My name is Maya Joffe. In May of 2019 I lost my Great Aunt Rosalie to pancreatic cancer. After she passed this inspired me to do my mitzvah project on raising awareness for pancreatic cancer. That year my mom helped me find PurpleStride and I raised about 4.5k my first year. Three years ago, with the help of a friend, we about doubled the amount I raised my first year. This has now become a yearly tradition for me and this is now my fifth year raising money for pancreatic cancer awareness. This year I have a goal of 15,000 dollars. I have made grand club and been one of the top fundraisers each year and I hope to be in top 10 again this year! I continue to do this project each year as I didn’t get a lot of time with my Aunt Rosalie. I saw her a bunch when I was little and the last time I had seen her I was 9 or 10 and unfortunately I never got to say goodbye to her. This project is a way for me to make sure we don’t forget how cancer and so many other things can take someone we love away from us so quickly and help them still live on in our hearts. With the money I raise for the PurpleStride walk it will help fund research for a cure for pancreatic cancer. 

No donation is too small! Even if you can only donate a dollar that still helps fund the research! If you can’t donate please do me the favor of sharing the link to my page and to help spread the message! Anything helps!

Also please consider joining my team this year! I would really appreciate it to have anyone join me to walk at the event!