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2012 Man & Woman of the Year Campaign
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Man & Woman of the Year campaign is a national ten week campaign to raise funds to help find cures for blood cancers. The campaign includes individuals in the community who agree to utilize their leadership abilities and resources to conduct their own fundraising campaigns to help The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society fund blood cancer research and provide education and support services for patients and their families. Now more than 40 Man & Woman of the Year Campaigns occur across the nation!
The male and female candidates who raise the most funds during the campaign will be awarded the title of the chapter's Man & Woman of the Year, respectively. Candidates are judged solely on their success in raising money, each dollar counting as one vote. Their totals are then considered for the national title.
The Honorees:
This year's candidates are raising money on behalf of Ashton Lovett age 5, the boy of the year and Hadyn Warman age 6, the girl of the year. Both children were affected by leukemia, Ashton was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) March 24, 2010 and Hadyn was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) in March 2006. Female candidates compete in honor of Ashton, the Boy of the Year; male candidates compete in honor of Hadyn, the Girl of the Year.
The Kentucky & Southern Indiana Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society serves approximately 3,000 individuals currently diagnosed with blood cancer. The mission of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.
Leukemia causes more deaths than any other cancer among children and young adults under the age of 20.
The Campaign Kick off party will be held at Kye's in Jeffersonville, IN March 30, 2012 from 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm.
The ten week campaign will run from April 2nd - June 8th, 2012.
This year's campaign concludes with the Grand Finale on Saturday, June 16, 2012 from 6:00pm - 10:00pm at the Kentucky Exposition Center in the North Wing.
2011 Man of the Year winner- Mr. Drew Martin, Kentucky International Convention Center.
2011 Woman of the Year winner - Dr. Stephanie Sutphin, University of Kentucky, Markey Cancer Center.
This Years Winner to be announced at the Grand Finale. Please join us for this exciting event and celebrate the fundraising success of these individuals. You can purchase tickets through a candidate that you are supporting or call 502-584-8490.
Congratulations to our 2012 Man & Woman of the Year Winners
