Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Raises Funds in Honor of East Lyme Boy

A Press Release from CT Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

The Connecticut Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) hosted their Kick-Off Celebration last week at the New Haven Lawn Club in New Haven to introduce their 2013 candidates for the Man & Woman of the Year (MWOY) fundraising campaign. 

Candidates are competing for the title of Man & Woman of the Year and have agreed to utilize their leadership abilities to conduct their own fundraising campaigns for LLS. The candidates are judged solely on a philanthropic basis – on their success in generating funds for LLS during the (10) week period from the Kick-Off on February 26^th through the Grand Finale on May 4^th. Every dollar raised is counted as one vote. 

Candidates raise funds in honor of our Boy, Andrew of East Lyme and Girl of the Year, Danielle of Madison  –  local leukemia survivors. The male and female candidates with the most votes will be named the 2013 Man & Woman of the Year. Their totals will also be submitted for the national titles.

This year, the CT Chapter is celebrating its 11^th MWOY Campaign. In the ten years of the Connecticut MWOY campaign, 86 Connecticut candidates have raised more than $1.6 million to help find cures for blood cancers. 

The Man & Woman of the Year campaign is an extremely cost efficient fundraising event; approximately 86 percent of the money raised through the campaign goes directly back to our mission. 

“We are grateful for the support of the candidates, it means so much to people like the Boy & Girl of the Year, their families and others who have been touched by one of these diseases,” said Jeannie Montano, Executive Director of the Connecticut Chapter.

The following individuals have committed to joining this year’s campaign:

Kevin Bielen of Hamden; Gregory Francis of Shelton; John Gaffney of Madison; Barry Kostrinsky of New Rochelle, NY; David Kweskin of Stamford; Joel Mastroianni of Hamden; Matt Rose of Danbury; TJ White of Stamford; Paula Dagen of New York City; Chiquita Stephenson of Westport; Sue Tebolt of Avon; Ellen Wasyl of Old Saybrook; Erica Zaky of Stamford; Juanita Strassfield of Cortlandt Manor, NY

Visit http://www.mwoy.org/ct to learn more about The Man & Woman of the Year Campaign

About The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society ^® (LLS) is the world’s largest voluntary health agency dedicated to blood cancer. The LLS mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. LLS funds lifesaving blood cancer research around the world and provides free information and support services.  

Founded in 1949 and headquartered in White Plains, NY, LLS has chapters throughout the United States and Canada. To learn more, visit www.LLS.org or contact the Information Resource Center at (800) 955-4572, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET. www.lls.org.