back that I went to sleep for. I felt very bad and my mom took care of me all the time. So for her birthday I rode a bike after not walking for months! I lost my hair but now it's back and I don't take medicine and I'm in school and tumbling and ballet and I can do everything I want!"
We are so inspired by Skylar's courage in the face of cancer! She is a remarkably strong young lady. This is why we fight, and we know that beating cancer is in our blood.
Support Skylar and other patients like her with your fully tax deductible donation today, and join Skylar and our 2019 Student of the Year Candidates at the Grand Finale Gala on May 11th! Purchase gala tickets or donate at: https://events.lls.org/sc/greenville19/
Skylar with 2019 SOY Candidates at Campaign Kickoff
