Wrap Up

The Student of the Year Campaign for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society ended about two months ago, and I think we may have now finally recovered.  What a ride it was - frustrating, fantastic, annoying, rewarding, disappointing, surprising  and "the best decision I ever made," according to Francesca.

After all the totals were in, Team Kings for a Cure more than doubled its goal with a grand total of $31,866.76.  We can still hardly believe it!  Amazing!  Those numbers could not have been reached without the generous support of friends,  family and the local community- THANK YOU!

The campaign ended with a big gala held in downtown D.C.  Team Kings for a Cure was fortunate enough to attend with 15 of our closest friends...

 Student Candidates appeared on banners and posters throughout the venue.

Francesca is the 2nd from the left on the bottom row.

 One of Francesca's biggest fans with a Francesca spirit fan....

 In the end, Francesca did not win "Student of the Year", she did however, win one of 5 awards given to various teams.  Team Kings for a Cure won the MISSION AWARD for excellence in advocacy and awareness during the campaign.  Here is Francesca accepting the award and getting her picture made with Eileen Whelan of ABC7, who was host for the evening.

 Then a picture with sponsors, the LLS campaign director and honored hero Andrew (center) who has just wrapped up treatment for leukemia.

Most of the team together (minus Lindsey) for a group picture in their fancy duds........great work guys!

6 weeks was all it took for local high school students to raise serious money in the fight against blood cancers!

Hats Off to all the candidates and their teams!

Campaign Mania!

The Kings for a Cure Student of the Year Campaign benefiting The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is in full swing now.  Francesca has organized a total of 8 local events and seen four of them to completion.  All while managing finals at school, championship season in swimming and her diabetes! 

Our goal of raising $15,000 before February 26th is in sight, but we still need your support.  Attend events, like and share our team Facebook posts and, most of all, donate HERE.  Every little bit helps. 

Here is a recap of what we've been up to since January 15th.

Restaurant Night at Argia's in Falls Church that raised $450.

Super Bunco Night!  Door prizes and donations of $1,000!  Thanks to our hostesses Patti, Maite and Amy.

Carson gets in on the act!

On January 30th, the Nikola Paskalov Benefit Piano Concert and Silent Auction raised nearly $3,000 and was covered by Voice of America Macedonia.  You can see the press coverage HERE, where you'll see a few familiar faces and find out that we now speak Macedonian!

Family shot with our good friend Anna Maria.

L to R:  Pianist Nikola Paskalov, Jacqueline & Leon Bruner (the hosts of the evening) and Francesca 

And finally, Box Before the Bowl on February 1st at Title Boxing Club Falls Church.  More door prizes, a great work out and another $400 raised for the cause.

This week will be another restaurant night on Tuesday, Feb 10, at Mad Fox Brewery followed by a proceeds night on February 13 at Sweet Frog Frozen Yogurt.  Saturday, the 14th is the Regional Swim Meet and then we head into States the following weekend in Blacksburg.  In between those swim meets is Clean for the Cure sponsored by our local dry cleaner Potomac Cleaners.

So, come out and join us, check out our team news and events on Facebook, or Twitter @Kingsforacure.  Please spread the word and the donation link as well.

Thanks to those who have supported us so far!  With your help we're sure to reach our goal!

The Time Has Come

The Time Has Come - It's time to make some serious noise about blood cancer and raise some more awareness.  Francesca and her team have been working hard to do just that.  Can we count on you to help our team FLY past our goal of $15,000?

Read more at this link

Follow us on Twitter: @Kings For A Cure

Facebook:  Kings For A Cure:  LLS Student of the Year Campaign.

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Hard at Work

Happy New Year! 

Francesca and her team, Kings for a Cure, are hard at work with planning for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Student of the Year Campaign that begins January 15th.  We are so proud of her hard work!

She has spent most of her winter break like this:

She's been contacting local businesses, planning events, writing her campaign letter and organizing her team.  We are on the look out for businesses who would like to donate auction items to the end of campaign GALA, businesses who would like to advertise in the end of campaign GALA Program and businesses who might consider sponsoring the end of campaign GALA.  Let us know if you have any contacts that would like to support a very worthy cause.  Watch this blog for more information on how you can help as an individual too!

Also, if you're local, you won't want to miss this event that was recently featured in the Falls Church News Press.  Get your tickets today and tell your friends.

Be sure to check out the campaign on her Facebook page and LIKE it.

We look forward to all the excitement that this campaign will bring in 2015!

-Jennifer