Giving
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Melissa's memory to one of the causes below.
CTCL Research
Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma (CTCL) is a rare form of cancer with no existing cure. For nine months Melissa was treated by the excellent team at the University of Michigan's Rogel Cancer Center. Please consider a donation to drive CTCL research and help future patients at Rogel and elsewhere. 100% of your gift will fund research in the lab of Dr. Ryan Wilcox, Melissa's oncologist and a specialist in CTCL. If we can improve our knowledge of the disease, we can improve our ability to treat it and eventually find a way to cure it.
Please visit victors.us/melissabird to make a donation. Please use this specific link and Melissa's family will be notified; you do not need to check the "Please notify the family" check box.
International Education
In 2015 as a junior at the University of Wisconsin, Melissa studied abroad for a semester in Brussels, Belgium. The experience was truly life-changing for her, and after graduating she taught English in Thailand and South Korea and traveled to more than 20 countries across Europe and Asia. Exploration and education are her amazing legacy.
Please visit www.supportuw.org/giveto/melissabirdmemorial to make a donation that will help fund scholarships to make study abroad possible for future University of Wisconsin students. Please use this specific link and Melissa's family will be notified; you do not need to check the "Please notify the family" check box.
