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JUNE 10,
2010----WEST PALM BEACH, FL
A Jupiter woman and a Palm Beach
Gardens man raised more than $90,000 for blood
cancer research and patient services, making them
the winners of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS)
2010 Man & Woman of the Year.
The Woman of the
Year, Valerie Fiordilino, raised nearly
$23,000, while the Man of the Year, Joey Fago,
raised nearly $67,000.
The winners were
announced on Friday, June 4, 2010 at the LLS’s Man &
Woman of the Year Grand Finale, which took place at
the Cohen Pavilion in West Palm Beach. On hand to
meet and greet the guests were Honorary Chairmen
Victor Blackwell and Felicia Rodriguez,
anchors of WPBF 25 News, and Event Co-Chairmen,
Heather Greenhill and Jonathan Duerr.
This year’s
candidates raised funds in honor of Alex Wexelman,
Boy of the Year, and Jessica Milanese, 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.
Ten candidates were
able to come together to help raise more than
$200,000 during their ten week fundraising campaign.
The candidates were Mark Anderson of Merrill Lynch,
Joey Fago of Palm Health Partners, Valerie
Fiordilino of Total Image Salon & Spa Oasis, Dr.
Dana Goldberg of Palm Beach Plastic Surgery Center,
Nicole Haboush of Allied Yacht Charters, Kyle
Lidinsky of CEMEX, Lori Schlegel of LS Interiors
Group, Michele Stanek of BankUnited, Donna
Weinberger of liiv.com/FlyersPostcards, and Sherry
Zabriskie of Legal Search Solutions.
Media Sponsors
included WPBF 25 News and KOOL 105.5 In Kind
Sponsors included Floral Sponsor – Carmine’s Flower
Shop, Entertainment Sponsor – DJ Billman
Productions, Signage Sponsor – Kauff’s Signs,
Invitation Sponsor – Truffies of Palm Beach,
Kick-off Sponsor – The Phillips Point Club by The
Breakers and After Party Sponsor – Monarchy
Nightclub.
All proceeds
generated by the event will be used by The Leukemia
& Lymphoma Society 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.
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