The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has named Callie Zola, a 17-year-old senior at Mamaroneck High School, as its “Girl of the Year.” Callie was diagnosed with Hodgkin”™s Lymphoma when she was 16. She now is in remission.
Each year, the organization recognizes a girl and a boy whose firsthand experience with a diagnosis of leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin”™s disease or myeloma serves as an inspiration and motivation to the local Man & Woman of the Year Campaign, a 10-week challenge to raise funds to find cures for blood cancers. The campaign culminates in an event in June to reveal the top fundraising Man & Woman of 2018. The Girl of the Year serves as a special guest and speaker at the gala program.
Callie is the first teen-ager to be selected for the role. In the past, the patients who were honored were younger.
