Man & Woman of the Year

Man & Woman of the Year is a philanthropic competition to support blood cancer research among a group of motivated and dedicated individuals in communities across the United States. Candidates form powerful fundraising teams and compete in honor of two local children who are blood cancer survivors.

The man and woman who have raised the most funds during the ten-week campaign are awarded the prestigious title of Man or Woman of the Year in their community. The man and woman who have raised the most across the entire US will be recognized as the national Man & Woman of the year.

Congratulations to all 2020 Man & Woman of the Year candidates and team members. For additional information, please contact Colleen Cunningham at Colleen.Cunningham@lls.org.

Meet our Boy & Girl of the Year

Finn Harringshaw and Brooklyn Williams

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MWOY Albany News & Announcements

April 26, 2021

Candidate Events

LUANNE RASMUSSEN The Capital Region Smokes Out Leukemia BBQ Chicken Fundraiser: https://www.facebook.com/LuanneLLS2021 BRIDGET MURRAY Sunday, April 18, 1 PM & 2 PM - Orange Theory workouts in Latham - sign up is on Facebook at our Facebook group - Give Hope 2021 Webpage Link: https://…

April 16, 2021

Brooklyn Williams

In May of 2019, Brooklyn was diagnosed with Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). She was 7 years old at the time. She was brought to her primary care doctor because her nurse noticed her stomach was very distended and hard. Her primary care did an x-ray on her stomach…

April 16, 2021

Finn Herringshaw

Finn was a happy healthy full of life crazy five-year-old boy, he loves all things related to hunting, fishing, trucks, and heavy equipment. His family owns an excavation company and Finn started going to work with his mom when he was just 10 days old. Finn knows what every price of the equipment…