The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) first annual Students of the Year campaign exceeded all expectations, with 9 candidate teams, comprised of 13 extraordinary high
school students from right here in the Midlands, raising $50,000 to help find cancer cures. Team CUREage Endorsers, led by Junior Christa Joby, helped raise over $50,000 for the LLS mission, blood cancer patients, and their families in just 7 weeks.
LLS is leading the charge in exploring new paths to cures and treatments, with almost 300 cutting-edge research projects underway, many in the promising new areas of immunotherapy and personalized medicine. In addition to finding blood cancer cures, many of the treatments LLS has helped fund are now helping patients with other cancers and chronic diseases. According to Amanda Keisler, Campaign Specialist of LLS’s Midlands South Carolina Chapter, “These students are an inspiration, they embody the idea that anyone can make a difference with hard work and dedication. What the candidates were able to achieve in seven weeks is truly amazing, and will have a tremendous impact on the lives of blood cancer patients and their families.”
