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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society concluded its Annual Man & Woman of the Year campaign on Friday, June 5th. The Grand Finale drew a crowd of 200 friends and supporters. On hand to meet and greet the guests were Honorary Chairmen, Jon Shainman and Kristin Hoke, anchors on WPBF 25, and Event Chairmen, Zak Odhwani and Andrew Wieseneck. Eleven candidates were able to raise nearly $170,000 during their ten week fundraising campaign. The candidates were Dr. Brian Cauff of Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital, Jonathan Duerr of Monarchy Nightclub, Kim Fontaine of Kim Fontaine Photography, Heather Greenhill of Rudolph & Associates LLP, Mel Montes of Ryan Williams Agency, Nicole Payne of AFLAC, Stephanie Rapp of Ballet Florida, Stuart Rench of InvoStar, Rebecca Seelig of PBPR, Dr. Angeline The of University Cancer Institute and Michelle Wilkins of Rhino Funding. Of course, there can only be one man and one woman who can be crowned with the title. Heather Greenhill of Rudolph & Associates LLP was named Woman of the Year and Dr. Brian Cauff of Joe DiMaggion Children's Hospital was named Man of the Year.
In kind sponsors included Wine Sponsor - Stuart Cauff, Decor Sponsors - Panache and Orchids by Jamie, Entertainment Sponsor - Applehead Entertainment, Sign Sponsor - Kauff's Signs, Headshot Sponsor - Duane Long, Invitation Sponsor - Alphagraphics, Kick Off Sponsor - i-Bar and After Party Sponsor - 251 PB. OUR 2009 SPONSORS
Campaign 2009 Our 2009 campaign had a successful start on Wednesday, April 1st with a Kick Off party hosted by i-Bar at PGA National Resort & Spa. The ten-week fundraising competition will culminate with a celebration of everyone's efforts at the Grand Finale on Friday, June 5th at the Cohen Pavilion, with dinner, dancing, drinks, entertainment and a fantastic silent auction! Last year, Susan Guilbert and Andrew Wieseneck were named The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Man & Woman of the Year. We've set our sights high for 2009 and know with our great group of candidates we'll be sure to succeed! Honorees All participants raise funds in honor of the Boy & Girl of the Year. The 2009 Honorees are Key Key Williams and DJ Bochel. Both Key and DJ are survivors of ALL (Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia). We're thrilled to have both honorees here to cheer on our candidates in their quest of being named Man & Woman of the Year! History The Leukemia & Lyphoma Society's Man & Woman of the Year campaign began in 1990 in San Francisco to honor John Spencer, a valued employee at Hastings Clothier and LLS volunteer. Spencer died from leukemia at the age of 39. It was in John's memory that Hastings began supporting LLS's Northern California Chapter with the San Francisco Man & Woman of the Year event. Now more than 40 Man & Woman of the Year campaigns occur across the nation, making this a higly visible fundraising event. The Reason Although someone new is diagnosed with a blood cancer every five minutes, there is great hope for the future. LLS is the world's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to curing leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma, and to improving the quality of life of patients and their families. The Candidates
The ideal candidates are community and business leaders who are philanthropic, ambitious, socially active, resourceful and passionate about making a difference in the lives of people suffering from blood cancers. Their unstoppable ambition drives them to fundraise in a very large-scale capacity with record-breaking results. The Other Reason FUN!! Everyone involved with the Man & Woman of the Year is surrounded by diverse people, fantastic parties, a dedicated staff, a supportive committee, an exciting Grand Finale, and the opportunity to gain new friends and contacts. All proceeds generated by the event will be used by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to fund their mission to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma and to improve the quality of life for patients and their families. For additional information, please contact Darby Collins at The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's office at 561-775-9954.
Upcoming Candidate Events - See what's going on with our candidates2009 MWOY Info - Information on the 2009 Man & Woman of the Year! Event Photos - Photos from Man & Woman of the Year events.
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