Who is Banzai / Team Banzai?

Banzai is the name of Shiloh's soul calico. She passed away earlier this year from misdiagnosed lymphoma. While it is not the same as losing a family member to Leukemia or Lymphoma, Shiloh relates to that and would like to try and channel some of this grief into a positive outcome. 

Banzai got her name from her personality as a kitten. She would play and attack things with no regard for what would happen after, often falling off of couches and tables. The Banzai charge was tactic that one pushed forward with reckless abandon. It is with this same reckless abandon that we will train for the Big Climb and do our best to finish first. 

What is the Big Climb?
The Big Climb is a stairclimb up the Columbia Center - the tallest skyscraper in downtown Seattle.  There are 69 floors of stairs, 1311 steps, and 788 feet of vertical elevation.  Although it will be challenging, it pales in comparison to what blood cancer patients go through.  All proceeds benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The video below captures the true spirit of the Big Climb.

Who is The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society?
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is the world's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education and patient services. The mission of LLS is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

Every day, more than 347 LLS sponsored researchers come closer to the goal of finding a cure for leukemia and related blood cancers. Locally, LLS funds 10 researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and University of Washington Medical Center. Your support and commitment to the mission of LLS enables us to continue this important work of saving lives and aids us in our ability to reach patients in our community.

To donate to our team as a whole, please click the 'donate' button above, and your donation will be distributed equally between all team members. To make a donation to an individual team member, please click on their name below.

Thank you for your time and I hope that you will consider donating to this cause! Banzai!  万歳 !