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Mount Vernon junior who survived leukemia leads $20,000 fundraiser for Blood Cancer United
Summary
Mount Vernon High School junior Ty Ralston told trustees he survived chemo‑resistant leukemia and is leading a fundraising drive, Team Ty, aiming to raise $20,000 for Blood Cancer United; he said the campaign’s finale is March 6 and cited recent events that raised more than $2,000 in a single night.
Tyler “Ty” Ralston, a junior at Mount Vernon High School, told the Mount Vernon Board of School Trustees on Feb. 9 that he is running a seven‑week fundraising campaign to support Blood Cancer United.
Ralston described being diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in third grade and said he later required a bone‑marrow transplant after his cancer proved…
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