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About Team Believe!
Team Believe! is a group of Nation's Capital area philanthropists spearheaded by Katie Rost, a 2010 candidate for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Woman of the Year honor. With the support of friends and community corporate sponsors, Team Believe! has made an ambitious fundraising goal of $200,000 during this year's 10-week campaign. From the April 8th Kick-off until the June 12th Grand Finale Gala that culminates our efforts, every cent raised by our team goes directly to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Thank you for supporting us to "Believe in a Cure!" for blood cancers.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The LLS is the world's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research and providing education and patient services. Founded in 1949, the LLS are relentless in pursuit of their mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. The LLS has invested more than $680 million in research and has contributed to many breakthrough cancer treatments. The 4.9 million patients, caregivers and health care professionals affiliated with the LLS appreciate your support.
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Team Believe! Spotlight:
TEAM MEMBERS
STEVEN ANDRONICO
BIANCA BECKHAM
KELLY BIGEL
KRISTINA BOUWEIRI
NuNu DENG
JENNIFER DeSIMONE, MD
WARREN ELLIOTT
ANGELA FOX
CELENA GILL
JANE HERMANSEN
CARRIE HIGGINBOTHAM
SHEILA JACKSONANDREW LANGDONNA LIMERCKKRISTIN LYLEDAVID H. MILLERJAMES ORSINI, MDMATT PLUMERANDREA ROANERACHEL SCALLANAMY SNYDERRHONDA WALKERTHEODORE WILHITELISA WOOD
SHEILA JACKSON
ANDREW LANG
DONNA LIMERCK
KRISTIN LYLE
DAVID H. MILLER
JAMES ORSINI, MD
MATT PLUMER
ANDREA ROANE
RACHEL SCALLAN
AMY SNYDER
RHONDA WALKER
THEODORE WILHITE
LISA WOOD
TEAM ADVISORS
RYNTHIA ROST
SONIA MCCORMICK
TEAM COORDINATOR
ANDREA RODGERS
TEAM PARTNERS
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National Capital Area Chapter's 2010 Boy & Girl of the Year
The Boy & Girl of the Year are local children battling blood cancers who serve as motivation and inspiration to Man & Woman of the Year candidates in their competition to raise funds and win the titles.
ANDREW LUCKABAUGH
Andrew was diagnosed with Lymphocyte Predominant Hodgkin's Disease Stage 1b one week after his seventh birthday in 2006. What took nine long months to diagnose took only four short months to treat with a combination of six chemotherapy drugs and Andrew's favorite oncologist, Jay Greenberg, and his fantastic hem/onc nurse, Kristen McCauley! He spent the entire fall in and out of the hospital for chemo and illnesses. He lost his hair, lost his taste for sweets, and was greatly fatigued for a long time. Andrew still regularly has follow-up appointments to monitor the late effects of chemotherapy that have been appearing, worsened ADHD, depression, anxiety and now lung issues. But Andrew and his family are thankful that he is present with us and his three year off-treatment anniversary is
SKYLER HUNDLEY
Skyler was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia ('ALL') in April 2007 at the age of four. Although she seemed otherwise healthy, we noticed some swollen lymph nodes her under chin and decided to pay a visit to our pediatrician. Upon further examination, her doctor discovered swollen lymph nodes all over her little body and a blood test revealed that her counts were severely abnormal. Skyler was rushed to Fairfax Hospital and admitted to the pediatric oncology ward. The next morning, after a spinal tap and bone marrow aspiration, she was officially diagnosed with ALL. While the initial diagnosis was terrifying and almost incomprehensible for us, Skyler confronted the news - like so many kids who receive a similar diagnosis - with a resiliency and bravery that gave the rest of us of hope and encouragement.
officially December 15th! Andrew has taken this entire experience in stride and is not shy about sharing his story with his friends or others who will listen. He knows that through the prayers of many, he was able to beat this disease. He also knows that research helped find the treatment that got rid of his cancer so quickly. Now, Andrew is a 10 year old fourth grader who looks and acts like any other kid his age! He greatly enjoys Wii games, computer games, baseball, spending time with his friends and family. He hopes to help raise awareness and money to help other people fight this disease and find a cure for it!
The last few years have been a long and arduous journey as Skyler has battled her disease and confronted the consequences and ill effects of her cancer treatment. While there were some small setbacks along the way, overall, thanks to the excellent care of a team of oncologists and nurses from Children's Hospital, Skyler responded positively to her chemotherapy. Her leukemia is now in remission, and she completed her treatments in June 2009. Most amazingly, through out it all, Skyler always maintained her positive outlook and never lost her now-renowned "big, bright smile." She is an amazing little girl!
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TICKET FOR THE
MONTE CARLO NIGHT
YOU ARE PUT ON THE
GUEST LIST AT THE
EVENT!
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Saturday, May 15th, 20107:00pm - 11:00 pmThe Clubhouse at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm10000 Oaklyn Dr Potomac, MD 20854Celebrity Host: Sugar Ray LeonardEntertainment: Blackjack, Roulette, Wheel of Fortune, Slot Machines, prizes, silent auctionComplimentary Food / OPEN BARBuy Tickets here: April 8th 2010Price: $300 individuals/$500 for couplesDress: Creative Black Tie
Saturday, May 15th, 2010
7:00pm - 11:00 pm
The Clubhouse at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm
10000 Oaklyn Dr
Potomac, MD 20854
Celebrity Host: Sugar Ray Leonard
Entertainment: Blackjack, Roulette, Wheel of Fortune, Slot Machines, prizes, silent auction
Complimentary Food / OPEN BAR
Buy Tickets here: April 8th 2010
Price: $300 individuals/$500 for couples
Dress: Creative Black Tie
Buy your Monte Carlo Night tickets:
* $300 individual
* $500 for couples
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100% of your donation goes to the
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. When you
click this link you will be taken to the official
LLS secure site. Your name will be at the door
at the clubhouse of TPC Potomac the night of
our event. We are no longer mailing out tickets!
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What you should know about your donation:
100% of the money donated goes directly to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. By donating through Katie Rost and Team Believe you are supporting our 100% volunteer efforts on behalf of LLS. Team Believe is comprised of people and companies who selflessly donate their time, energy and efforts to the extraordinary fundraising campaign that LLS needs to survive. We also have dedicated ourselves to raising awareness in the community about blood cancer and about LLS.
You are our friends, family, neighbors, employers and advocates and we thank you for involving yourself in this fight against cancer. Your donation represents a commitment to the health and wellbeing of others. You are helping us literally save lives. By donating through Team Believe you are making sure that all of our volunteer work on the behalf of the Society is recognized in the community...Thank you for your support of volunteerism.
Team Believe salutes you!
To get into this fight against blood cancer with Team Believe during this fundraising campaign, please have your your donations mailed by June 5th, 2010
in the following format:
Check Payable to: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Check Memo line must read: Team Believe - Rost
Include on Check the Tax ID: #13-5644916
Mail to: Katie Rost
7809 Fox Gate Ct
Bethesda, MD 20817
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May 15th, 2010
Team Believe has sent out the Save The Date for our Monte Carlo Night hosted by the Legendary Sugar Ray Leonard. Click on th graphic below for details!
FAQS
- Every 4 minutes, 1 person is diagnosed with a blood
cancer.
- An estimated 139,860 people in the US were
diagnosed with leukemia, lymphoma or myeloma in
2009.
- Overall incidence rates per 100,000 population for
leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma are almost
identical for data reported in 2008 and 2009.
- Leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma caused the deaths
of an estimated 53,240 people in the US in 2009.
These blood cancers accounted for nearly 9.5% of the
deaths from cancer in 2009 based on the 562,340 total
cancer-related deaths.
- Every 10 minutes, someone dies from a blood cancer.
This statistic represents nearly 146 people each day, or
more than six people every hour. Leukemia causes
more deaths than any other cancer among children and
young adults under the age of 20. In general, the
likelihood of dying from most types of leukemia,
lymphoma or myeloma decreased from 1996 to 2005
(the most recent data available).
*Facts and statistics from Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myeloma Facts 2009-2010, June 2009.
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