Porter's Happy Hour

Thanks to everyone who made it out to Porter's Dining Saloon for our most recent happy hour. We had a great turnout and were able to raise over $800! See below for pictures from the night.

Please don't stop trying to spread the word about our campaign, we are about a month into it and want to keep up the tremendous start we've had. If you, or someone you know has any goods or services to donate, please contact us. In this tough economy we all need to be creative in how we choose to give back to our communities, this is one of those ways.

Little League Night

This past Saturday my old high school, W.T. Woodson, was kind enough to sponsor an event on our behalf at a varsity baseball game between Woodson and Annandale High School. This was a great event all around. Both me and my brother Patrick played baseball at Woodson, along with my Campaign Manager, Michael. It was great to be back in the Woodson baseball community and see so many familiar faces.

We were also fortunate enough to have this year's Boy and Girl of the Year, Alessandro Valeri and Megan Avery, attend the event! Big thanks to Alessandro, Megan and their families for coming out.

We are so gracious to everyone who was able to attend, and because of everyone's support we were able to raise over $1,700! While no doubt part of the reason the night was such a success was because of the perfect weather, it is also a testament to the communities that surround Woodson and Annandale High School. The generosity of everyone in attendance truly touched me.

I also must spend a moment to thank Baja Fresh and Goody's Ice Cream who came out for the event and were kind enough to give us a portion of their proceeds from the night.

Here are some event photos!

If you want to be a help be a part of our campaign, join us this Friday at Porter's Dining Saloon in downtown, D.C. for Happy Hour! A $10 donation gets you in to the bar, one raffle ticket and great drink specials including $3 Miller Lites, $3 rail drinks, and $4 drafts until 10pm. Check our Facebook Event Page for more details. Hope to see you there!

First Event!

Thanks to everyone who came out to The First Down Sports Bar last night for our first fund-raising event! We had an awesome turnout and as of right now seem to have (unofficially) raised $800+ which is a great start. Here are some pictures from the evening!

Our next Happy Hour event is on April 24th at Porter's Dining Saloon in downtown, D.C. Join us for $3 Miller Lites, $3 rail drinks, and $4 drafts until 10pm. Hope to see you all there!

Boy & Girl of the Year

Just wanted to follow-up on the video we posted the other day. This video features me with the Boy & Girl of the Year, Alessandro and Megan. They are, and will continue to be, a true inspiration for us throughout the following 10 weeks.

I also wanted to share this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyEVAJpg91c of the Boy & Girl of the Year. Watching this video immediately took me back to the many hospital rooms my brother Patrick occupied during his hospital stays. The pictures you will see of Alessandro and Megan in this video are the same pictures we have of Patrick at those stages.

We are trying to get Alessandro and Megan to attend a couple of our events so that you may also have the opportunity to meet them.

On a lighter note: we have our first event coming up this Thursday at First Down Sports Bar & Grill in Ballston, located at 4221 North Fairfax Dr., Arlington, VA.

15% of the proceeds from this event go toward our campaign. Specials include $1.99 Domestic Drafts, $2.99 Premium Drafts, $2.99 Rail Drinks. $4.00 selected appetizers, and $12.99 all you can eat wings. Please come out to support us!

Andrew's Promo Video

This video was shot at the LLS Kick-Off party on Wednesday, April 1st. Watch as Andrew promotes the Man & Woman of the Year campaign with this year's Boy (Alessandro Valeri) and Girl (Megan Avery) of the Year.



CLICK HERE to learn more about Alessandro and Megan.

Kick-Off Party at The Park

Last night, LLS held the official Man & Woman of the Year kick-off party at The Park at Fourteenth in downtown, D.C. It was a great way to start the campaign, mingle with all the candidates and meet members of the Society. Here are a few pictures below!

All the Man & Woman Candidates

Most of the 2-Times Strong Campaign Team

Andrew Kepley -- 2009 Man of the Year Candidate!
Honorary Chairs Alison Starling (ABC7/WJLA-TV's Good Morning Washington Co-Anchor) and Brian Egan (WMZW Morning Show Host)
Andrew and Katie Goode, Man & Woman of the Year Campaign Manager

The Candidate with his proud parents!

Andrew with Last Year's Man and Woman of the year (Chartese Burnett & Jim Galvanek)

The Kane Show from Hot995

Don't forget that our first event is at First Down in Ballston, Thursday, April 9th starting at 5:30. There will be great food and drink specials, of course with part of the proceeds going to the Leukemia & Lymphoma society! Hope to see you all there!

Donate Now!

As of 12:01 this morning our campaign has officially begun! To donate, please visit our fundraising website. Now that we are able to collect money, please help us reach as many people as possible. How can you do this?

• If you have a blog, you can post our "button", found on the left-hand side of the page, on your blog. You can also become a “follower” of our blog
• If you're on Facebook, join our group "The 2-Times Strong Campaign" and invite all of your friends
• Send the link for our donation page to your contacts
• Come out to our events and bring your friends! Even if you don't live in our area, we will be having events throughout the country, be sure to check out our calendar for upcoming events near you

From this day we have 10 weeks, until June 13, to raise our goal of $50,000. Please help us reach our goal, spread the word!