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Presentation Overview

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Blood CancerPennies for PatientsHonored Hero JacieOur School’s Details

About LLS

Mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

LLS is a non-profit organization that funds RESEARCH and helps PATIENTS.

Cancer- Defined

A general term for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control and do not properly carry out their normal function.

Cancer is not contagious. We don’t know what causes blood cancer.

Blood Cancers

Leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma are cancers that originate in the bone marrow or lymphatic tissues.

An estimated 957,902 people in the US are currently living with blood cancer.

Leukemia is the most common cancer in children and young adults.

Blood Cancer Skit

Red blood cellsWhite blood cells“Pink” plateletsLeukemia cells“Captain Chemo”

Pennies for Patients

National community service project

20th annual campaign in Minnesota

More than $140 million raised nationally and $5.9 million locally.

Students donate spare change in honor of local student survivors - HEROES

Honored Hero Jacie

Diagnosed with leukemia in October of 2008

Finished chemo in Dec.

In Kindergarten Loves mac & cheese,

Sponge Bob and the Littlest Pet Shop

Honored Hero Jacie

"Thank you for supporting me

and LLS. I want to find a cure so other

kids won‘t have to have

leukemia."

Pennies for Patients Details

Last year, 777 schools in MN, ND and SD raised $630,000 for the research and patient programs of LLS

Bring donations (pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, dollars, checks) to your homeroom DATES

Our school’s goal is $XXX.XX. If we reach our goal, the top classroom get a Domino’s Pizza Party!

Pennies for Patients Details

Each grade has its own Honored Hero SPECIAL INCENTIVES SPECIAL EVENTS Check your couch cushions, car floors

and coin containers and remember that EVERY PENNY COUNTS!

Thank you!

Thank you for making a BIG

difference in the lives of blood cancer

patients!