The Savannah Branch of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Georgia Chapter announced its Man & Woman of the Year at the chapter’s campaign finale Saturday at the Charles H. Morris Center.
Michael Caputo of Starkey Mortgage was named the 2014 Man of the Year for raising $70,666.
Jessica Neeley of Workmen’s Circle Credit Union was named the 2014 Woman of the Year for raising $27,435.
Twelve community leaders — six men and six women — competed for 10 weeks to raise the most money for LLS. In its second year, the event raised $307,765, exceeding the original goal by $87,000.
“We were pleased to recruit such an outstanding class of candidates for this campaign. While only two people are awarded the titles man and woman of the year, we are extremely proud of all of our candidates,” said Cinda Baker, manager of this year’s campaign.
“We couldn’t be happier with their results,” Baker said.
In addition to the man and woman of the year awards, Will Gruver won the Mission Integration Award, which goes to the candidate who demonstrated exceptional mission integration into their campaign.
Julie Schwartz was awarded the Community Involvement Award to recognize the candidate who facilitated exposure in the community and built a strong program and team.