SAN JOSE, California, Feb. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) will announce the winners of the second annual Students of the Year campaign (SOY), on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at the Corinthian Grand Ballroom in San Jose, CA. This Grand Finale Gala will celebrate the accomplishments of the area’s young philanthropists committed to cancer cures.
LLS’s Students of the Year is an exciting leadership development and philanthropy program in which local high school students raise fund to invest in research to advance lifesaving treatments and cures for blood cancer patients. The Candidate Team who raise the most money at the end of the seven-week competition earns the title, “Student(s) of the Year” and receives a $1,000 scholarship to a college or university of their choice. This year, 21 Candidate Teams, comprised of 36 local high school students are in the running.
Festivities begin at 6 p.m. Speakers include cancer survivor, Ethan Pope, age 10, who is in remission from Very High Risk Acute Lymphomblastic Leukemia, Sienna Pope, age 8, who was a 100% match to be Ethan’s bone marrow donor, and Kate Berardo, Head of Leadership Development at Facebook, who will illustrate the importance of the dollars raised for LLS in correspondence to leadership qualities in the workforce.
The evening will include a silent auction, plated dinner, awards, a reveal of the grand total raised by all Candidate Teams, and dancing. Tickets to the Grand Finale can be purchased here by selecting “Shop Our Store” and are $100/adult and $50/Ages 18 and under.
Media interested in covering the event should contact Pooja Trivedi at [email protected].
To learn more about the event, donate, or to support the Candidate Teams, please visit: studentseries.org/SOY-SVMB
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2018 Students of the Year Candidates |
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Silicon Valley & Monterey Bay Area Chapter |
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Visit the candidate’s fundraising pages here. |
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Team Beat It |
Team ProCURE |
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Abigal Shamelashvili, Homestead High School |
Nicole Gou, St. Francis High School |
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Elizabeth White, Homestead High School |
Zainab Nasir, Lynbrook High School |
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Jacqueline Beaufore, Homestead High School |
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Team ProHealth |
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Team Cancer conCUREors |
Rosheni Kandaswamy, Silver Creek High School |
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Alden Gu, Lynbrook High School |
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Team reMISSION |
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Team Can-cer Vive |
Silpa Ajjarapu, Monta Vista High School |
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Christina Vo, Silver Creek High School |
Meera Bambroo, Monta Vista High School |
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Team CUREblood |
Team Thrive |
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Amy Kumar, University Preparatory Academy |
Karan Singh Ratra, Moreau Catholic High School |
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Meghana Chintala, University Preparatory |
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Academy |
Team Together for the Cure |
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Tanvir Sandhu, University Preparatory Academy |
Amelia Gleixner, Notre Dame High School |
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Team CUREnation |
Team Tumorators |
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Aditi Rao, Lynbrook High School |
Ishani Malipatlolla, Notre Dame High School |
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Thishitha Vaikuntam, Lynbrook High School |
Shruthi Shyam, Notre Dame High School |
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Team CUREosity |
Team Vikings |
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Amy Zhang, Monta Vista High School |
Vatsal Gupta, Irvington High School |
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Wenyu Chen, Monta Vista High School |
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Team Vitae |
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Team Cut Out Cancer |
Aayushi Jani, Lynbrook High School |
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Anoushka Dave, University Preparatory |
Lauren Ho, Lynbrook High School |
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Academy |
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Arnav Verma, University Preparatory Academy |
Team “Wheel” Find a Cure |
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Emilie Erickson, Scotts Valley High School |
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Team Fight Strong |
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Kanika Khemka, Notre Dame High School |
The Impacters |
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Sanya Shah, Presentation High School |
Layla Yassin, Granada High School |
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Tatum Hayes, Granada High School |
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Team Lifeline |
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Aarya Gupta, Homestead High School |
The Purifiers |
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Anoop Dhindsa, Notre Dame High School |
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Team Love Boat |
Harleen Judge, Notre Dame High School |
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Jacob Isaacs, Los Gatos High School |
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Trevor Ross, Los Gatos High Schoola |
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SOURCE The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Silicon Valley & Monterey Bay Area Chapter
