Although fundraising for the 2018 Man & Woman of the Year (MWOY) campaign happens between March 26 – June 9, most are unaware that the campaign truly begins long before the first donation comes in.  Day one of the 2018 MWOY campaign was actually the day after last year’s MWOY Grand Finale Celebration took place … all the way back in June 2017! The excitement and success of that night helped jumpstart the process of brainstorming ideas, candidate nominees and campaign strategy to ensure that the upcoming year would be even more successful than the last.  And the most crucial component of our MWOY campaign’s success is volunteer leadership.

Each year the MWOY campaign is led by the extraordinary vision and guidance of the MWOY Leadership Committee.  These individuals volunteer their spare time to provide valuable input, connections, mentorship and innovation. On top of that, they all continue to fundraise for LLS through our “Circle of Hope” Leadership Committee fundraising team. They are absolutely incredible and selfless human beings, and they are the reason our Los Angeles campaign continues to be one of the strongest campaigns in the nation. 

This year, our 2018 MWOY Leadership Committee is led by Co-Chairs Ryan Carley, Andrew Dale and Diana Iketani Iorlano.  Together, their personal mission impact is over $450,000, although their leadership has supported millions of dollars raised for LLS.

Our Co-Chairs truly partner with LLS staff on every aspect of campaign planning and execution, and we feel fortunate to have such highly energetic, charismatic and passionate individuals in these important roles.  If the saying is true, that action reflects leadership, you assume correctly that they are hitting it out of the park, engaging this year’s volunteers to run the best campaign we’ve seen to date!   

So in honor of our Leadership Committee Co-Chairs, Leadership Committee, Candidates and Team Members – our amazing volunteers who dedicate their time, resources heart and soul to LLS, HAPPY NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK. And thank you.  You are indispensable to us, as well as the patients & researchers who benefit from your dedication and philanthropic heroism.

2018 MWOY Leadership Committee

Co-Chairs:
Ryan Carley
Andrew Dale
Diana Iorlano

Members:

Topics: National Volunteer Week, LLS, 2018 Man & Woman of the Year Leadership Committee, Gratitude

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.

Sponsorship and Ad space opportunities are available. Please contact Megumi Xavier at 310-846-5173 or [email protected].