BOSTON — More than 5,000 participants came together on Boston Common on Thursday night for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s “Light the Night” Walk, which raised nearly $1 million to fund treatments that are saving the lives of patients. LLS is makes cures happen by providing patient support services, advocating for lifesaving treatments and pioneering the most promising cancer research anywhere. “And it’s all happening now. Not someday, but today. Each year friends, families and…

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COPLEY SQUARE — 400 guests attended The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s 2019 “Man & Woman of the Year,” which was held at the Fairmont Copley Plaza hotel on Friday, May 17, 2019. Through the event and the efforts of individuals more than $480,000 was raised for research and patient support. This year’s Woman and Man of the Year are Lauren Jones of Dorchester and Dean Stamoulis of Shrewsbury, whose campaigns raised nearly $100,000. The man…

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PHOTO BY BILL BRETT Jamie Fagan, supported by his family, ran a several-week campaign to raise money in his mother’s name for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Man and Woman of the Year project. COPLEY SQUARE – More than 400 guests attended The Leukemia and Lymphoma Man and Women of the Year Gala, which was held on June 21, 2018 at the Fairmont Copley Plaza hotel. At the gala, which was emceed by NBC10’s Colton…

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PLYMOUTH — 200 guests gathered at the Waterfront Bar & Grill in Plymouth on June 10 for Jamie Fagan’s efforts to raise money to fight Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Fagan’s ongoing efforts are part of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Man & Woman of the Year, a philanthropic competition to support blood cancer research among a group of motivated and dedicated individuals in communities across the United States. Candidates form powerful fundraising teams and compete in…

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BOSTON — 150 guests attended Jamie Fagan‘s Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Man of the Year campaign fundraiser that was held on Saturday afternoon at the Warehouse Bar and Grille on Broad Street in Boston. Jamie’s efforts are part of a 10-week fundraising campaign and you can donate by clicking here. You can read more about how leukemia has affected Jamie’s family on that page as well. All photos by Bill Brett.

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