The National Capital Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society held its annual Leukemia Ball. The ball is billed as one of the largest charitable events in D.C.

The ball was held at the Washington Convention Center on Saturday and featured music by Jackson Browne and an appearance by comedian John Pinette.

Last year, over 2,000 people attended the ball. Money raised at the event goes toward the fight against leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma.

— Report by Kate Oczypok and photographs by James R. Brantley

Co-chair Steven Lilly and Washington Redskins' Jason Campbell

Mike Manatos and WUSA 9 anchor Andrea Roane

Deloitte's Robert Lineberger, Kevin Walker, CEO Leukemia and Lympoma Society John Walten, Co-chair Steven Lilly, Co-Chair and Regional Managing Partner for Baker Tilly R. Edwin Offterdinger, Executive Director of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society National Capital Area Chapter Donna McKelvey, Baker Tilly CEO Tim Christen

Nick Giusto and Miss DC 2009 Jennifer Corey

Kathy Duffie, Kent Duffie, Mike Dearden and Lisa Dearden

Mary Angelo, Gillian Halbreich and Nancy Klein

Getting things off to a lively start:  NBC's Lindsay Czarniak, ABC 7's Alison Starling, WUSA 9 anchor Andrea Roane, Fox 5 anchor Laura Evans

For the first time anywhere at a DC charity event, guests could use BidPal devices to set limits and track bidding history on selected items

Jim Geiger studies one of the guitars in the silent auction

Chuck Barnett and Elizabeth Barnett  study the silent auction catalog

Regional Managing Partner for Baker Tilly R. Edwin Offterdinger, Baker Tilly CEO Tim Christen and 97.1 Morning Show host Loo Katz

Deloitte's Robert Lineberger

Dancers perform as guests take their seats for dinner

Amy Jaxheimer and Jacqueline Lord