We went to three great galas, starting with one of DC's largest, The Leukemia Ball, at the Convention Center, which has raised over $52M since 1988.
The Ball raises funds to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s and myeloma, and to improve the lives of patients and their families. We snapped honored survivor, 9-year-old Vishav Chopra, with Nationals closer Jonathan Papelbon flanked by his wife, Ashley Papelbon, and Vishav's father, Vikas Chopra.
LLS surpassed a $3.2M goal for 2016 at Fund the Fight. Here, JLL CEO Greg O'Brien, LLS volunteer Lynne O'Brien, their daughter Kate O'Brien, and 'Skins linebacker Ryan Kerrigan.
The Fox5 table: Tucker Barnes, Caitlin Roth, Tom Fitzgerald, Shawn Yancy, Laura Evans, Tony Perkins, and Ronica Cleary. A white carpet entrance, extravagant silent auction, lobster and filet dinner, and two Mercedes-Benz raffle giveaways added to the evening.
Over 2,000 attendees enjoyed the tunes of Barenaked Ladies and comedic performance by Kathleen Madigan.
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Leumekia Ball Co-Chairs BDO CEO Wayne Berson and Baker Tilly executive managing partner Ed Offterdinger, with LLS executive director Beth Gorman, and Amgen VP Richard Paulson. The co-chairs spearheaded the Executive Committee of 50 DC execs to bring this evening to fruition.
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LLS CEO Dr. Louis J. DeGennaro is with top sponsor PhRMA CEO Stephen Ubl, who said he's proud to continue their long-standing support of LLS.
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