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Story courtesy of Grand Champions Polo Club.

Under very different campaign circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Grant Ganzi rallied in his 10-week fundraising efforts to forge ahead of other candidates securing the title of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society® (LLS) Man of The Year Palm Beach.

The Lynn University senior, third-generation polo player and The Polo School's (Wellington, Florida) USPA Delegate reached out to one of the most generous communities in sports, as well as family and friends, to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Palm Beach chapter.

In compliance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) protocol, the 2020 LLS banquet was held via Zoom, where Ganzi was awarded the title of Man of The Year having raised a total of $149,063.00 in 10 short weeks. A grand total of $670,848.00 was raised by all of the candidates.

Ganzi says, “I wanted to help raise money for this amazing cause because of my friend Brandon. He had leukemia so he inspired me.”

Fellow teammate and polo player Brandon Phillips is a cancer survivor, having been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma at the age of 14. Although he was given six months to live, he beat the odds and has been in remission for over 25 years.

Ganzi's goal was to raise $75,000 which he exceeded thanks to his generous supporters. “I surpassed my goal and I cannot believe I won. There were moments in my campaign where I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to reach my goal. Thank you to my family, friends, team members, fellow contestants, Aiden, Lily and everyone at LLS! I couldn’t have done it without you.”