2018 Man & Woman of the Year campaign kicks off at Dodger Stadium

By LLS Calso Staff March 26, 2018

Twenty extraordinary candidates from across Los Angeles have set goal of raising $1.75 M to fight cancer, as they compete in a friendly fundraising competition for the coveted titles of 2018 Man & Woman of the Year.

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) California Southland Chapter celebrated the formal kickoff of the 16^th Annual Los Angeles Man & Woman of the Year (MWOY) campaign at Dodger Stadium on Sunday, March 25. evening included an exclusive VIP tour of Dodger Stadium for all candidates and MWOY Leadership Committee members followed by an evening reception in the Stadium Club. Family, friends and fellow team members were privy to an energetic and inspiring program where candidates were officially introduced and announced. The night featured the MWOY Boy and Girl of the Year – Rafael Sanchez (12) and Aliya Hall (8), young blood cancer survivors who shared their testimony of survival and hopes for this year’s campaign success. The 2018 MWOY campaign officially kicked off at midnight on March 26^th and will culminate on June 9^th at the Grand Finale Celebration at Globe Theatre at Universal Studios. Information on how to buy tickets can be found below.

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Learn more about our candidates and support their efforts by visiting www.mwoy.org/calso.

ABOUT MAN & WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Man & Woman of the Year is a spirited campaign which brings together community and business leaders to compete to raise as much money as possible in 10 weeks. All funds raised support the live-saving mission of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Previous candidates have included entrepreneurs, actors, athletes and executives from local and national companies with strong connections to the Greater Los Angeles community. Candidates compete in honor of local children who are blood cancer survivors, the Boy & Girl of the Year.

ATTEND THE MAN & WOMAN OF THE YEAR GRAND FINALE
The Man & Women of the Year Grand Finale takes place on June 9, 2018 at The Globe at Universal Studios Hollywood (100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA 91608) from 6:00pm – 10:30pm. The evening will include a silent & live auction, cocktail hour, dinner & an inspiring program celebrating our candidates. Tickets can be purchased through any candidate’s website or through our general campaign page: http://pages.mwoy.org/calso/los18

ABOUT THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is the largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding research, finding cures and ensuring access to treatments for blood cancer patients. Since 1949, LLS has been on the forefront of blood cancer advances such as chemotherapies and stem cell transplantation leading the way to the targeted therapies and immunotherapies that are saving thousands of lives today. LLS is changing the landscape of cancer with more than 300 active research projects that explore different avenues of new and adventurous research; ones with promise and ones that will save lives not someday, but today.

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