United by Courage: Siblings Named The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's National Student Visionaries of the Year

More than 2,000 high school leaders across the U.S. led the way to raise over $48 million setting new fundraising record to help blood cancer patients

WASHINGTON, June 24, 2025 — Cedar and Posey Connell, a brother-sister duo from Boston, MA attending Groton School and Brooks School, have been named The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) 2025 National Student Visionaries of the Year. The trailblazing siblings raised an astonishing $620,438 in just seven weeks with their team of fellow students and volunteers, "Team ConneLLS for a Cure." The funds raised will further LLS's mission to cure blood cancers and improve the quality of life for patients and their families.

Brother and sister, Cedar Connell and Posey Connell named LLS’s 2025 National Student Visionaries of the Year

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Brother and sister, Cedar Connell and Posey Connell named LLS’s 2025 National Student Visionaries of the Year

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Sophia Stavros, MaryAlan Reeves, Liv Hash of Houston, TX named LLS’s 2025 National Student Visionaries of the Year runners-up

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Piper Downing of Cleveland, OH named LL’s 2025 National Team Member of the Year

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