Penn-Trafford student raises more than $18K for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Penn-Trafford sophomore Abby Rayman and her team of fundraisers generated more than $18,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, exceeding the $10,000 goal she set in February.
A national nonprofit with a branch in Pittsburgh’s South Side, the society supports advocacy, families facing cancer diagnoses and research for a cure. Its annual Student Visionaries of the Year program gives students across the country less than two months to fundraise for the cause.
Rayman received the society’s research award for her fundraising efforts, one of three mission pillar awards given to Pittsburgh-area students during the grand finale event at Pittsburgh’s Acrisure Stadium on March 28.
Seventeen Pittsburgh students raised more than $552,000 for the society this year, Rayman said — contributing to the more than $1.8 billion the society has invested in cancer research since 1949, according to its website.
Rayman attended the grand finale with Kiski elementary student Nora Caporali, who was diagnosed with leukemia just before her second birthday.
Rayman met Caporali through Allegheny Force Football Club, where the two play soccer. Now more than four years cancer-free, the Kiski student inspired Rayman to support the nonprofit that helped the Caporali family through cancer treatment.
Quincey Reese is a TribLive reporter covering the Greensburg and Hempfield areas. She also does reporting for the Penn-Trafford Star. A Penn Township native, she joined the Trib in 2023 after working as a Jim Borden Scholarship intern at the company for two summers. She can be reached at qreese@triblive.com.
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