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Brookhaven's Heather Bussey Named Candidate for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's 2014 Man & Woman of the Year

Heather Bussey of Brookhaven has been named as a candidate for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Man & Woman of the Year campaign. Heather joins other community leaders to see who can raise the most money for the organization within a ten week time period starting on April 2, 2014.  Money raised during the campaign will advance LLS’s mission to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

 

Heather is a dentist and the co-founder of Town Dentistry located in Brookhaven. She enjoys completing various endurance events, such as Ironman triathlons, as well as raising money with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training. Heather is married to Jason Bussey, who also her business partner at Town Dentistry. They enjoy traveling and have recently been to Dubai, Africa and Europe.

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“Too many people, including my friends and family, have been affected by Cancer. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society have helped people live longer and better lives. Hopefully my involvement will lead to a day when there is a cure,” says Bussey. Heather dedicates her campaign and her efforts to all the people and their families who have fought and continue to fight these terrible diseases. She knows that if we all pull together, one day we will say “WE WON!”

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Every dollar each candidate raises counts as one vote. The candidates with the most votes will be awarded the titles “2014 Man & Woman of the Year,” respectively. The event, in its sixth year in Georgia, hopes to raise $625,000.

 

“We are looking forward to another successful campaign and are thrilled that Heather is part of it,” says Tracy Manning, senior manager for the campaign.  “We know that these candidates, like those before them, will give tirelessly of themselves to further our cause. We also look forward to welcoming the community to the exciting Grand Finale in June to see how their hard work pays off.”

 

Over 600 people are expected to attend the Grand Finale Celebration at the Loews Atlanta Hotel on June 14th. This amazing night begins with a silent auction and reception, followed by the event program and dinner. The 2014 Man & Woman of the Year campaign is generously supported by the Family and Friends of BeBe Fineman as Platinum Sponsor. Silver Sponsors are Goizueta Business School, Frazier & Deeter, LLC and Proof Of The Pudding. Media Sponsors are Atlanta Business Chronicle and Atlanta Magazine. To attend or donate to one of the candidates, go to to http://www.mwoy.org/pages/ga/atlanta14/hbussey.

 

The Georgia Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, headquartered in Atlanta, helps those diagnosed with blood cancers throughout the state with financial and emotional support. With campaigns such as Team In Training, Light The Night Walk, Man & Woman of the Year and Pennies for Patients, the organization raises more than $7 million each year to help fund its mission.

 

About The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society 

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society ® (LLS) is the world’s largest voluntary health agency dedicated to blood cancer. The LLS mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. LLS funds lifesaving blood cancer research around the world and provides free information and support services.

 

The Georgia Chapter serves patients with a variety of programs including the Patti Robinson Kaufmann First Connection Program, the Trish Greene Back to School program for children with cancer and Financial Assistance Programs which last year provided over $1.45 million to patients statewide. Currently, the Georgia Chapter funds $2.75 million towards research grants in multi-year agreements with Emory Winship Cancer Institute. There were approximately 4,070 new diagnoses for blood cancer in Georgia in 2012.

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