Former LSU Tiger and Cowboys Linebacker Helps Score Against Breast Cancer
Bradie James Donates $100K to Local Leaders in Early Breast Cancer Detection
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(Baton Rouge) - Bradie James, Dallas Cowboys linebacker and former LSU All- American, was at Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Friday afternoon, July 10, to help fund a collaborative breast cancer program aimed at early detection, screening and treatment.
James lost his mother to breast cancer in 2001 during his sophomore year at Louisiana State University. "The Baton Rouge community helped me make the transition from being a teenager to becoming an upstanding man," said James. "The joys and pains I experienced here taught me invaluable lessons. That's what led me back to help, because people here helped me."
A $40K grant given to Mary Bird Perkins, Woman's Hospital and YWCA ENCOREplus brings the generous support by James' Foundation56 to $100,000 through the Soul Survivors Fund of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation. "The funds we have gratefully received over the past two years through Bradie James' foundation have allowed Mary Bird Perkins, Woman's Hospital and ENCOREplus to save lives through early detection," said Carolyn A. Chassee, CFRE, vice president & chief development officer, Mary Bird Perkins. The partnering organizations have been able to offer more breast screenings, mammograms, follow up care, community outreach and education services for underserved and uninsured women.
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center has been fighting cancer for over 35 years with locations in Baton Rouge, Covington, Hammond, Houma and Gonzales. It has conprehensive cancer programs with Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge and St. Tammany Parish Hospital in Covington. These programs are accredited by the American College of Surgeons - the gold standard for community-based cancer care. For more information visit www.marybird.org.
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Gathered in front of Mary Bird Perkins? Early Bird mobile screening clinic are (from left) Carolyn Chassee, Mary Bird Perkins; Wilfret Lorraine, ENCOREplus; Bradie James; Lynn Weill, Woman?s Hospital; Debbie Heroman, Foundation56 Advisory Member; Stewart Jones, Baton Rouge Area Foundation.