Andy Lee, of Coopersburg, claimed the title of Eastern Pennsylvania's Man of the Year for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Man and Woman of the Year competition.

Janine Reppert, of New Tripoli, claimed the title of Eastern Pennsylvania's Woman of the Year.

Their names were announced at Bear Creek Mountain Resort, Macungie.

The night was a celebration of all 14 candidate's collective efforts as they enjoyed cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, live and silent auctions, and dinner and dancing.

For the last 10 weeks, nine candidates competed for the title of Man and Woman of the Year, where they used their leadership abilities to conduct their own fundraising campaigns for the society.

Every dollar counted as one vote.

The male and female candidates with the most votes were named the Eastern Pennsylvania's Man and Woman of the Year.

The nine candidates collectively raised $170,000.

Money raised will benefit LLS' mission to cure blood cancers and to improve the quality of life for patients and their families.

This year's fundraising was in honor of two patient heroes. The 2013 Boy and Girl of the Year are Sam Mackaravitz and Madison Arnold, both of Emmaus.

"We are so grateful for the commitment and generosity of these 14 fine men and women who took a 10-week journey with us to challenge themselves to raise money for a lifesaving cancer research," Maida R. Milone, executive director of the Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter said.

For more information about The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Man and Woman of the Year campaign, visit mwoy.org/ epa.