A trio of sophomores at the Potomac School in McLean recently were named 2023 Northern Virginia “Student Visionaries of the Year” by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Mid-Atlantic Region.
Sahil Sardar, Ella Lu and Wyatt Pearce, who raised the most funds for the Northern Virginia campaign in its inaugural year, led a 14-member group called Team Answers for Cancers. The group was among 14 founding Northern Virginia Student Visionaries of the Year teams.
“While each of the students on Team Answers for Cancers had their own reason for joining LLS in the fight against blood cancer, they all exhibited an extraordinary level of passion, drive and dedication,” society officials said.
Among others honored at this year’s awards was the second runner-up, “Team Grant the Champ,” led by Olivia Cubba of James Madison High School in Vienna.
The students raise money and spread awareness in honor of a local patient who currently is battling blood cancer or is in remission from it. Top local fund-raisers become eligible to win the national title.
To learn more about the program, see the Website at www.llsstudentvisionaries.org.
