Whittle Students Shatter Records for Cancer Research Fundraising

Congratulations to Whittle students Ella Song ’22 and Calla O’Neil ’22 for being named “Students of the Year” by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Washington D.C. Chapter for their fundraising efforts!

Statement from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Washington D.C. Chapter:

"Every nine minutes, somebody in the U.S. dies of a blood cancer. And, in today’s times of uncertainty, cancer patients need support now, more than ever. Through The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Washington D.C. Chapter’s innovative fundraising campaign, Students of the Year, more than 91 motivated high school candidates broke both local and national records by raising over $3 Million in just 7 weeks through virtual fundraising for LLS’s cutting-edge cancer research and patient services. Team CUREsaders led by Calla O’Neil (Junior at Whittle School and Studios in Washington DC), Ella Song (Junior at Whittle School and Studios), and Kaeden Koons-Perdikis (Sophomore at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School in Washington, DC), raised the most funds across the D.C. Region and earned the winning title, “Students of the Year.” These fundraising superstars raised funds to support LLS’s goal of finding cures for blood cancers and ensuring that patients have access to lifesaving treatments."

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