In the news release, Record-Breaking 25th Year for The Leukemia
& Lymphoma Society's Man & Woman of the Year campaign,
issued 28-Jul-2015 by The Leukemia
& Lymphoma Society over PR Newswire, we are advised by the
organization that the second paragraph, first sentence, should read
"raised $302,045 and $469,158, respectively" rather than "raised
$496,158 and $302,045, respectively" as originally issued
inadvertently. The complete, corrected release follows:
Record-Breaking 25th Year for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's
Man & Woman of the Year campaign -COMMUNITY LEADERS RAISED
$32 MILLION TO HELP FIND CANCER
CURES-
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.,
July 28, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/
-- They say "Everything's bigger in Texas," and "The city so nice they named it
twice," to describe Texas and
New York, and two dynamic
fundraisers in Texas and
New York City proved them right by
raising a combined total of almost $800,000 to support The Leukemia & Lymphoma
Society's (LLS) goal to find cures for blood cancers and ensure
that patients have access to lifesaving treatments.
As the leading fundraisers in the 25th anniversary
year of the unique Man & Woman of the Year campaign,
Jason Fleischer of the Abacus Group
in New York City, and Erin Ragsdale of Allyn Media in Dallas, TX, raised $302,045 and $469,158, respectively, and were among the 900
candidates from across the country to vie for the coveted title of
Man or Woman of the Year. The campaign total of $32 million is more than a $1 million increase from last year.
"The Man & Woman of the Year campaign continues to show the
power and impact that one person can make. These community leaders
use their influence and passion to raise staggering amounts of
funds in a 10-week period, and are truly helping LLS to create a
world without blood cancers," said Louis J.
DeGennaro, Ph.D., LLS president and chief executive officer.
The 2015 Men & Women of the Year
Jason Fleischer is
a senior director in the Accounting and Financing division of the
Abacus Group. Jason has been a longtime supporter of LLS, and
before participating in Man & Woman of the Year, was an active
coach and participant for Team In Training for the past ten years.
Fleischer used creative fundraising techniques, including a large
cornhole tournament and a date auction, to raise more than
$302,000 for LLS. Fleischer
fundraises so passionately for LLS in memory of friends he met
through Team In Training.
Erin Ragsdale, the
senior vice president of Allyn Media, raised $469,158 during her campaign, the most ever of
any Man & Woman of the Year candidate. Erin became involved in
LLS four years ago when her nephew Baxter was diagnosed with acute
lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). He is now cancer free but Ragsdale's
involvement with LLS hasn't decreased. She has served as vice
chairman, chairman of the Donor Development Committee of the Board
of Trustees and chairman of the North Texas Chapter Board of
Trustees. Ragsdale obtained one major donation of $290,000 from her friend and colleague
Brint Ryan, whose father is
currently undergoing treatment for chronic myelogenous leukemia
(CML). Ryan's astounding contribution was the single largest
donation of the entire campaign and he has been named Man &
Woman of the Year's National Honorary Chair.
Ragsdale's keystone event was an art auction called "Art,
Auction and a Cure" which raised more than $30,000. She is a Texas
A&M alumni, with a bachelors in political science and an
emphasis in French and public relations. Professionally, she leads
public relations, public affairs and political campaigns for some
of North Texas' most highly
publicized issues and elections. Ragsdale is married to her husband
Kyle and has two children.
About Man & Woman of the Year
Man & Woman of the Year candidates across the country
compete in honor of a local boy and girl who are blood cancer
survivors, to raise the most funds for blood cancer research. Every
dollar counts as one vote and the titles are awarded to the man and
woman with the most votes at the end of the campaign. The top local
fundraisers in the country win the national titles.
Established during the 2014 campaign, LLS initiated the "All
Star" program for Man & Woman of the Year alumni to
represent their local campaign nationally by using their talents,
contacts and creativity to raise funds to help advance the LLS
mission. This year the "All Star" winners are Summer Hall, from Davidson, NC, and Gary
Cohen, from Hillsdale, NJ.
Hall is a longtime LLS volunteer and mother who raised an "All
Star" record of $167,000 for a world
without blood cancers. Gary Cohen, a
TNT alumnus, raised $62,335 to help
eradicate blood cancers worldwide.
To learn more about Man & Woman of the Year, visit
www.mwoy.org.
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, provides free
information and support services, and is the voice for all blood
cancer patients seeking access to quality, affordable, coordinated
care.
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.
Patients should contact the Information Resource Center at (800)
955-4572, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 9
p.m. ET.
Contact: Kristin Hoose
(914) 821-8973
kristin.hoose@lls.org
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