Man & Woman of the Year Campaign

Thirteen Nashville business and community leaders have committed to raise money for 10 weeks for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and compete for the title of Man and Woman of the Year.

The Man & Woman of the Year campaign is a 10 week friendly fundraising competition benefiting The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, in which candidates compete for the titles in honor of local survivor children.

“We have a great group of Nashville leaders for the 2010 campaign, and I’m looking forward to seeing all of their fundraising ideas come to life.  These men and women are making a great difference in the lives of those suffering from blood cancers,” said Monica Ramey, Man and Woman of the Year Senior Campaign Manager.

A combination of local public figures, business executives and philanthropists make up the list of Nashville’s Man & Woman of the Year candidates, who agree to raise at least $5,000.00.  Judged solely on a philanthropic basis, the man and woman raising the most funds wins and is announced at the grand finale on June 3 at the Doubletree Hotel in downtown Nashville.

Nashville’s 2009 Man of the Year, Eric Yutzy (formally of NewsChannel 5), raised over $52,000 while the Woman of the Year, Shannon Woods (Community Volunteer), raised over $38,000.

The 2010 Man and Woman of the Year competition kicked off at Valentinos Ristorante on March 25.

The 2010 Man & Woman of the Year Candidates are:

Rudy Blank  - Centerre Healthcare

Lorrie Bradshaw – Makeup by Lorrie

David Callahan – Adams & Reese, LLP

Jennifer Dunn – Community Volunteer

Benjamin Goldberg – Strategic Hospitality

Jennifer Hill – Nissan North America /Tennessee Titans Cheerleading

Lisa Maki – CB Richard Ellis

Lissa Maxwell – Diamond Council of America

Sydney McDuffie – Re/Max Choice Properties

Hunter Reed –  Lucky Dog of Nashville

Brandi Simms –  Country Music Association

Charlene Smith – 2 Him I Owe Financial Services

Kurt Steckel – Keller Williams

To support a candidate, please visit www.manwomanoftheyear.org/tn, click on the candidate’s name or photo and make a secure donation in their honor.

Ncompass Magazine proudly supports Rudy Blank

Rudy’s Story

I am honored and humbled to tell you I have been nominated for Man of the Year by The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS).  The Man & Woman of the Year Campaign is a campaign to raise money for the fight against blood cancers such as leukemia, lymphoma, & myeloma.

The year 1985 was filled with a number of historic events, among them; Ronald Reagan was sworn in for his second term, Gorbachev became the soviet leader, the Live Aid benefit concerts took place, and We Are the World was recorded.  As for me, Christmas Eve 1985 was when my father lost his battle with Leukemia.

I was nine when my father passed at the young age of 37.  I am now 33, with a wife and two children, only a year younger than my father when he was diagnosed with Leukemia.  As I approach 34, my mortality is increasingly apparent.

With this reality in mind, this year I have decided to help make a difference and accepted a nomination for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Man of the Year Campaign.  This is a ten-week friendly fundraising competition.  March 25, 2010 through June 3, 2010, I will be campaigning to raise money for blood cancer research and increase LLS awareness to help educate others on the cause.

My father touched the lives of so many individuals and it is significant to me that I follow in my father’s path and leave a similar legacy for my children.

You can help me with this goal and the fight for a cure by donating to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society on behalf of my Man of the Year campaign.

Please join me and help advance the mission of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Many thanks for your support for patients battling blood cancers and their families,

Rudy

Man & Woman of the Year Sponsors:

Premier Sponsor

Team Chad*

(Ncompass Magazine honors the memory of our friend Chad Welch and is a proud supporter of Team Chad)

Gold Sponsors

DoubleTree Hotel

Valentino’s Ristorante

Silver Sponsors

Cabana

Fleming’s

Catapult Action-Biased Marketing

Heather Brand Photography

Holley’s Printing

Nashville Lifestyles

The Mall at Green Hills

Bronze Sponsors

The City Paper

City House

Zebra Marketing

Ark 31

Cognito

Disegno Video

Aegis Group

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is the world’s largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education and patient services.  LLS’s mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.  Since the first funding in 1954, LLS has awarded more than $680 million in research funding.

For more information about LLS, please visit www.lls.org/tn