Three Aquinas High School students were named the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Students of the Year in a virtual ceremony March 19.
Parker Ciamillo, Kacey Axon and Donny Loebl of Aquinas High School were the winners, raising $69,667 for the charity.
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The competition saw 27 area high school students raising a total of $354,339 for blood cancer research.
First runners-up were Barrett Trotter, Ben Shouse and North Goodwin of the Academy of Richmond County raising $55,514; and the second runners-up were Megan Anton and Lauren Lewallen of Greenbrier and Evans High Schools, who raised $45,257.
Etta Thomas and Julia Osborn of Greenbrier High School received the mission integration award, and Megan Anton and Lauren Lewallen were the community involvement award winners.
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“The Students of the Year campaign is a great way for students to develop leadership skills within a philanthropy program that ensures they stand out among their peers and make an impact in their communities,” said Bobbie Jo Bates, Campaign Development Director for the LLS Georgia/South Carolina Region in the news release. “Candidates showcase their fundraising and community outreach skills while providing assistance and hope to blood cancer patients.”
LLS is the world’s largest voluntary health agency dedicated to blood cancer. The LLS mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma and to improve the quality of life of patients and their families. LLS funds lifesaving blood cancer research around the world and provides free information and support services, the release said.
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The Georgia-South Carolina Region serves patients with a variety of programs including the Patti Robinson Kaufmann First Connection Program, the Georgia Blood Cancer Conference, and the LLS Co-Pay Assistance Program, which provided more than $4 million to patients regionwide in 2020.
The news release said about 8,580 new diagnoses for blood cancer in the Georgia-South Carolina Region are expected in 2021.
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