Northshore Community Donates Over $100,000 to Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
Mary Bird Perkins is a Priority
(Covington) -- Generous donors in the Northshore community made Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center a priority in their community philanthropy last year with gifts totaling $100,500 during the Center’s 2006 Annual Giving Campaign.
Jean Champagne served as chair for the Northshore area. Randy Kinchen served as vice chair. Volunteer solicitors included Cynthia Bailey, Will Bailey, Matt Bennett, Stan Dameron, Rick Danielson, Alison Fisse, Lauren Hebert, Trey Hodgins, Scott Hymel, Ray Jenkins, C.J. Ladner, Joe Luquet, Marty Mayer, Darryl Mierl, Paul Morgan, Todd Reeves, Daniel Terrell and Randy Waesche.“The success of the 2006 Northshore campaign is a direct result of dedicated volunteers and the generosity of area donors who recognize how fortunate we are to have Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center right here, providing a vital service to our community,” said Champagne. “I am honored to have had the opportunity to spearhead a campaign that has had, and will continue to have, such a positive impact on people’s lives.”
Annual support from the community provides funding for Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center’s C.A.R.E. Network. Mary Bird Perkins established the C.A.R.E. Network to reduce cancer incidence and mortality in southeast Louisiana and to improve the quality of life for those affected by cancer. The Center’s mobile medical clinic, the Early Bird, provided more than 120 screening events for approximately 4,500 people in 2006, bringing life-saving early detection to people who do not have health insurance and could otherwise not afford it – including those displaced by Hurricane Katrina and now living in the Center’s 15-parish service area. In addition to these early detection programs, the C.A.R.E. Network also provides cancer support services for patients and their families, awareness and education programs, and clinical research trials.In a year that saw south Louisiana still struggling to find its way back from the impact of the great storm disasters that impacted our region so deeply, community donors were exceptionally generous and made gifts totaling $955,826.59 to Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center during the Center’s 2006 Annual Giving Campaign. The amount also includes philanthropic gifts from 100% of the Center employees who make financial gifts to directly benefit the patients as well as 100% participation by members of the Center’s board of directors.
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