Abrianna Leaves Her MARK on the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Last year, I was given a once in a lifetime opportunity to run for the 2019 Leukemia and Lymphoma Students of the Year campaign. It is a seven-week philanthropic leadership development program during which students foster professional skills such as entrepreneurship, marketing, and project management in order to raise funds for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. I raised funds in honor of my nana, Claudia Jensen and family friend Elizabeth Blair. My nana lost her battle to Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) on April 1, 2010 at the age of 68. I have wanted to help raise funds to find a cure and raise awareness ever since. A year later, on August 18, 2011 my family friend, Elizabeth Brooklyn Blair, was diagnosed with Stage IV Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoblastic Lymphoma just a month after her fifth birthday. As a result of past LLS fundraising efforts and the research and treatments developed, Elizabeth is now 12 years old and has been in remission for five years! After the campaign I was given the opportunity to become an intern and mentor for the campaign. During the internship, I
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