Campaign 2013

Each year, in communities across the country, dynamic, passionate candidates engage in a spirited ten-week fundraising competition to earn The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's "Man & Woman of the Year" titles, by raising funds for blood cancer research.  Our exciting 2012 campaign is over and we are so grateful to our candidates and sponsors.  The fundraising competitions  culminated with a celebration of everyone's efforts at the Grand Finale Gala, with dinner, drinks, and a fabulous live and silent auction. The 2012 candidates collectively raised over $380,000 for blood cancer research and patient services.  Plans are underway for 2013, so stay tuned for more information!

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.

Honorees

All participants raise funds in honor of the Girl and Boy of the Year. 

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 four minutes, there is a great hope for the future.  LLS is the world's largest national voluntary health organization dedicated to curing leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and to improving the quality of life of patients and families.