Jeff Boss Memorial Golf Classic Raises $5,000 for Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
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For the past five years, the Jeff Boss Memorial Golf Classic has honored the life of an individual who was well-respected and loved by many in the community. On Saturday, May 24, friends and family members of Jeff Boss gathered at Copper Mill Golf Club in Zachary, LA to play golf and present Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center with a $5,000 check in his memory.
Boss served as the LSU Athletic equipment manager from 1980-2003 and is remembered for his selflessness and sincere dedication to the team and the players. After Boss passed away of brain cancer in 2003, his assistant, Greg Stringfellow, along with several of Boss’ former equipment managers decided to create a golf tournament to celebrate Boss’ life. “We started the tournament in 2004 as a way to remember him and the amazing person he was,” Stringfellow said.
In honor of Boss, the tournament is held each year in May – the month of his birthday. Proceeds from the tournament are donated to Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, where Boss received his radiation treatment. This year, 37 teams of four players gathered at Copper Mill to play golf in memory of Boss.
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About Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center: Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center has been fighting cancer for over 35 years. It is the only nonprofit cancer treatment, education and research facility in Louisiana providing state-of-the-art radiation therapy to all community residents regardless of ability to pay. Mary Bird Perkins has integrated cancer programs with Our Lady of the Lake Cancer 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. The Center also enjoys a long-standing relationship with North Oaks Hospital in Hammond.
About the CARE Network: The mission of the CARE Network (Cancer Support Services, Awareness and Education, Research and Early Detection) is to lessen the burden of cancer in the community. Established in 2002, it is funded by gifts from the community and provides hundreds of programs and services, including free cancer screenings, to thousands of people every year. The research and academic medical physics partnership with MBP and Louisiana State University is also funded in part by the CARE Network. The Center has locations in Baton Rouge, Covington and Hammond.
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Pictured (l to r): Rich Abadie, T-Joe Breaux, Mindy Tyler, Greg Stingfellow, Ashley Stringfellow and James Frazier.