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North Texas Giving Day
September is Leukemia Awareness Month, as well as Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month, and earlier this month we recognized September 4th as World Leukemia Day. Another highlight of the month is North Texas Giving Day, which is tomorrow – Thursday, September 21st. North Texas Giving Day is an online giving event designed to empower every person

Meet Our Board President Roger
Roger Hendren is the President of the Board of Directors at Leukemia Texas. He plays an important role in the organization’s leadership. We sat down with him recently to discuss all things LTX. Get to know Roger in this Q&A with him below. Hi Roger! Tell us about yourself, your family, and home life. I

Save the Date: Swing Fore Leukemia Golf Tournament
Our next big fundraising event is coming up soon. In fact, it’s only 2 months away! The third annual Swing Fore Leukemia golf tournament will be held on Tuesday, November 14th at Stonebriar Country Club in Frisco, TX. Thank you to our friends at Texas Oncology for joining us again this year as our title

Meet Mandy
Mandy Flaming is the Patient & Programs Manager at Leukemia Texas, and we’re so lucky to have her! We sat down with her recently to discuss all things LTX. Get to know Mandy in this Q&A with her below. Hi Mandy! Tell us about yourself, your family, and home life. My husband, Michael, and I

LTX Spotlight Story: Cathy
When we receive patient aid stories, we love to share them with others in our community and spotlight those patients who have greatly benefited from our LTX programs. We recently heard from patient aid recipient Cathy, who took the time to share her story with us. Below is a letter from Cathy. I was first

Happy Birthday LTX!
What a week for LTX! Tomorrow (Thursday August 17th) is National Nonprofit Day, commemorated each year to recognize nonprofit organizations’ ongoing efforts to serve the local community. And this Saturday August 19th is our organization’s birthday! Leukemia Texas was officially founded as a nonprofit by Buddy Minyard on August 19, 1970, and we’ve been changing

How To Support LTX & Where Your Donations Go
How can I support LTX? Leukemia Texas is dedicated to improving the lives of Texans facing leukemia through direct financial support. We also fund research aimed at improving treatments and, ultimately, finding a cure. Because of your generosity, we are providing hope and saving lives, right here in Texas! You can make a donation today

Buddy Cares Programs
Leukemia Texas has developed many programs with our patients in mind. Over the past few years, we’ve taken the opportunity to listen and learn from our patients, as their needs have greatly changed with the advent of COVID-19. We wanted to adapt to these changes to better support them and their families in their leukemia

All About LTX – Who We Are
Leukemia Texas (aka ‘LTX’ for short) is an independent, platinum rated, award-winning 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that supports leukemia patients of all ages throughout the state of Texas with Patient Aid and Research through our inclusive programs, partnerships, and participation. As a nationally recognized organization, established in 1970, we have been a leader in providing leukemia

Meet Our Intern Lauren
Meet Lauren Magee! Lauren is our fabulous new summer intern here at Leukemia Texas. A native of Fort Worth, Lauren is a junior at Texas State University, double majoring in Public Relations and Acting. She started performing in musicals at Casa Manana at age eight, and has since been in over 25 productions there. Once

We Need Your Reviews
If you love our work, then tell the world! Leukemia Texas needs your reviews to maintain our special recognition as a top-rated nonprofit organization. We’ve been honored as “top-rated” by Great Nonprofits for several years in a row, and we hope to keep doing so with your help. Great Nonprofits – the #1 source of

We’re excited to share with you a great opportunity for all you wine lovers! Our friends at Texas Wine have collaborated to create an amazing wine package in our honor with a percentage of the proceeds coming back to Leukemia Texas. That money will then be used for patient aid and other LTX programs. Introducing