Campaign 2007

Team Legacy with Man & Woman of The Year Honorary Chair Laura Evans of Fox5.

Our exciting 2007 campaign began at the Kick-Off Party on Thursday, April 12th at Bloomingdales in Tysons Corner! The ten-week fundraising competition will culminate with a celebration of everyone's efforts at the black-tie Grand Finale Gala on Saturday, June 16th at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, with dinner, drinks, entertainment, dancing, and a fabulous silent auction.

Last year, Windy Shepard and Dr. George Bitar were named The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Man & Woman of the Year. Dr. Bitar was also named National Man of the Year. The 2006 candidates raised over $710,000 for blood cancer research and patient services.

Honorees

All participants raise funds in honor of the Girl and Boy of the Year. The 2007 honorees are Faith Froehlich and Andrew Hughes. Both Faith and Andrew contracted ALL, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Faith is through her treatment and has been cancer free for 1 year. Andrew is in the maintenance stage and is looking forward to the end of his treatment. In 2006, we honored Brandon Zammit and Hayden Zavareei. Both are through treatment and living cancer free.

History

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Man & Woman of the Year campaign began in 1990 in San Francisco to honor John Spencer, a valued employee at Hastings Clothier in San Francisco and a Society volunteer. Spencer died of leukemia at the age of 39. It was in John's memory that Hastings began supporting the Society'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 highly visible fundraising program.

The Reason

Although someone new is diagnosed with a blood cancer every five minutes, there is great hope for the future. The Society is the world's largest national voluntary health organization dedicated to curing leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma, and to improving the quality of life of patients and 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 Man & Woman of the Year is surrounded by diverse people, fantastic parties, a dedicated staff, a supportive committee, an exciting finale event and the opportunity to gain new friends and contacts. Tamara Christian summed it up to a potential candidate, "It's only 10 weeks, but it's 10 weeks that changed my life forever."campaign but also throughout her active and blessed life.

For More Information

Contact Katie Goode at 703.960.1100 x215 or Katie.Goode@lls.org