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Join us for a coffee with Aariz Mawji, Founder of the Ben Stelter School Fundraiser and Self-Taught AI Engineer. Hear how this 15-year-old leader is inspiring students across Edmonton and driving the mission to fund proton beam therapy right here in Canada.

Aariz details his incredible journey—from learning prompt engineering at age 13 to single-handedly launching this massive initiative. Hear how he started by raising $11,000 in just one week at his own school, and how that effort blossomed into a city-wide movement involving 67 Edmonton schools!

This fundraiser is unique: it is run entirely by kids, with student-led operational and marketing teams ensuring success. Aariz shares how the students are using the time during the recent teachers' strike to build even stronger support for the campaign, which runs from November 18th to December 5th.

The mission is critical: supporting the Ben Stelter Foundation to bring life-saving Proton Beam Therapy to Canada—currently, families must travel to Jacksonville, Florida, for this treatment. So far, the student-led efforts have raised over $150,000 toward this goal! Plus, find out which schools are competing fiercely to win a motivational visit from Connor McDavid!

Tune in to hear how this young leader is making an enormous difference in the fight against childhood cancer.

Visit Ben Stelter School Fundraiser (BSSF) - Edmonton Fundraiser & Student Leadership Program to get involved today!

To learn more and donate to this fantastic cause, visit: Helping Families Who Have Kids With Cancer - Ben Stelter Foundation

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