Augusta area residents raised more than $308,000 to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s annual Man and Woman of the Year contest.
Candace Riddle raised $60,802 while Jeremy Ray brought in $52,231 in donations.
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Fifteen individuals held fundraising efforts to vie for the top honors.
“Cancer will not wait for COVID-19 to go away. And blood cancer patients can’t wait either. These exceptional volunteers are all relentless and determined individuals and leaders in their communities. Together, we are getting closer to LLS’s goal of a world without blood cancer.” said Bobbie Jo Bates, LLS regional development director, in a press release.
Over the course of 10 weeks, the contestants competed in honor of a local boy or girl who is a blood cancer survivor in an effort to raise the most funds, the release said.
Each dollar raised counted as a vote for the contestant and their totals will be considered for a national title given to the top fundraisers in the country.
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The area competitors brought in a total of $308,533.
“Through programs like Man and Woman of the Year, LLS has invested nearly $1.3 billion in research to advance breakthrough therapies. The funds raised through LLS’s Man & Woman of the Year are used for research to advance targeted therapies and immunotherapies that are saving thousands of lives, blood cancer information, education and support for patients and policies that ensure patients have access to blood cancer treatments,” the news release said.
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