As many of you know, since my diagnosis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in 2005, I have fought to beat the odds not just for myself, but by now for thousands of others through the founding with my wife Patty, the nonprofit CLL Society. We has grown to be an inclusive organization that meets the unmet needs of those with CLL/SLL in terms of support, education, advocacy and research.
CLL Society has quickly become the preminent CLL/SLL focused charity with the help of generous donors like you. Please join me and Patty and many others in this fun inaugural peer to peer event. Support my and Patty's 5K walk. Plan to walk or run yourself. Set up your own fundraising page. Every dollar raised with go to support CLL/SLL patients, educating our large patient and helthcare provider community and society at large about CLL/SLL and most recently our impaired immunity, advocating for our special needs in public and private, expecially in the COVID era, and most recently funding basic science research that is pushing to improve the lives of all with CLL/SLL.
Thank you for support our work.
Stay strong. We are all in this together.
Brian
Brian Koffman MDCM (retired) MS Ed (he, him, his)
Co-Founder, Executive VP and Chief Medical Officer
CLL Society, Inc.
Thank you for supporting my participation in CLL Society's inagural 2022 Celebrating Long Live virtual 5K walk/run event! Celebrating Long Lives is about recognizing, supporting, and raising awareness of patients and caregivers who have had their lives changed by a chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) diagnosis.
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia is a rare type of blood cancer, yet the most common type of adult leukemia, that impacts 200,000 people around the United States. CLL Society is commited to providing every individual touched by a CLL/SLL diagnosis with the support and education they need to thrive because they believe SMART PATIENTS GET SMART CARE™! The organization also supports the development of improved treatments and finding a cure for CLL by funding CLL-specific research!
By supporting Celebrating Long Lives through making a donation to my fundraising page or signing up to participate in your own virtual 5K, you become the advocate these people need to find their best care.
No matter where you reside, you can be a part of CLL Society's inaugural Celebrating Long Lives event too! I invite you to join me on July 23rd to go 5 kilometers, create your own fundraising page, or engage in the conversation on social media using #CelebratingLongLives and #CLLS5K22. Learn more about the event and how to get involved at cllsociety.org/celebratinglonglives/.
Thank you for your support of chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma patients and caregiviers everywhere! All donations are greatly appreciated and tax-deductible.
About CLL Society
CLL Society is an inclusive, patient-centric, physician-curated nonprofit organization that addresses the unmet needs of the chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) community through patient education, advocacy, support, and research. CLL Society supports CLL patients, caregivers and healthcare providers by monitoring, reporting on, and explaining advances in the understanding of the underlying biology of CLL, emerging CLL research data, and the rapidly evolving CLL therapy options. Visit cllsociety.org to learn more.
Gold Sponsors
| Supporters | |||
| Name | Date | Amount | Comments |
| Elaine Kitteridge | 07/25/2022 | $103.30 | Mark Hoffman | 07/25/2022 | $400.00 | Charitable contribution from ACETEC Inc. | Haim Beliak | 07/25/2022 | $187.62 | The face of the other | Steve Baskin | 07/23/2022 | $50.00 | Wishing you all the best, Brian. One of my favorite memories is lecturing with you on “the circuit” years ago! | Karen Hale | 07/23/2022 | $25.00 | You Rock Dr. Koffman! Thank you for leading the CLL Society and helping so many people. | Patricia Koffman | 07/22/2022 | $55.92 | Dear Brian: This donation is in honor of your courageous, ground-breaking, round-the-clock advocacy efforts on behalf of CLL patients, their caregivers, and the immunocompromised community at large. Thank you! Patty | Teresa Kohlenberg | 07/21/2022 | $50.00 | With thanks for your smarts, sweetness and steadiness! | Anonymous Friend | 07/21/2022 | $25.00 | Cindy Dunn | 07/21/2022 | $206.28 | Happy to support you Brian. Hope all goes well, Cindy and Mark | Judith A. Frank | 07/20/2022 | $103.30 | Thank you Brian, you keep us all going! | Cookie Harris | 07/20/2022 | $200.00 | Love you dearly! | Doreen Zetterlund | 07/20/2022 | $51.80 | Thank you for all you do for the CLL/SLL Community, Brian. Onward! | Howard and Barbara Massey | 07/20/2022 | $515.24 | Thank you Brian for the many ways that you, Patty, and the CLL Society team have helped all of us with CLL live longer and better lives. Howard and I will be forever grateful for the difference you have made in our lives! | Tim Post | 07/19/2022 | $30.00 | Joanna Horowitz | 07/19/2022 | $26.06 | Go Brian!!! | Robert Linderman | 07/19/2022 | $103.30 | Donna Furlotte | 07/19/2022 | $51.80 | Way to go! Thank you for always helping me | Jill Weber | 07/19/2022 | $51.80 | Thanks Brian for all you do!!! | Loretta Lazar | 07/12/2022 | $30.00 | Saro Anbarchian | 06/23/2022 | $30.00 | Jane Moore | 06/22/2022 | $60.00 | Jane Moore | 06/22/2022 | $40.00 |
| Total | $2,396.42 | ||