Each market designates a ten-week period between February and June in which their local campaign will be held. Contact your local market for timing in your community or type your zip code into the Find A Campaign box at the top of this page to visit your local market website for more information.
Candidates come from diverse backgrounds and experiences, but they also have characteristics in common: they are all compassionate and relentless in their desire to find cures for blood cancers and driven to reach their own personal fundraising best. They also tend to be dynamic, outgoing, and well-connected, which helps them in their fundraising campaign.
Nominate a candidate and follow the directions. Self-nominations are welcome. Someone from your market staff will get back to you to discuss the nominee's qualifications for Visionaries of the Year.
All nominees are carefully vetted by the Leadership Committee prior to acceptance as a candidate. If you are not ready to nominate someone but would like more information, please fill out the nomination form and someone will call you back to discuss it before it is formally submitted.
Donations to a candidate's campaign may begin at campaign kickoff and continue throughout the ten-week period. Visit the Donate page and follow the instructions to donate online using a credit card.
If you prefer not to donate online, you may also write a check payable to Blood Cancer United and give or mail it directly to the candidate or send it to your local market. Be sure to add your candidate's name and "Visionaries" to the memo line so they receive credit for your donation.
Funds raised from Visionaries of the Year help find cures and ensure access to treatments for all blood cancer patients. Toward that goal, Blood Cancer United:
- Funds research to advance breakthrough therapies for blood cancer patients.
- Is the leading source of free blood cancer information, education, and patient support.
- Is the voice for blood cancer patients and survivors today.
Yes. Local community leaders, business owners, and others may participate. There are several ways to get involved, including nominating a candidate, being part of the Leadership Committee that selects the final candidates, donating, becoming part of a candidate's campaign team, or becoming a national sponsor.
Visit the Get Involved page to learn more about these opportunities.
Use the Find A Campaign page to visit your local region website for more information.
Candidates put together campaign teams made up of their friends and associates to create a support team, expand networking opportunities, and make the campaign even more fun. All participants want to raise as many dollars as possible for the mission and work with Blood Cancer United to brainstorm and develop fundraising campaign teams.
Local winners are announced at the end of their campaign's ten-week period at a Grand Finale celebration. Once all regions have announced their winners, the national winners are announced, and all winners are featured in a national media publication.
Find your local Visionaries of the Year candidates on the Join a Team page, then visit their pages and follow the instructions to join their team.