Get to Know Valerie Lewis, Volunteer for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Valerie Lewis began her service career when she was in her teens and, since then, hasn’t stopped looking for organizations to dedicate her time to. “I was looking for a way to give back and to make an impact to show my appreciation for how fortunate my life has been,” says Lewis. “Volunteering my time and supporting non-profits has been very gratifying to me, and it just makes me feel right.”

Today, Lewis is involved in four local non-profit organizations throughout the Lehigh Valley. As heart disease is a cause she holds closes to her heart, Lewis serves on the executive board for the American Heart Association. “I lost my dad to heart disease when I was 19, and it is so important to me to be a part of finding a cure and advancing technologies for prevention of heart disease,” she says.

In addition, Lewis serves on the Phoebe Gala Committee and the Miller-Keystone Blood Center Annual Cruise Committee, and she is on the executive board for the 2020 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) Man & Woman of the Year campaign. When Lewis earned the title of LLS Woman of the Year, it was because she raised a record-breaking $121,000 in her 10-week campaign.

“My favorite part [about volunteering] is how much the organizations that I volunteer for appreciate all that you do for them and the impact I am making,” says Lewis.