Leukemia and Lymphoma Society at UCLA
"The LLS Club at UCLA intends to provide support and care for cancer patients in conjunction with the greater Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). LLS is a nonprofit organization at the forefront of the fight to cure blood cancers with millions invested in groundbreaking research and pioneering many of today’s most innovative approaches. The LLS Club at UCLA will fundraise for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society through campus events, social gatherings, and external fundraisers in attempts to raise awareness for and fund LLS's blood cancer mission. The LLS Club at UCLA hopes to educate students on how to best support patients and their families, what policies need advocating for, and how to be a philanthropic leader, as well as provide some understanding of the biological, psychological, and social implications of blood cancers. The organization aims to provide guidance for students by coordinating networking opportunities with professionals, senior members, and alumni, motivational opportunities to hear inspirational stories from cancer survivors and oncologists, and volunteer opportunities to experience the good of the mission firsthand. The higher purpose of the organization is to unite individuals to stand up against leukemia and lymphoma in a safe and supportive community. This is accomplished through patient advocacy, research, education, and fundraising."
Link to club website: https://www.llsclubatucla.org/
Support Committee
As a part of the support committee, we have had support boxes made for cancer patients, consisting of socks, activity books, cards, arts and crafts, and more. We acknowledge that cancer treatment is a really exhaustive and demotivating process to undergo, and want to do our best to show our support to the patients, giving them items to preoccupy their time while in the hospital. We donated our support boxes to cancer patients at the Ronald Reagan Medical Center, and communicate with the American Youth Association to coordinate times to come in for dropoffs. Additionally, we help host fundraising events for our Visionaries of the Year campaigns, where we help raise money to support cancer research!
Finance Director
As Finance Director, I have been in charge of applying for funds from student union, which are used for our events and support boxes. I also have been in charge of curating our club's first set of merchandise!
