JUNE 17, 2011----WEST PALM BEACH, FL
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS)
concluded its Annual Man & Woman of the
Year campaign. The Grand
Finale Celebration, which was presented
by Mercedes-Benz, took place at The
Cohen Pavilion on Friday, June 10, 2011
and drew a crowd of more than 200
friends and supporters of LLS.
The Grand Finale Celebration began with
a cocktail reception and silent auction.
Guests then moved into the ballroom for
the awards program and live auction.
This year, the candidates secured some
very exciting auction items. To
highlight a few of the items that were
on the auction block, there was a stay
at a Tuscan villa, a Bahamas weekend
getaway paired with a flight courtesy of
Airstream Jets, and a Tequila tasting
party courtesy of Rocco’s Taco’s
Our masters of ceremonies, Meredith
McDonough and Paul LaGrone from WPBF 25
News, announced the winners after all
the donations were tallied. The 2011
Woman of the Year is Jennifer Martin
of Bodhi Hot Yoga and the
2011 Man of the Year is Jason Brian
of Autocricket.com. They raised a
combined total of $139,000.
This year’s candidates raised funds in
honor of Daniel Jaramillo, Boy of
the Year, and Abby Alonzo, Girl
of the Year, who attended the event with
their families. These children know
first hand what it means to battle a
blood cancer, but more importantly they
know the power of teamwork.
Eleven candidates were able to come
together to help raise more than
$300,000 during their ten week
fundraising campaign. The candidates
were Mary Aguiar of Christine D. Hanley
& Associates, Jason Brian of
Autocricket.com, Kristi Lei Bryan of
Kristi Lei Interiors, Denise Fraile of
Verati Design, Donna Lewis of SunTrust
Bank, Adam Lipson & Chris Grubb,
Jennifer Martin of Bodhi Hot Yoga, Miles
McGrane of Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A.,
Jeff Neve of PNC Bank, Dr. Lorne Stitsky
of Personal Choice Family Practice,
Lindsay Tapp of Caregiver Services, Ilya
Tatarov of LostEvidence and Gretta Vitta
of Powerful Marketing, Co.
Our Presenting Sponsor was Mercedes –
Benz and Gold Sponsor was
Autocricket.com. Media Sponsors included
WPBF 25 News, YOUnited TV, Just Ask Boo
and KOOL 105.5 FM. In Kind Sponsors
included Floral Sponsor – Suzanne Neve
Events, Entertainment Sponsor – Elegant
Occasions, Signage Sponsor – Kauff’s
Signs, Invitation Sponsor – Artcraft
Engraving, and Kick-off Sponsor –
McCormick & Schmick’s.
All proceeds
generated by the event will be used by
LLS to fund their mission to cure
leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease
and myeloma and to improve the quality
of life for patients and their families.
For more information, call Darby Collins
at 561-775-9954.