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Upper Arlington council recognizes students who raised $282,000 for blood-cancer research
Summary
Council proclaimed Team Mission for Remission — six students from Upper Arlington High School — for raising $282,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The students were named Student Visionaries of the Year for the Columbus area and were acknowledged for channeling a family health crisis into community service.
Council recognized Team Mission for Remission — six Upper Arlington High School students — for raising $282,000 for blood-cancer research through the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Student Visionaries program.
Council President read a proclamation noting the students organized fundraising events, secured business sponsorships, and engaged hundreds of donors across the community. The proclamation said the students were inspired in part by a family member's diagnosis; council noted the father mentioned in the proclamation is in remission.
One student summarized the fundraising effort: "We've raised, what, 280,000. $282,000 for blood cancer research," the student said, and council offered congratulations and a group photo.
Next steps: Council presented a proclamation and asked staff to record the recognition in the minutes.
