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Grand Finale Information
The 2012 Man & Woman of the Year will be crowned based on their success in generating funds for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. All funds must be raised during a ten-week campaign which will begin at the Kickoff Celebration the first week in April, and will culminate at the Grand Finale Gala on June 15, 2012 at the graves 601 hotel in downtown Minneapolis.
Join us at the Grand Finale!
Friday, June 15, 2012
the graves 601 hotel
Downtown Minneapolis
Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m. Reception & Silent Auction
Butler-Passed Hors d'oeuvres
Live Auction
Presentation of The Relentless for a Cure Award
Champagne Toast
9:00 p.m. Announcement of the Man & Woman of the Year
Dessert & Coffee
Auction Checkout
Table Sponsorships start at $1,500 and include ten tickets to the Grand Finale, table signage, and recognition in the program, web site and e-mail blasts. For more information about sponsoring a table, click here. 
There are a limited number of individual tickets available for purchase. Please contact Cathy Swanson Girsch at (763) 852-3014 for more information.
The Relentless for a Cure Award
This award is presented annually at the Grand Finale to an outstanding researcher, physician, or other healthcare provider in Minnesota whose work personifies the motto of "Relentless for a Cure". Honorees are nominated by their peers and patients, and selected by a committee of local medical professionals.
Past Honorees:
2011: Michael Verneris, MD - University of Minnesota
2010: S. Vincent Rajkumar, MD - Mayo Clinic
2009: Philip Greipp, MD - Mayo Clinic
2008: Mark Nesbit, Jr., MD - University of Minnesota
2007: Norma Ramsay, MD - University of Minnesota
To nominate a medical professional for this award, contact Cathy Swanson Girsch at (763) 852-3014.
