The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Young Professionals Executive Challenge

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Are you looking to make a difference in your community?

The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Young Professionals Executive Challenge is an 8-week fundraising competition among young professionals locally in the Northeast PA area and nationwide. All funds raised support the 2021 Scranton Volunteer Hosted Light The Night Walk being held on  September 25 at Nay Aug Park. Being a part of LLS matters and as a Young Professional Challenger, you have the exclusive opportunity to earn LinkedIn Endorsements from LLS for your critical skills.

You can be a part of a future world without cancer. Your investment of time and dollars to fund life-saving treatment means that each day we are closer to finding a cure not only for blood cancer but all cancers. The mission of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease, and myeloma and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. Through the Young Professionals Executive Challenge, you are raising critical funds to support LLS’s mission.

Upon commitment to the Young Professionals Executive Challenge, you will receive the following LinkedIn endorsements: Strategic Planning, Critical Thinking, and Persuasion. Once you raise $2,500, you will receive the Leadership endorsement. Upon raising $5,000, you will receive a unique skill endorsement: Creativity, collaboration, public speaking, etc…

In addition to LinkedIn endorsements, Challengers who raise $5,000 will also receive recognition in an online Buzzfeed article. Those Challengers that raise $10,000 will be included in the 2022 Executive Challenger Forbes Ad.

For more information, please email Jessica.Kutza@lls.org or call 610-462-3650.