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Bid to Beat Blood Cancer
2019-07-23
FROM COLE MYERS, WSRC ALUMNI... Please support our online auction. 100% of proceeds will be donated to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada.
FROM COLE MYERS, WSRC ALUMNI...
Please support our online auction.
100% of proceeds will be donated to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada.
My name is Cole Myers. I am 18 years old and will be a first year engineering student at the University of Waterloo in the fall.
I have been heavily involved in sports my entire life as a competitive swimmer, skier, and triathlete. In the summer of 2017, mid-way through a
competitive triathlon season and before competitive summer swimming began, I was diagnosed
with stage 2 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. My sports were put on hold and, within days, my treatment
began at the IWK. If you know me, then you know that I took my treatment in stride. I felt great
both during and between cycles, kept healthy, and even got on the trainer and out on the road
bike. In July of 2018, I was diagnosed with a relapse, which entailed addition chemotherapy, a
stem cell transplant, and radiation. I have since completed treatment, as well as finished high
school with an International Baccalaureate diploma.
In the fall of 2017, during my initial treatment, I became involved in the annual Light The
Night Walk held by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada (LLSC) to raise awareness
and funds in support of blood cancer. I entered a team into the walk with the goal of raising
$2,500 and, after our team raised over $13,000, was selected as an ambassador and
spokesperson for the 2018 fundraising event. My goal in 2018 was to raise even more through
an online auction that my close friend, Ian Keefe, and I created called Bid To Beat Blood
Cancer. With the help of many friends and local businesses, we far surpassed this goal, raising
just over $35,000, and hope to be even more impactful this year.
We are looking for families, teams, and offices to support this initiative by donating themed
baskets to be sold in the online auction (i.e. chocolate basket, coffee basket, gift card basket,
cat or dog basket, etc.). These contributions helped tremendously in last year’s auction! 100%
of the proceeds will go to the LLSC to support future blood cancer research and your
contribution will be recognized on the auction site.
There are currently 138,000 Canadians affected by blood cancer. I ask for your support in this
cause not for myself, but for cancer research as a whole. Help better the lives and treatments of
all current and future cancer patients.
If your family, team, or office would like to contribute to this fundraising effort through
donating a basket, please let me know at cole@bidtobeatbloodcancer.org . We are hoping to
have all baskets by the end of July. If you would like to read more about our cause you can visit
our website , and if you would simply like to support our fundraiser through an online donation,
you can do so through my personal Light The Night fundraising page . All sponsorships through
this page will be recognized on the Bid To Beat Blood Cancer online auction website.
Please support our online auction.
100% of proceeds will be donated to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada.
My name is Cole Myers. I am 18 years old and will be a first year engineering student at the University of Waterloo in the fall.
I have been heavily involved in sports my entire life as a competitive swimmer, skier, and triathlete. In the summer of 2017, mid-way through a
competitive triathlon season and before competitive summer swimming began, I was diagnosed
with stage 2 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. My sports were put on hold and, within days, my treatment
began at the IWK. If you know me, then you know that I took my treatment in stride. I felt great
both during and between cycles, kept healthy, and even got on the trainer and out on the road
bike. In July of 2018, I was diagnosed with a relapse, which entailed addition chemotherapy, a
stem cell transplant, and radiation. I have since completed treatment, as well as finished high
school with an International Baccalaureate diploma.
In the fall of 2017, during my initial treatment, I became involved in the annual Light The
Night Walk held by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada (LLSC) to raise awareness
and funds in support of blood cancer. I entered a team into the walk with the goal of raising
$2,500 and, after our team raised over $13,000, was selected as an ambassador and
spokesperson for the 2018 fundraising event. My goal in 2018 was to raise even more through
an online auction that my close friend, Ian Keefe, and I created called Bid To Beat Blood
Cancer. With the help of many friends and local businesses, we far surpassed this goal, raising
just over $35,000, and hope to be even more impactful this year.
We are looking for families, teams, and offices to support this initiative by donating themed
baskets to be sold in the online auction (i.e. chocolate basket, coffee basket, gift card basket,
cat or dog basket, etc.). These contributions helped tremendously in last year’s auction! 100%
of the proceeds will go to the LLSC to support future blood cancer research and your
contribution will be recognized on the auction site.
There are currently 138,000 Canadians affected by blood cancer. I ask for your support in this
cause not for myself, but for cancer research as a whole. Help better the lives and treatments of
all current and future cancer patients.
If your family, team, or office would like to contribute to this fundraising effort through
donating a basket, please let me know at cole@bidtobeatbloodcancer.org . We are hoping to
have all baskets by the end of July. If you would like to read more about our cause you can visit
our website , and if you would simply like to support our fundraiser through an online donation,
you can do so through my personal Light The Night fundraising page . All sponsorships through
this page will be recognized on the Bid To Beat Blood Cancer online auction website.