Passionate Connecticut Man & Woman of the Year Candidates Raise $305,000 for Blood Cancer Research
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“I am grateful for the opportunity to raise funds for continued research and support for individuals and families affected by blood cancers.” Altman and O’Meara are now in the running for the top national fundraisers, who will be announced later this summer, once all Man & Woman of the Year campaigns across the country are complete.In the 12 years that the Connecticut chapter has run this campaign, candidates have raised nearly $2 million dollars to fund blood cancer research and provide essential services for patients and their families.Wilton, CT, May 10, 2014 --( PR.com )-- On Saturday, May 3, West Hartford resident Robert O’Meara and New Jersey resident Vivian Altman were recognized as The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) 2014 Connecticut Man and Woman of the Year for raising the most money among a group of 11 candidates during a fundraising campaign to support blood cancer research.The LLS Connecticut chapter celebrated the culmination of its 10-week Man & Woman of the Year fundraising campaign at a gala held on Saturday evening at the Waterview in Monroe, Conn.Collectively, the 11 Man & Woman of the Year candidates raised more than $305,000 to fund research and patient services for individuals and families affected by blood cancers.O’Meara, a realtor and partner at Keller Williams Realty Greater Hartford, enlisted in the campaign in honor of his father, who passed away from lymphoma.“I am grateful for the opportunity to raise funds for continued research and support for individuals and families affected by blood cancers.”Altman and O’Meara are now in the running for the top national fundraisers, who will be announced later this summer, once all Man & Woman of the Year campaigns across the country are complete.