Lehigh Valley Resident is named The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s National Man of the Year Runner-Up

Luke Jaindl of Orefield has been named The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) National Man of the Year Runner-Up. Earlier this month Jaindl was named the local Man of the Year raising $329,806 in a course of ten-weeks.

Each year, in communities across the country, dedicated candidates engage in an exciting competition to earn LLS’s Man & Woman of the Year titles. Raising funds for LLS blood cancer research the candidates compete in honor of children who are local blood cancer survivors, the Boy & Girl of the Year.

Every dollar raised counts as one vote and the titles are awarded to the man and woman with the most votes at the end of ten weeks. Top local fundraisers become eligible to win the national titles.

“For ten weeks, in more than 80 cities across the county, 918 dedicated community leaders volunteered their time, energy and passion to compete for the prestigious national title of LLS’s Man & Woman of the Year. Records have been broken, lives have been changed and advancements in treatments are being made,” said Jaindl.

Jaindl is the Vice President of Jaindl Farms/ A-Treat Soda. He is also a part of the National Turkey Federation Board of Directors.

“The Man & Woman of the Year campaign is truly unique fundraising campaign that differentiates LLS from other non-profit organizations. By engaging influential community leaders, Man & Woman of the Year taps into the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship that has allowed LLS to achieve great success in investing in ground breaking research to advance cancer cures,” said Ellen Rubesin, LLS Eastern PA Chapter’s Executive Director.

The total amount raised nationally for the 2017 Man & Woman of the Year campaign was more than $45.5 million. The Lehigh Valley campaign set a new record raising $728,202 surpassing last year’s total by more than $200,000.

If you know an extraordinary person who should be nominated for the 2018 Man & Woman of the Year campaign, contact the LLS Eastern PA Chapter at 484.245.3190 or visit www.MWOY.org/epa.