Amanda Adamson, standing left, Trish Dunbar, Heather Blake, Marc Paolicelli, Kelli Hernandez, Casssandra Perkins, Linda Zinn, Kelly Bar-Or and Adam Smith with Girl and Boy of the Year Taylor Jones and Jack Travis Selden.
A campaign to determine who will be crowned Man of the Year and Woman of the Year by Rocky Mountain chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society has begun. Fourteen candidates are in the running, with the winners determined by the amount of money raised.
They will be crowned May 19 at the Grand Finale Gala held at the Marriott City Center.
The 2012 campaign is being chaired by Jody Epstein and her three children: Amy Schneider and Zach and Jason Epstein. Their husband and father, David Epstein, lost his battle with acute myeloid leukemia 13 years ago. ?We know that David would be behind our effort to help other families ? navigating the cancer journey,? Jody Epstein says. ?Our intention is to truly make a difference.?
Click below for this year?s contenders.
Kelly Douglas Hernandez of Denver, a principal with Cascade Financial Management. She entered the competition to celebrate her own blood cancer survivorship.
Marc Paolicelli of Denver, vice president for corporate business development at RK Mechanical. He is a blood cancer survivor and member of the board of trustees for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society?s Rocky Mountain chapter.
Linda Roberts Zinn of Denver, a supporter of the cause.
Tammy Adducci of Englewood, a managing broker for Coldwell Banker. She is running in honor of a co-worker?s adult son who is battling leukemia and for a friend who lost her battle with leukemia 30 years ago.
Jonathan Keller of Englewood, a broker associate with RE/MAX Professionals. He is running in honor of a close friend who is a survivor. ?I watched his emotional and physical battle with blood cancer and felt I had to get involved,? Keller says.
Trish Dunbar of Evergreen, a teacher at Rocky Mountain Academy. She entered the competition to ?make a difference in the lives of kids with cancer.?
Kelly Bar-Or of Greenwood Village, who is running in honor of her mother who was diagnosed with leukemia two years ago. Bar-Or was nominated by the Epstein family.
Heather Blake of Highlands Ranch, a broker associate with RE/MAX Leaders. She is running in support of a friend coping with blood cancer and in memory of her grandmother.
Adam P. Smith of Highlands Ranch, president of the Colorado Real Estate Finance Group. He is running in honor of his grandmother, who was diagnosed with lymphoma 2 1/2 years ago and his father, who was diagnosed with leukemia 1 1/2 years ago. Both are in remission and are doing well, Smith reports. He also was nominated by the Epstein family.
Jeff Wasden of Highlands Ranch, owner of PROformance Apparel. Wasden entered the race in honor of his mother, who died of cancer, and to create awareness for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in the community.
Dr. Michael Plotnick of Johnstown, who practices at the Center for Women?s Health at Northern Colorado Medical Center. He entered to help create awareness for the cause in Northern Colorado and to pay tribute to the memory of his 9-year-old son, who lost a long battle with leukemia.
Amanda Adamson of Larkspur, who was nominated by LLS trustee Creigh Kelly after learning that Adamson?s friend and former rival basketball mate had battled non-Hodgkins lymphoma and is in remission.
Edna Chang-Grant of Littleton. She was nominated by Jamie Angelich and wants to do what she can to help in the fight against cancer. Chang-Grant has been touched by the disease and seen the effects that it can take on individuals and their loved ones.
Cassandra Perkins of Parker, an actress, spokesmodel and student. Perkins, 15, is the host of an Internet talk show, ?Be Your Own You? and has been nominated for a Heartland regional Emmy. She is also an actress and stunt girl who wants to create awareness about leukemia and lymphoma in her worldwide network.
Also taking part in the Grand Finale Gala ? although they are not required to raise money ? are the Boy and Girl of the Year, Jack Travis Selden and Taylor Jones.
Selden, 7, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in September, 2008, and completed treatment in August, 2011. He is a first grader at Governor?s Ranch Elementary School. Jones, who is also 7, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in September, 2008, and has been in remission for 2 1/2 years. She is a first grader at Martinez Elementary School in Colorado Springs.
Joanne Davidson: 303-809-1314, jdavidson@denverpost.com and @GetItWrite on Twitter
Source: http://blogs.denverpost.com/style/2012/03/27/lls/
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