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!