2009 V2 Perkins Perspective

Fighting Cancer for Over 35 Years. Volume 2 2009Available Online at www.marybird.orgFighting Cancer for Over 35 Years. Volume 2 2009Available Online at www.marybird.org

PERSPECTIVEPERKINSPERKINS

PERSPECTIVE

The Infinity Option…Page 4

NCCCP Year Two…Page 8

Fighting Cancer ThroughCommunity Events…Page 14

Maurice King, M.D., Medical Director, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, with new Infinity machine at the Baton Rouge location.

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2 Perkins Perspective • Fighting Cancer for Over 35 Years.

I N Y O U R C O M M U N I T Y

With almost 100% participation,employees and volunteers at allMary Bird Perkins Cancer Center

(MBP) locations generously donated over$37,000 during the Center's 2009 Rays ofHealing Campaign, setting a new record foremployee and volunteer giving.

The campaign took place during May andwas conducted by a committee of MBPemployees. Leading the committee were co-chairs Brent Parker, Ph.D., one of MBP'sacademic medical physicists, and CrissyMichel, CT technologist.

“What the Center does is

important and giving back to

Mary Bird Perkins is a way

to show that to others. This campaign gives

MBP employees a chance to demonstrate

that we truly care about our patients

and, hopefully, the chance to make the

treatment experience a little easier on them

and their families.”

Brent Parker, Ph.D.

The Rays of Healing Campaign gives us an

opportunity to help our patients even more

during their fight against cancer.”

Crissy Michel, CT technologist

Just as donors are able to designate what their donationssupport, Rays of Healing participants were given this sameoption. Gifts could be made to either the Center’s Fight CancerCampaign or the Patient Services Fund, or both.

The campaign raised $18,500 to support the Center’s fightagainst cancer. These gifts will help fund MBP’s medical physicsacademic research program, and the CARE Network’s awarenessand education efforts, as well as its outreach programs whichinclude free cancer screenings throughout communities insoutheast Louisiana.

Another $18,500 was raised to support the Patient ServicesFund, which helps patients in need receive treatment andremoves barriers that might prevent these patients from keepingtheir appointments.

Members of the 2009 Employee Giving Campaign.

Rays of Healing

PARTNERSOF HOPE

Internal Giving Campaign SetsNew RecordEmployees Donate over $37,000 to Fight Cancerand Help Patients


In looking back, 2009 has been a year of milestones forMary Bird Perkins. Through innovative and collaborativepartnerships with community hospitals, physicians, and

many others, we have made great strides toward fulfilling theCenter’s mission – to improve survivorship and lessen theburden of cancer through expert treatment, compassionatecare, early detection, research, and education. And, in 2009, weare privileged to carry our mission across five locations insoutheast Louisiana.

Together with our partners in the first part of the year, weopened the doors to the new facility in Gonzales, LA, launcheda Total Cancer CareTM program, and screened nearly 400participants in one day at this year’s Minority CancerAwareness Event.

In this issue, you’ll read about more recent achievementsincluding: Mary Bird Perkins’ expansion of technology optionswith the Elekta Infinity; ACoS accreditation of the Covingtonfacility; MBP employees and volunteers setting a new record offunds raised internally during this year’s 2009 Rays of HealingCampaign; and the many third party events that benefit MBP.

However, I cannot speak of 2009 without acknowledging theMary Bird Perkins employees. With leadership and supportfrom the Center’s Board of Directors, a team of dedicatedemployees took on the challenge of updating the Center’svision and mission statements and developing core values andaccompanying service standards. The team’s amazing workcaptures the essence of why Mary Bird Perkins is such a greatcommunity-based organization. Their work exceededexpectations and resulted in a mission renewal that employeesappropriately titled "Our Promise."

Through a constant focus on the Center’s vision and missionand adherence to the core values – innovation, respect,compassion, integrity and collaboration – Mary Bird Perkinsemployees, including myself, will work hard every day toprovide the best cancer care possible. That is “Our Promise.”

Thank you to all of our community partners, volunteers anddonors, without whose support the stories contained withinthese pages would not be possible. As 2009 comes to a close,plans are already underway for the upcoming year. With astrong strategic vision and support system, the Mary BirdPerkins team will continue to live the mission with a specialdedication to the patients we are so humbled to serve.

Sincerely,

www.marybird.org • Volume 2 2009

A message from

Todd D. Stevens, president and CEO

My Perspective

Core ValuesInnovation • Compassion • Respect • Integrity • Collaboration

MissionTo improve survivorship and lessen the burden of cancer through expert treatment,compassionate care, early detection, research, and education.

Our promise



Introducing the Newest CancerTreatment Option: The State-of-the-Art Infinity

Residents of the Greater Baton Rouge area now haveaccess to the latest generation of cancer-fightingtechnology – the Infinity. This advanced radiotherapy

accelerator has been installed at Mary Bird Perkins CancerCenter in Baton Rouge, located on the campus of Our Lady ofthe Lake Regional Medical Center. The Infinity is made byElekta, a world leader in radiation therapy, pioneeringsignificant innovations and clinical solutions for treatingcancer.

Mary Bird Perkins offers a variety of best-of-class radiationtherapy options allowing its patient care team to aggressivelytreat cancer without accepting the limitations of a one-size-fits-all approach. The acquisition of Infinity further demonstratesMary Bird Perkins’ long-standing dedication to offer patientsthe skills of an expert team and access to the most advancedtechnology options available.

“The combination of radiation therapy

treatment resources made available by

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is

unparalleled in Louisiana. Together our

team of radiation oncologists, medical

dosimetrists and medical physicists has the

most advanced resources available in the

field to ensure that each patient’s

treatment is customized to their

individual fight against cancer.”

Maurice King, M.D., Medical Director,

Mary Bird Perkins

Infinity is a state-of-the-art image guided linear accelerator thatincorporates best in class computerized medical imagingtechnology to treat people with radiation therapy. Because ofits superior image guidance capabilities, Infinity can be veryuseful in treating, as an example, prostate cancer, as well ascancers of the head and neck.

The Infinity also brings the promise of a technology calledVMAT, a new and developing tool in the field of radiationtherapy. VMAT (Volumetric Intensity Modulated Arc

Therapy) is intended to shorten treatment time withoutcompromising quality of care. Elekta believes VMAT’s shortertreatment times will translate into increased patient comfortand improved accuracy by reducing time spent duringtreatment.

When Mary Bird Perkins opened its fifth location in Gonzales,LA in partnership with St. Elizabeth Hospital earlier this year,the first of Mary Bird Perkins’ $20 million investment in ElektaSystems was installed at the new facility. VMAT was underdevelopment at the time and now that it is available, it will bea part of the Elekta machines in both locations: Baton Rougeand Gonzales.

“We look forward to working with Elekta to deploy VMATtechnology in Baton Rouge and Gonzales for the benefit ofcancer patients,” John Gibbons, Ph.D. chief of clinical physics,Mary Bird Perkins, said. “In many cases, we believe Infinity’sVMAT will allow us to deliver superior treatments.”

“Every cancer case is unique and personal, and Mary BirdPerkins is committed to providing the latest options to ourtreatment team,” Todd D. Stevens, president and CEO, MaryBird Perkins Cancer Center, said. “The options offered byMary Bird Perkins are potential solutions from very commonto very rare and complex cancers.”

Mary Bird Perkins continues to expand its technology arsenalwith additions like the Elekta Infinity in its efforts to provideits highly experienced radiation oncologists the best possibleoptions for custom radiation treatments, affording patientstheir best opportunity to beat cancer.

Medical physicists discuss the new Infinity.


In addition to the Elekta Infinity, Mary Bird Perkins’ comprehensive radiation therapy servicesavailable across its five locations throughout southeast Louisiana include Conformal Therapy,Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), TomoTherapy, Imaged Guided RadiationThearpy (IGRT), BrainLAB Novalis® stereotactic radiosurgery and radiotherapy, extra-cranialstereotactic radiotherapy, adaptive radiotherapy, electron conformal therapy and advanced tumorlocalization techniques including 4-Dimensional CT and CT/PET, and MRI. Mary Bird Perkinsalso offers a wide range of low and high-dose brachytherapy treatment techniques for prostate,breast, choroidal melanoma, and gynecological cancers.

For more information about Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center’s treatment team and treatmenttechnology, visit www.marybird.org.

Elekta Infinity machine shown inBaton Rouge location.




Jeffrey P. Long, M.D., aBoard Certified radiationoncologist, is the newest

physician to join theSoutheast Louisiana RadiationOncology Group (SLROG).Dr. Long is practicingexclusively at Mary Bird PerkinsCancer Center at TGMC inHouma, LA.

“My partners and I are pleasedto welcome Dr. Long and hiswife Jody into the Mary Bird

Perkins family,” said the Center’s Medical Director, MauriceKing, M.D. “Dr. Long is an extremely knowledgeable physicianwho is passionate and dedicated to the fight against cancer. Hewill truly be an asset to Mary Bird Perkins at TGMC and theBayou Region.”

Dr. Long received his medical training at the University of Iowain Iowa City. He completed residency training in DiagnosticRadiology at University of Arkansas for Health Sciences in LittleRock and Humana Hospital-University in Louisville, Kentucky.He completed his residency in radiation oncology at Universityof Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. Dr. Long is the Founder andWebmaster of the Radiation Oncology Online Journal,www.rooj.com.

"I am excited to be a part of Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Centerat TGMC because of their clinical expertise and commitment tofighting cancer,” explained Long. “I am personally verycommitted to fighting cancer and will stay involved with thelatest developments in treatment and research so that mypatients can get the most progressive care possible.”

Immediately prior to his arrival in Houma, Long served as aradiation oncologist at the New Mexico Cancer Center inGallup, New Mexico.

Jeffrey P. Long, M.D.

New Director of Houma Cancer Program

MClarke Currie, MHA, NHA, CRCFA,CPC has been named director of theCancer Program for Mary Bird Perkins

Cancer Center at TGMC. He will be responsiblefor the further development and coordination ofthe comprehensive cancer program.

“We are very pleased to welcome Mr. Currie to ourcancer program,” said Phyllis Peoples, president andCEO of TGMC. “His experience and expertise willbe an asset to our team as we work to provide caringand quality cancer care to the people in ourcommunity right here, close to home.”

“The word ‘cancer’ raises fear in the minds of most people; Ithink that is universal,” Currie said. “So how we, as health careprofessionals, respond to patients needing cancer treatment isvery important. Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center at TGMC isfocused on doing the right things for cancer patients – fromproviding a caring environment to ensuring access to expertphysicians, leading edge technology and vital support programs.That is what interests me most about this cancer program andthe opportunities it brings.”

Currie received his Bachelor of Science Degree in BusinessAdministration in Marketing, his Master of HealthAdministration and his Certificate of Graduate Study in

Gerontology from the University of South Carolina in Columbia.He is a member of American College of Cancer Executives, Who’sWho Among Young Business People, and is a Certified Coderwith the American Academy of Professional Coders.

Currie was most recently the Director of Oncology, Dialysisand Hospice Services at Tift Regional Medical Center inTifton, Georgia.

Houma Welcomes New Radiation Oncologist



Gibbons Receives Prestigious Recognition

John Gibbons, Ph.D., chief of clinical physics at Mary Bird Perkins CancerCenter, was recently honored as a Fellow of the American Association ofPhysicists in Medicine (AAPM). Dr. Gibbons was one of 18 members of the 6,500 plus member organization selected as AAPM Fellow in 2009.

“Gibbons is an active, stellar teacher in the LSU-Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center(MBP) medical physics program, who has trained many graduate students inmedical physics clinical practice and research,” said Kenneth Hogstrom, Ph.D.,chief of physics, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center. “His research contributionshave focused on the role of physics quality assurance in the radiation therapyprocess, particularly through the MBP research grant with TomoTherapy.

He has a long record of service and leadership though appointments to multiplecommittees within the AAPM and other professional medical physicsorganizations. Currently, he is serving a three-year term as Secretary of the AAPM.

AAPM Fellows are members elected by the Board of Directors who have madesignificant contributions through: service to the AAPM; the advancement ofmedical physics knowledge based upon independent original research or

development; medical physics educational activities, especially in regard to the education and training of medical physicists,medical students, medical residents and allied health personnel; or leadership in the practice of medical physics.

Dr. Gibbons joins Dr. Hogstrom as Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center’s second medical physicist elected as Fellow of the AAPM.Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center has unparalleled medical physics support for patient care with thirteen medical physicists onits team.

John Gibbons, Ph.D.

Mitchell Z. Berger,M.D. is the newmedical director

for the Cancer Program ofOur Lady of the Lake andMary Bird Perkins. He willprovide clinical andadministrative leadershipfor the comprehensiveprogram.

“This is an exciting time tobe joining the CancerProgram team,” said Berger.

“As one of 14 sites in thecountry participating in the National Cancer Institute’s pilotto discover better ways to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer,our Cancer Program is on the front lines of setting the

standards for care benefiting thousands of cancer patientsacross the country and right here at home. This prestigiousselection also validates the excellence of the physicians andthe high quality of care associated with the Cancer Programof Our Lady of the Lake and Mary Bird Perkins.”

Board certified in Medical Oncology and Internal Medicine,Dr. Berger earned his medical degree at the Robert WoodJohnson Medical School of the University of Medicine andDentistry in New Jersey. He conducted his internship andresidency in Internal Medicine at the University of AlabamaHospital in Birmingham, and a Hematology and MedicalOncology Fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering CancerCenter in New York. He received his Masters Degree inMedical Management at Tulane University in New Orleansand is also a Certified Physician Executive.

New Medical Director of Baton Rouge CancerProgram Announced

Mitchell Z. Berger, M.D.



NCCCP PilotCANCER PROGRAM OF OUR LADY OF T

The pilot phase of the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Community Cancer Centers Program(NCCCP) ended its second year by implementing a variety of initiatives to advance clinicalresearch and improve the quality of cancer care at community hospitals – with an emphasis onminority and underserved patients.

The NCCCP pilot is exploring what it takes to conduct complex cancer clinical trials and offer state-of-the-art treatmentoptions in a hometown setting so patients do not have to commute to large, university-based medical centers to receivehigh-quality cancer care.

The pilot hospitals – located in 14 states across the country – serve patients from a wide range of geographic anddemographic localities in rural, small-town, and underserved urban areas. This diversity offers a potential framework for anational program of community cancer centers that would be integrated with NCI’s extensive network of cancer researchand quality care initiatives. A fourth year was recently added to the three-year pilot.

In the third year of the pilot, the participating hospitals will continue to collaborate with and learn from one another tofurther strengthen this public-private partnership and share what they learn with community hospitals outside thenetwork. They also will develop a final report for NCI documenting the lessons learned on the best ways to advance state-of-the-art cancer care and research to benefit patients in their home communities.

The goals of the NCCCP pilot program are to: • Reduce cancer healthcare disparities• Draw more patients into clinical trials in community-based settings• Link to national computer networks for conducting research and sharing results• Explore standards for collecting and storing cancer research specimens

The Cancer Program of Our Lady of the Lake and Mary Bird PerkinsLocal Care. National Recognition.

Key Accomplishments by Focus AreaReduce Cancer Healthcare Disparities by Expanding Patient Navigator Services to All Pilot Sites Since the inception of the pilot in 2007, the Cancer Program has screened 12,378 participants at 406 events and diagnosed 104cancers. In line with the aims of the pilot’s outreach initiatives, in 2008 the Cancer Program began offering patient navigators toassist patients who had an abnormal screening result for breast, colorectal, skin and prostate cancer. From January to September2009, these navigators guided 652 patients through a complex web of clinical care, social services and financial counseling.

Increase Patient Involvement in Clinical Trials by Increasing AccessibilityThe Cancer Program is providing cancer patients and their physicians access to clinically relevant research trials that will lead toadvances in evidence-based disease management, specifically NCI-sponsored clinical trials made available to pilot sites throughNCCCP. In doing so, the Cancer Program has increased the number of patients choosing to participate in a clinical trial, broughtleading-edge trials to disparate populations and developed mechanisms to increase minority accruals. Since the inception of thepilot, over one thousand participants were accrued to clinical and pharmaceutical trials.

Year Two in Summary

Looking Forward


Enhance InformationTechnology Capabilitiesby Converting Paper-BasedPatient Records to ElectronicHealth RecordsThe Information Technology (IT) Team ofthe Cancer Program is designing andimplementing replicable strategies to connectthe information systems of Our Lady of theLake, Mary Bird Perkins, and private practicephysician groups into one unique system containingall oncology related electronic health records (EHR).Integration of patient level data will provide an opportunity forthe Cancer Program to assess the needs of its patients, whiledemonstrating ways in which this data can be effectively utilized for cancerprevention, treatment and care on a national level.

Standardize Biospecimen Collection by Implementing NCI Recommendation for Snap-frozenand Formalin-fixed TissuesThe Cancer Program and H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute in Florida have partnered to perform state-of-the-art cancer research called Total Cancer Care™. The Cancer Program is one of only 18 sites in the country participating in thisfirst-of-its-kind study to individualize cancer treatment based on genes that provide a “molecular fingerprint” unique to eachtumor. Nationally, the study has the consent of over 30,000 patients and the Cancer Program has accrued over 200 patients toparticipate in the exciting initiative.

Improve the Quality of Cancer Care by Offering Genetic Counseling to Determine Risk forCertain CancersThe Cancer Program developed a Multidisciplinary Colorectal Cancer Team whose purpose is to identify and address the entirecontinuum of care for colorectal cancer from prevention and early detection to diagnosis, treatment, recovery and survivorship.A unique component of this team is genetics counseling. A geneticist is trained to identify high-risk individuals and works withthe medical team to address concerns about their personal risk of developing colorectal cancer; conducts a detailed risk assessmentof personal or family risk; ensures the individual's understanding of screening options for early detection and ways to reducepersonal cancer risk through lifestyle modification; and provides information to help individuals make informed decisions aboutmedical management options, including the need for genetic testing if indicated.

Enhance Survivorship and Palliative Care Services by Offering Educational Programs toSupport SurvivorsAn educational series titled “Thriving in Survivorship - focusing on nutrition for cancer patients, survivors and caregivers” wasoffered to Cancer Program patients through a series of workshops. These free workshops were presented to address the needs ofnew Cancer Program patients, patients completing treatment and long-term survivors. This series was structured in a manner thatallowed patients and their family members to progressively build upon information learned. Currently, there are more than 11million cancer survivors in the U.S. The needs of survivors are unique and important and the Cancer Program is working to makesure they are appropriately addressed.


the Second Year

F THE LAKE AND MARY BIRD PERKINS




New Physician to Join Covington Staff

The Cancer Program of Mary Bird Perkins and St. TammanyParish Hospital received renewal of its accreditation by theCommission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of

Surgeons (ACoS). Only 25 percent of all cancer programs across theUnited States and Puerto Rico earn this approval. The Cancer Programof Mary Bird Perkins and St. Tammany Parish Hospital is the onlyCoC-approved Cancer Program in West St. Tammany Parish.

Cancer Program in Covington EarnsNational Accreditation

Receiving care at a CoC-accredited cancer program ensures that a patient will have access to:• Comprehensive care, including a range of state-of-the-art services and equipment• A multi-specialty, team approach to coordinate the best treatment options• Information about ongoing clinical trials and new treatment options• Access to cancer-related information, education and support• A cancer registry that collects data on type and stage of cancers and treatment results and

offers lifelong patient follow-up• Ongoing monitoring and improvement of care • Quality care close to home

“Cancer patients and their loved ones can have peace of mind knowing that anindependent organization certifies that they can receive comprehensive, world-classquality cancer care here.”

Patti Ellish, FACHEPresident and CEO, St. Tammany Parish Hospital

Radiation oncologist R. Scott Bermudez, M.D., is thelatest physician to join the Southeast LouisianaRadiation Oncology Group practicing exclusively at

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center locations. He will beginseeing patients at the Covington location in early January.

A cum laude graduate of Duke University, Bermudez receivedhis Doctor of Medicine from Harvard Medical Schoolfollowing a year as a Fulbright Scholar in Berlin, Germany. He

comes to Mary Bird Perkins from the residency program at theUniversity of California, Department of Radiation Oncology,San Francisco, CA where he was Chief Resident in RadiationOncology, UCSF, 2007-2008.

He is fluent in Spanish and German. Dr. Bermudez enjoysinternational travel, hiking, bicycling, college basketball,movies and reading novels.



Making a Difference in YOUR Community

Mary Bird Perkins CancerCenter (MBP) believes thatscreenings are the single most

proactive way to lower the inordinatelyhigh cancer mortality rate in Louisiana.Today, Louisiana ranks number two inthe United States in cancer deaths. Inmany cases, the diagnosis comes toolate. Mary Bird Perkins works yearround to change that through its EarlyDetection Program.

With the help of community partnerships,MBP is continuing to fight this disease byoffering free community cancer screeningsand education programs throughout our18-parish service area.

In recognition of National ProstateCancer Awareness Month, Mary BirdPerkins partnered with St. ElizabethHospital, St. Tammany Parish Hospital,TGMC and Our Lady of the Lake to offerfree screenings throughout the month of September. Throughout October, in recognition of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month,MBP offered six breast cancer screenings across its 18-parish service area in partnership with Woman’s Hospital.

Year-to-date, MBP has held 160 events and screened over 4,500 participants for breast, prostate, colorectal and skin cancer. The chartbelow represents the number of participants screened thus far and indicates that 35 percent of them had never been screened for cancer.

2009 Cancer Screenings to Date

Breast Prostate Colorectal Skin Total

Total Participants 1,831 1,102 877 765 4,575

Participants who have 239 299 490 565 1,593

Diagnosis of Cancer 15 5 2 6 28

1January 1-September 30, 20092Women over the age of 40 who have never been screened for breast cancer.

never been screened2

Physician examines patient at mobile screening.

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Bradie James Donates $100Kto Early Breast CancerDetection

Bradie James, Dallas Cowboys linebacker and former LSU All-American,visited Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center (MBP) to help fund acollaborative breast cancer program aimed at early detection, screening

and treatment. James lost his mother, the late Etta James, to breast cancer in 2001during his sophomore year at Louisiana State University.

A $40K grant was given to MBP, Woman’s Hospital and YWCA ENCOREplus.This brings the generous support by James’ Foundation56 through the SoulSurvivor’s donor-advised fund of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation to $100,000over the past two years.

“The funds we have gratefully received through Bradie James’ foundation haveallowed Mary Bird Perkins to save lives through early detection. This giftdemonstrates James’ and Mary Bird Perkins’ steadfast dedication to offer freescreenings, mammograms, follow up care, community outreach and educationservices for underserved and uninsured women,” said Carolyn A. Chassee,CFRE, vice president and chief development officer, MBP.

“The Baton Rouge community helped me make the

transition from being a teenager to becoming an

upstanding man. The joys and pains I experienced here

taught me invaluable lessons. That is what led me back

here to help, because people here helped me.”

Bradie James

Below are some of the quotes patientsat Mary Bird Perkins locations wroteafter completion of their treatment.Patients completing treatment at theBaton Rouge, Covington, Gonzales,Hammond and Houma facilities aregiven the anonymous quality of carequestionnaire.

Everyone has a smile on their faces. Youdon’t know how much that simple smilemeans to your patients. It is like saying“everything will be OK!”

Baton Rouge

I am so pleased with my treatment atMBP in Covington. I was relieved tobe able to receive radiation in mycommunity; it saved me a huge block oftime everyday.

Covington

My experience was very positive. Thestaff at the facility is awesome and itwas so nice to have volunteers to chatwith in the waiting area.

Gonzales

I compliment the radiation therapistswho were very friendly, supporting,kind, gentle and professional. The staffhelped make an intolerable experiencetolerable.

Hammond

Keep doing what you’re doing and Iknow all patients will be happy.

Houma

What OurPatientsSay:



Become a KreweSupporter Save the Date

The 23rd AnnualKarnival Krewede Louisiane

Mardi Gras Ball will beheld in the Baton RougeRiver Center on January29, 2010. The CancerProgram of Our Lady ofthe Lake and Mary BirdPerkins will becharitable beneficiaries

of this spectacular fund-raising event.

“What our two organizations are doing together—and what the Krewe is supporting—isexpanding cancer research, furthering delivery ofstate-of-the-art cancer care to patients in theregion, increasing healthcare outreach andreducing cancer healthcare disparities. MaryBird Perkins is thrilled to once again bepartnering with the Krewe,” said Todd Stevens,president and CEO, Mary Bird Perkins.

The night will be filled with two dance bandsplaying and an indoor parade featuringmarching bands, dance teams and floats. Overthe last six years, this event has raised over onemillion dollars.

A corporate ball membership or an individualmembership will help improve survivorship andlessen the burden of cancer through experttreatment, compassionate care, early detection,research and education. To learn more aboutKarnival Krewe de Louisiane and how you canbecome a member, contact the Krewe office at(225) 765-5002.

Karnival Krewe deLouisiane Mardi Gras Ball

January 29, 2010

New Therapies AreLifting SpiritsPet TherapyThe Cancer Program ofOur Lady of the Lakeand Mary Bird Perkinsrecently launched anintegrative therapiesinitiative including pettherapy. Pet therapy isbelieved by manyprofessionals in the fieldof healthcare to play animportant role forpatients with variousmedical conditions.

“Animal-assisted therapy is a favorite with both patients andstaff,” said Renea Duffin, vice president of Cancer Programs atMary Bird Perkins. As one patient said, “The dogs distract youfrom thinking about cancer, even if only for a few minutes.”

Man’s best friend will be visiting patients in the waiting room of theCenter on the first Thursday and third Tuesday of every month.

Music TherapyPatients in the waitingroom at the BatonRouge Center closedtheir eyes and imaginedthey were far away fromreceiving treatment forcancer. Don Groh &Friends played light jazzthat had others in thewaiting room tappingtheir toes and movingtheir heads to therhythm of old favorites.“This kind of keeps your mind off everything,” said Larry Stokes,one of those enjoying the entertainment by Don Groh & Friends.

A free integrative therapies initiative of the Cancer Program ofOur Lady of the Lake and Mary Bird Perkins, relaxing music isoffered twice a month as an opportunity to rejuvenate andrecharge the mind, body and spirit. “This is such a treat,” said onepatient. “It’s so uplifting.”

Mercedes and David Dunbar enjoyvisiting with (l to r) Rocky and Rolex.

Trumpet player Leroy Pero and Don Grohon keyboard.




Fighting Cancer Through Community EventsThe Lemonade BrigadeThe Lemonade Brigade is part of an organization called “KidsWanna Help” started by teenager Mary-Brent Brown. As a 501(c)(3)organization, the purpose of “Kids Wanna Help” is to teach childrenabout entrepreneurship and philanthropy. “Kids Wanna Help” hasraised thousands of dollars for charities in St. Tammany Parish,including Mary Bird Perkins.

Greater MandevilleSeafood Festival Held every year over the 4th of July weekend,MBP has been a charitable beneficiary of theGreater Mandeville Seafood Festival for thepast seven years. The Festival gift is made inmemory of Russell Nash, a founder of thefestival and a former Mary Bird Perkins patient.

DISCOver a CureA charity dance hosted by Stevieand LeLe Keller for 350 of theirseventh and eighth grade peers washeld Friday, August 7, 2009. Theyoungsters attended the back-to-school dance with a purpose. Morethan $8,000 was netted from theevent and donated to Mary BirdPerkins to benefit early detection,research and education.

Bumble Lane Spa for the Cure 2009Bumble Lane Spa Retreat hosted its third annual Spa for the Cure event in October.Bumble Lane’s staff generously donated their time for the evening and proceedsbenefited MBP. Chef Don Bergeron generously provided hors d’oeuvres, wine anddecadent desserts. Guests enjoyed a variety of mini spa treatments and the opportunityto shop early for the holidays by receiving 20% off merchandise and gift certificates.


Jeff Boss Memorial Golf ClassicThe Jeff Boss Memorial Classic is held each year in honor of theformer LSU Athletic Equipment Manager who was treated at MBP.Pictured (l to r): Rich Abadie, David DeGeneres, and James Frazier;front row: Jay Lyles, MBP director of corporate and foundationgiving; Greg and Ashley Stringfellow.

RubiconThe twelfth annual Rubicon Golf Tournament raised $45,000 for the fightagainst cancer. Pictured (l to r): Eric Phillips; Phil Lister; Todd Stevens; SueSheets; Ron Gerard; Carolyn A. Chassee, CFRE; and Paul Nowacki.



Stirling PropertiesStirling Properties held its 9th annual golf tournament to benefit MaryBird Perkins at the University Club on October 19. Stirling PropertiesPresident and CEO Marty Mayer presented Todd Stevens with a checkfor $10,000.

Strike Out CancerThe Pansouthern Drillers were thechampionship boys team of theStrikeout Cancer Tournament inMandeville and Hammond, organized byBecca Vaughn and Pelican Park recreation director AnnKeyes. The tournament raised over $10,000 for MBP’s fightagainst cancer. As a former MBP patient and member of theGreater Northshore Business and Community Council, Annsaid, “I can personally attest that MBP is a first class operationthat sincerely cares for every patient.”




Rathbone Society Donors HonoredCancer Survivor Tells of Total Recovery from Stage III Tonsil Cancer

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center’s firstRathbone Society Dinner took placeSeptember 16 at the Louisiana State

Museum. The Rathbone Dinner is dedicated to thememory of Dr. and Mrs. M.J. Rathbone, Jr. Dr.Rathbone was one of Mary Bird Perkins CancerCenter’s founders and was the chairman of the boardfrom the Center’s inception until his death in 1998.The dinner honors individuals, organizations,corporations and foundations that support the Centerat its highest levels of giving.

Jerry Jolly, chairman, board of directors, Mary Bird Perkins, delivered the welcomingremarks. During the dinner, Todd D. Stevens, president and CEO, Mary Bird Perkins,shared his thoughts about Growing the Vision, the title for the evening’s program. Dr.Kenneth Hogstrom, chief of physics, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center and professorand director, LSU Medical Physics Program, discussed the future of cancer care.

The guest speaker for the evening was Greg Peace, a cancer survivor treated at Mary BirdPerkins’ Covington campus two years ago by Dr. Charles Wood. Peace’s experience withcancer began when he broke a chewable vitamin in half and swallowed it instead. A fewdays later, he started spitting up blood. “I assumed a jagged edge of the pill was to blame,” he said, but the problem persisted.Ultimately, this young husband and father of two was diagnosed with stage III tonsil cancer. The inoperable tumor was the size of agolf ball. His physician recommended that Peace receive his radiation treatments at Mary Bird Perkins in Covington, with a cautionthat his chances for a full recovery were only fifty-fifty.

Standing before the audience Peace said, “Today I am 100% cancer-free. My salivary glands are intact, there is no scar tissue andeverything went so well there is no need to even remove my tonsils!” He thanked the Rathbone Society donors for supporting MaryBird Perkins and said, “Dr. Wood and the Mary Bird staff desired the best for me. I wasn’t just a patient. I felt as though I was a partof their family. It was obvious that it wasn’t just their job but their passion.”

The evening was made possible through the generosity of the Southeast Louisiana Radiation Oncology Group: Robert S. Fields, MD; GregoryC. Henkelmann, MD; Sheldon A. Johnson, MD; Maurice L. King, Jr., MD; Renee A. Levine, MD; Kenneth K. Lo, Ph.D., MD; MaryElla Sanders, MD; Charles G. Wood, MD.

Pictured (l to r): Keri and Greg Peace withDr. Charles Wood.

Golf Provides $168K toSupport Mission

Thanks to sponsors and community support, this year’s Mary BirdPerkins Merrill Lynch Open netted $168,000 – proceeds thatwill go directly back to thousands of people throughout the

Center’s 18-parish service area to further the treatment of cancer and itsprevention. Merrill Lynch has already committed to the 2010 titlesponsorship of this event. Chairing the 2010 Taste of the TournamentPAR-TEE and Auction is Sara Abercrombie. Watch for anannouncement about a date and new location for next year’stournament.

Pictured (l to r): 2009 Taste of the Tournament PAR-TEE andAuction committee members Courtney Newbill, KristenStafford, Sara Abercrombie, Yvette Owens, Rebecca Nelson,Ginger Kurlas and Danna Hodges.




Fight Cancer Campaign Finds Creative Wayto Reach New Donors

Pictured with their Mary Bird Perkins “Fight Cancer” boxing gloves are membersof this year’s campaign committee (l to r): Todd Stevens, president and CEO,MBP; Brett and Renee Furr, Campaign chairs; Mindy Tyler, Annual Givingprogram manager, MBP; Stacey Chiasson, Corporate division co-chair; ElizabethMcKnight, Samaritan Circle division chair; and Carolyn A. Chassee, CFRE, vicepresident, chief development officer, MBP. Not pictured are Bill and Gail O’Quin,Rathbone division chairs; and Mike Pitts, Corporate division co-chair.

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Mary Bird Perkins’ 2009 FightCancer Campaign (FCC) hasadded an interesting twist to

appeal to new donors. Under the leadershipof FCC member Elizabeth McKnight and acommittee of volunteers, at least 120potential donors will be encouraged to makean average gift of $120 to qualify as membersof the Samaritan’s Circle Society ($30-$1199)of annual philanthropic giving to Mary BirdPerkins Cancer Center.

Volunteers involved with this effort alongwith McKnight are Adele Abboud, AutumnCaldwell, Garrett Callaway, Lindsay Chustz,Eric Guerin, Ashley Johnson, EllisMcKnight, William McKnight, Chad Ortte,Deanna Saab, Stephanie Sander, MelissaShultz and Jessica Weimer.

The Samaritan’s Circle committee hopes totell more people about the difference they canmake in the fight against cancer in a way theymay not have thought possible. Thecommittee wants people to see the variousservices that their donation to MBP actuallyhelps support. For instance, the cost of asingle prostate screening is $10. Amammogram is $90; and $150 will fuel theEarly Bird mobile medical clinic to providefree cancer screening services to rural andunderserved areas. No gift is too small andevery dollar makes a difference.

“I want to be a part of this,” said McKnight, an ardent volunteer for MaryBird Perkins. “I think it has so much potential. You have to get people started;plant a seed in someones mind. Then when they can afford to be a majordonor, they are already emotionally connected,” she explained.

Gifts given each year through the Fight Cancer Campaign provide thecritical base of support necessary for Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center’soutreach and early detection programs that meet the current and recurringneeds of the community.



Joint DevelopmentCommittee FormedThe Mary Bird Perkins Development Committee and the FoundationDevelopment Committee recently merged to streamline operationsand increase effectiveness. Consolidated goals include buildingawareness of the endowment, increasing total investment toward thefight against cancer, enhancing the overall volunteer experience, andgreatly expanding Mary Bird Perkins’ volunteer corps of ambassadorsand advocates.

MBP Board Chairman Jerry Jolly and his wifeDonna opened their home to MBP and invitedfriends and guests to attend a reception to learnmore about the Center’s efforts in the fightagainst cancer. Guests pictured (l to r): Terri andJim McIlwain; Shelley Mockler, MBP board ofdirectors; Louis and Lauren Barfield.

Guests Learn aboutMary Bird Perkins

Pictured aremembers of thenewly-formed JointDevelopmentCommittee in frontof the new ElektaInfinity machine.



Dow Commitment Stronger Than Ever

At a time when no business is immune to the falloutof a troubled economy, The Dow ChemicalCompany in Plaquemine was forced to close three of

its production units this year. But, they did not decrease theamount of their $25,000 annual gift to Mary Bird PerkinsCancer Center for 2009. Their corporate commitment tofight cancer remains stronger than ever.

“Community success is part of the Dow culture,” said StaceyChiasson, Louisiana public affairs leader, The Dow ChemicalCompany. “Ultimately, our goal is to play a positive role inmaking our community a better place to live."

Chiasson explained that Dow surveys its near neighborsabout what they think quality of life issues are and health-care always ranks in the top three. “What is important to ourneighbors is important to us as well,” she said. “We areunable to support every organization and in times like these,we have to become even more strategic with our giving. Welook at organizations that are far reaching, and the reach ofMary Bird Perkins is amazing. We look at who is a goodsteward of contributions and who makes the biggest impact.Mary Bird Perkins does it over and over and over again.”

“It was because of Mary Bird Perkins’

success – its track record – that we made

the decision not to decrease our

contribution. An unfortunate recession

does not negate the need for a

community cancer center.”

Stacey Chiasson

Louisiana public affairs leader

The Dow Chemical Company

“Needless to say, we are thrilled,” stated Carolyn A. Chassee,CFRE, vice president, chief development officer, Mary BirdPerkins Cancer Center. “Dow’s commitment to thecommunity – their participation as a partner in addressinglocal quality of life concerns – where cancer is concerned,will help us save lives. We could not be more grateful.”

Providing Leading-EdgeClinical Trials toOur Patients

The mission of Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center’s clinical research program is toprovide cancer patients and their physicians access to clinically relevant research trialsthat will lead to advances in evidenced-based disease management.

Most clinical trials are treatment related studies. Trials currently available at MaryBird Perkins test new types of treatments, such as new drugs, new approaches tosurgery or radiation therapy, or new combinations of treatments.

One trial is called Total Cancer Care, which is a study open for patients whocurrently have cancer and who will have a biopsy or cancer-related surgeryperformed at Our Lady of The Lake Regional Medical Center. This study involvesthousands of patients, which will lead to gene-based technology to try to find thebest drug specific to the “molecular fingerprint” of the tumor.

For more information regarding clinical trials available please visit ww.marybird.orgor call (225) 215-1353.



M E M O R I A L A N D H O N O R G I F T SMary Bird Perkins Cancer Centergratefully acknowledges the followinggifts made in memory of or to honor aspecial person or loved one during theperiod of March 1, 2009 to August 28,2009. Memorial and honor gifts may bemade at any time and mailed to MaryBird Perkins Cancer Center, Office ofDevelopment, 4950 Essen Lane, BatonRouge, LA 70809. Gifts may also bemade online at www.marybird.org under“Make a Gift.”

IIn Memory ofSue Abernethy

Ms. B. J. AbernethyFlorence Accardo

Mr. and Mrs. Elwyn BoczCharlie Albert

Mr. and Mrs. Joe KellySidney Alleman

Ms. Pearl AllemanGeorge Lawrence “Larry” Allen

Ms. Susan M. AllenA. J. Amoroso III

AnonymousWallace Armstrong

Todd and Kelli StevensJulanne V. Arthur

Mr. Theodore R. Arthur, Jr.Marie Ruby Bailey

Mr. and Mrs. Harold S. SeatonChester McClure Baker, Sr.

Ms. Carolyn A. Chassee

Renea Austin-Duffin

Charity Gay

Mr. and Mrs. David Landry

Debbie and Wayne Landry

Mr. and Mrs. Ricky ThomasJean Barnwell

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry M. BaldwinRichard Barry

Anonymous

Ms. Eleanore Barry

Mrs. Elizabeth B. BarryAngelina Barthel

Anonymous

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Brumfield

Joey, Joanna and Adam Crifasi

Mrs. Peggy L. Guidroz

Angeline Gulino and Mario

Ms. Lori A. Meyerer

Miss Myrtis E. Rogers

Mrs. Vicki M. SinagraErnest Dell Bateman

Ann and Frank McMainsSharon Beard

Evelyn and C.P. LeJeune

Marc Becker

Karen and Harry KleinmanHorace Benjamin

Ms. Rosa BenjaminCecil Halbert Benton, Jr.

Mrs. Peggy Edwards AnselmoJames “Buck” Bergeron

Mrs. Louise GuidrozLynn P. Bertaut, Jr.

Verify, Inc.

Janet S. Bertone

Mr. Joseph Bertone

David and Sandy Leader

William Blount

Anonymous

Thomas Bordelon

Joe and Judith Kelly

Edwin Brabetz

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Perrault

David Branton

Ms. Blossom Branton

Doris Buerger


Carol Mae Turner Buhler

Dr. Sharon Fox

Mrs. Joyce Goudeau


Ineos Lab Group

Mrs. Winnie P. McLaughlin

Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Turner

Mr. and Mrs. Lester W. Turner

Gloria Butler


James Butler

Mr. and Mrs. John Lapenas

Joan J. Butt

Mr. Herbert H. Butt

Leo and Gladys Cambre

Mr. and Mrs. Rayborn Fontenot

Sandra Cambre

Mr. Gaston Gerald

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Modicut

Oak Forest Civic Association

Robert Cason

Picou Brothers Construction Co., Inc.

Elton Cazes

John and Gretchen Williams

Gilda Cerinich

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Baronich

George Joseph Charlet, Jr.


Mr. and Mrs. John Lapenas, Jr.

Robin Remmelts Childs

Mr. and Mrs. G.F. Allen, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. John C. Blackwelder

Joe and Sharon Mehrtens

Nolan Power Group LLC

Ms. Jeanne Parrish

Vital Link, A Home Care Company

Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wolfe

Ronnie Chustz

Myles and Dana KirklandWayne Chustz

Myles and Dana KirklandWalter H. Corkern

Mrs. Linda CorkernEvelyn Dash Creel

Mr. Louis Bartet

Mr. David Lee Humbert

Mr. and Mrs. Norman E. Masters

Mr. Kenneth B. Merry

Mr. and Mrs. Joe W. Moore

Mr. and Mrs. R. Dennis Rodgers

Mrs. Pat Ann Sulyma

Mrs. Peggy HumbertMary Lou Crifasi

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Miller, Jr.Alvin Joseph Curole

Shaw Industries Group, Inc. Luke Cusimano

Mr. Marion L. MascarellaLynn Marshall Cutrer

Janet and Jerry BaldwinPatsy Daigle

Mr. Marion L. MascarellaVictor E. Debetaz

Mr. and Mrs. Ted E. DenstelHelen Demers

Mr. Larry L. Rolling, Jr.Margie Faye Hodgeson Diez

Little Prairie Baptist Church

Mr. Samuel L. StewartJanie Distefano

Mrs. Grace M. MireL. J. Ducote, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. J.C. TernahanCarl Russell Dunn

Mrs. Cynthia A. DunnDorothy Hazel Dunn

Chad and Brittany DunnMichael Patrick Dunne

Mr. and Mrs. Mark GalliandSherilyn Nugent Dupuy

Mrs. Miriam Hearn CrumpBobby Durham

Ms. Nellyn Aguilar

Darian and Lisa ChustzNancy Eberts

Mr. and Mrs. Joe MehrtensTammy Edmonston

Phillip “Soup” Clark

The Coleman Family

E.A. Class of 1977

Mr. and Mrs. Dempsey H. Edmonston

Mr. Murphy H. Edmonston, Jr.

Mark and Mitzi Ficklin

Floyd and Lucille Melancon

Kaigler Family

Ms. Carol Kaplita

Ms. Diane Kling

Ms. Trudy G. Thibodeaux



M E M O R I A L A N D H O N O R G I F T SMarnie Evans

Joe and Judith KellyEloise R. Falgoust

Mr. Jess J. WaguespackPatricia Fisher

Mr. Herbert H. ButtElaine Keating Fletcher

Ms. Marion Corkern

Mrs. Lynn Dalier

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Doucet

Sherri and Richard Hayden

Mr. and Mrs. H. Mack Ingle

Bob and Louise Lewis

Mrs. Kenneth D. Phelps

Mrs. Agnes Titkemeyer

Minnie May Bennett and Joanne Troth

Ron and Brenda TruxilloAngela Fluker

Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Accardo

Mr. Dane C. Andreeff

Ms. Yvonne S. Conrad

Mrs. Amy H. Darbonne

Mr. Isaac DeLee

First Baptist Church

Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey S. Ghann

Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Gossen, Sr.

Ms. Tracie B. Greely

Mr. and Mrs. John A. Kirkwood

Melanie Langlois and Mickey Gremillion

Ms. Danette McGee

John and Gretchen WilliamsDerby Fruge’

Mrs. Elaine SimmsThomas Fusco

Mike CammarosanoMary “Maggie” Magdaline Gautreau

Mr. and Mrs. Greg HaydelSidney B. Gauteaux

Mr. and Mrs. Donald P. MayeauxMitch Giroir

Joe and Judith KellyPatricia Glass

Mr. Henry V. Stanga, Jr.Bruce and Connie Gomez

Mrs. Mary Landry

Ms. Nancy T. LandryDavid Goodyear

Ms. Shirley H. WildLawrence Granier

Joe and Judith KellyWayne A. Greenwood

Dr. and Mrs. Edward DuniganColan Griffin

Dianne Griffin

Jill RandelGeorge G. Griffon, Jr.

Mr. Ray W. BurgessAlice Faye Gros

David and June Fitzgerald

Kay Guglielmo

Ms. Mary Lou Beck

Ms. Sherry Cason

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene L. Croxton

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald C. Evans

Mrs. Gloria J. Owens

Ms. Lucille Guglielmo Roy

Mr. Charles Thibaut

Mr. John YarbroughLynda Susan Duke Habig

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff OnsteadDanny Harris

Mrs. Tammy Ward-BabinAlbert J. Henry

Ms. Diana MannJack Herron, Jr.

Egg and Juanda LyleGary Heyl

Ms. Kathleen F. CangelosiHogan, Kerry

Ms. Iva Nell HoganWilliam H. Hopper

Mrs. Patricia StubbsJudy Ann Roussel Hotard

Mr. Daniel G. HotardCol. John Steven “Jack” Hubert, USAF (Ret.)

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew S. NadlerJudy Humphreys

Gil and Sue HinemanMargie Boyles Hutchinson

Lynne GranerLandry James Hymel

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff OnsteadRichard Dean Ivey

Sam and Krista LoweryRaymond Jarreau

Myles and Dana KirklandJerry and Geneva Jones

Mr. and Mrs. Brian A. MaiocchiKarleen P. Jones

Mr. Frank E. JonesWilma S. Jorda

Mrs. Marie V. AcheeBetty Keith

AnonymousCrystal Lynn Kessler

Debbie and Wayne LandryMr. and Mrs. Bernard S. Kilbride

Mr. Michael KilbrideCharles E. King

Ms. Sue K. LongoriaMyrtis Anne King

Ms. Sue K. LongoriaDr. Erol Kozdereli

Dr. and Mrs. Lamar L. LambertCol. Theron Gaston Ladner

Safety Council of LA Capital Area

Mrs. Billie WireHenry and Marine Lambert

Mr. and Mrs. Harley C. Cody, Jr.

Joanne LaMotte

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel C. WalshMargaret Taylor Lane

Mrs. Barbara ParkerPatsy Langlois

Mr. James LangloisRosemary Lawrence

Dr. and Mrs. James D. McElveenAndre LeBeuf

John and Genevieve Barry

Mrs. Marilyn K. Manchester

Joe and Betty SalterKathi M. Lebeuf

Mrs. Marilyn K. ManchesterAnn LeBlanc

Joe and Judith KellyMr. and Mrs. Thomas LeBreton

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher HohmanJudith Anne Lee

E.C. and Mary Jo Forbes

Bill and Zelma Lofton

Russell and Ruth SingletonRose Mary Lee

Debbie and Wayne LandryRaymond C. Lemkul

Dr. and Mrs. Kelly Joseph McKinellLeslie Livingston

Brenda TruxilloGlenna Lynn

Mr. and Mrs. Donald N. PiattDwight Maddox

Ms. Peggy EaganSylvia Manis

Michael Manis

Ms. Robin C. SilvermanCharles S. Marchand

AnonymousIrma Martin

Claire Loup

Darlene MorganMary Lena Debate Matherne

Board of Directors, Management andEmployees of Associated Grocers, Inc.

Dr. A. K. McInnis, Jr.

Ms. Mary Laidlaw Smith

Mrs. Jane S. Van ReenenPearl McLeod

Ms. Janet J. StognerKatie Allen McNabb

Mrs. Mary M. AllenEdward Mix

Mr. Douglas LangloisValorie H. Montgomery

Charlene, Wayne, and Angie HamiltonBernadette Moore

Mr. and Mrs. Hildrith WegenerKenneth Moore

Mrs. Veronica MooreEdward Clements Mulligan

Jack and Maxine Accurso



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Gloria Margaret Webb Mulligan

Young at Heart First Baptist ChurchPhil Muscarello

Mr. Michael Cammaronsano

Davis Vision

Ms. Lyndra Lea

Mr. Sam J. Marino, Sr.

Ms. Lena M. PoliteHettie Austin Myer

Joe and Judith KellyRussell Nash

Anonymous

Tom and Mary Breaux

Mr. and Mrs. Harley C. Cody, Jr.

Mrs. Ann Daugherty

Mr. Brian Gray

Mr. and Mrs. Bill SoniatSedonia Navarre

Mr. and Mrs. James N. PrineMary Ann Schulin Patin

Kenneth and Peggy LeBeau

Sally SaizanEdna Ross Patton

Mr. Curtis PattonRanny G. Pearce

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Angelloz, Jr. and Family

Alex Chauffe, Jr.

Mrs. Vicki Guidroz

Harry L. Laws and Company, Inc.

Mrs. Judy B. Pearce

Progressive Tractor and Implement Co., Inc.

Antoinette Reed

Brent Rivet

Ms. Julie TaylorElizabeth Tate Peters

Ms. Annie Mae Ferguson AubinHazel Ferguson Peters

Ms. Annie Mae Ferguson AubinRoger Dwight Piatt

Mr. and Mrs. Donald N. PiattShawntell Plache

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. Maher, Sr.Peggy Politz

Mr. and Mrs. James C. GammelDella L. Prine

Mr. and Mrs. James N. PrineGordon A. Pugh, Sr.

Judge and Mrs. Lewis Doherty IIIZoe Keefe Pursell

Mr. Wallace G. PursellCamille Raggio

Ms. Mary Laidlaw Smith

Mrs. Jane S. Van ReenenDonnie Reynolds

Debbie and Wayne LandryW. R. “Bud” Rice

Joe and Judith KellyShirlene C. Richard

Ken and Lexie Van Tassel

Albert J. Richardson, Jr.

Mrs. Albert J. Richardson Jr.Dr. Guy Riche’, Jr.

Dr. and Mrs. Leo M. Abraham

Janet and Jerry Baldwin

Mr. and Mrs. Sidney M. Blitzer, Jr.Lorraine Roach

David and June FitzgeraldKaren Cascio Robert

Mr. and Mrs. Sid GarrisonNoah Robert

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J. BabinButch Rolling

Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Kemp, IIIFred Ross

Sam and Krista LoweryDr. John S. Roussel, Sr.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. RousselRegina Sanchez

Mrs. Dorothy WebreElaine Caffarel Schlatre

Mr. Charles N. Schlatre, Sr.Geraldine Fleniken “Jerry” Schwing

Claudia and Ernie DelahayeMarie Carroll Seals

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas W. GravesNelson Senegal, Sr.

Pam and Mike Pourciau and the Staff of

Drapes UnlimitedRoger Wayne Sigler

Ms. Molly S. Morgan

Mrs. Mary MorganJoseph S. Simmons

Mr. Martin B. HaymonAmanda Haydel Sinanan

Mr. and Mrs. Greg HaydelRuthell Skiles

Frank and Linda MooreEdith “Dotsy” Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Pierre RabalaisLelan R. Smith

Sam and Krista LowerySharon C. Smith

Mr. Jack B. GarrisonCharlotte G. Spring

Clements Insurance ServicesDoris St. Romain

George and Betty ReynoldsLeonard H. Stander

Dr. and Mrs. Joe A. MorganGlenda B. Stevens

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce J. Hernandez

Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert L. LawtonV. O. Story

Mrs. Gladys C. SiebertAmy West Strain

Anonymous

Ms. Deanna Ashworth

Baton Rouge Country Club

Dr. and Mrs. Art Bedeian

BSI Entergy Partners, LLC

Mrs. Debbie Buckingham

Patsy and Neal Chastain

Cox Operating, L.L.C.

Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Cullen, Jr.

David M. Ellison, Jr.

French Quarter Citizens, Inc.

Galatoire’s Restaurant

Ann, Carol and Buel Humphreys

David Humphreys and Family

Dave Garber and Susan Irby

The Janke Family

Bobby and Maxine Jones

Mr. J. P. Keeter

Rosie and Ed Langhetee

Mayhall & Blaize, LLC

Gloria McMurry and Susan McMurry Lang

Mrs. Betty M. Phillips

Mary Alice and Hoky Phillips

Mrs. Harry W. Platter

Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Plumb

Bob and Raydene Prichard

Mr. Robert L. Redfearn

Kathleen and Dale Redman

Mr. and Mrs. Edgar E. Spielman, Jr.

Clint and Mary Lou St. Clair

Mrs. Samuel J. St. Romain

Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Stephens

Mrs. Ann Trost

Mr. Chris A. Verret

Mr. Mac Versaw

The West Family

Tom and Jane Wicker

Ms. Gertrude W. WilliamsonDoris Sweatt

Dr. Basil O. SweattCharles Taylor

Mr. and Mrs. Wiley F. Duke, Jr.John Ray Thomas

Mr. and Mrs. Richard LeggetteNicole E. Trabeaux

Mr. and Mrs. James J. Alleman, Jr.Aretha F. Holmes Van Buren

ExxonMobil Emergency ResponseMargaret Dorothy Vance

Ms. Carol PageFreddie and Carol Vincent

Brenda TruxilloJanet Webb

Mr. and Mrs. Hildrith WegenerWilliam Preston Welch

Janet and Jerry Baldwin

Ms. Babs GilmoreJack Wells

Mrs. Virginia Lou “Jenny” WellsRichard West

Wayne and Jeanette Grip

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. LegleuRobert Wicker, Sr.

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry M. Baldwin


J. GERARD JOLLY

ChairmanKPMG LLP

DONNA M. SAURAGE

Vice ChairmanCommunity Volunteer

TOM J. MEEK JR., M.D.SecretaryDermatology Clinic

RANDY WAESCHE

TreasurerResource Management, Inc.

MAURICE L. KING, M.D.Medical DirectorMary Bird Perkins Cancer Center

TODD D. STEVENS

President and CEOMary Bird Perkins Cancer Center

RICHARD A. LIPSEY

Immediate Past ChairmanLipsey’s, Inc.

LEE MICHAEL BERG

Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry

KEVIN R. CARMAN, PH.D.Dean, College of Basic SciencesLouisiana State University

DUDLEY W. COATES

Smith Barney (Retired)

WILLIAM T. FIRESHEETS

Buquet & LeBlanc

BRETT P. FURR

Taylor Porter Attorneys at Law

G. LEE GRIFFIN

Chase (Retired)

ROSE J. HUDSON

Louisiana Lottery Corporation

SANCY H. MCCOOL

Community Volunteer

SHELLEY MOCKLER

Mockler Beverage-Budweiser

BILL O’QUIN

Financial Services Online

BILL PETERS

Peters Wealth Advisors, L.L.C.

GARY A. SLIGAR

Baton Rouge Coca-Cola (Retired)

PAUL R. THOMPSON

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

2009 – 2010 Board of Directors and Officers


M E M O R I A L A N D H O N O R G I F T S

Henry Edward Wilson

Gay Hoover

Mr. Thomas W. WalkerMargaret E. Wilson

AnonymousBarbara Womack

Mr. and Mrs. Nelson A. BourgeoisCharles Woodard

Mr. and Mrs. George White and FamilyWilliam Wright

Myles and Dana KirklandJean Zimma

Thomas and Maurine Parker

In Honor ofRandy Alleman

Ms. Pearl AllemanDr. Bryan Bienvenu

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald G. Harlow, Sr.Carol Buhler

Joe and Judith KellyCancer Patients

Ms. Sarah F. MitchellHarry Joseph Chatelain, Jr.

Gregory and Bonnie BootheJoseph M. Daigle

Craig and Bridget Soileau

Preston Dogua

Mrs. Judy DoguaDr. Robert Fields

Dr. Oscar Hidalgo-SalvatierraDiana Gesser

Cassie Arceneaux and B.C. Thibeaux IIIRoy L. Grob

Ms. Laura B. OubreDr. David Hanson

Deborah B. NormandDr. Greg Henkelmann,Valerie, and Treatment Staff

AnonymousDr. Sheldon Johnson

Mr. Michael P. Sotile, Sr.Maureen Jones

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry NormandDr. Maurice King and Staff

AnonymousCarolyn D. LeBlanc

AnonymousDr. Kenneth Lo

Mr. Kirk VarnadoJoe McCarter

Mr. W. Donald McCarterWaver Moreau

Ms. Mona Gaspard

Dot Ourso

Mrs. Evelyn D. LafitteBoyd Perry

Mrs. Beth PerryLolette Robert

Marie Robert HarrisTeresa M. Rupp

Mrs. Kerrie L. KulbethMr. and Mrs. Don W. Schittone

Mr. and Mrs. John Schittone, Jr.Roy Stafford

Mary WilliamsBrenda Truxillo

Dr. Oscar Hidalgo-Salvatierra

Debbie LandryBill Whitehead

Joe and Judith KellyMrs. Nedra W. Williams

Mr. Russell Bankston



The town of Pocahontas, Virginia gave Herbert Buttroots, but he has been all over the world ever since heleft. First stop – Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia

where he met his wife Joan, a New Jersey native. “I graduatedon June 3rd and on June 5th I left for the service. I signed upfor the Air Force before the Army could get me,” he laughed.That decision took him to Valdosta, Georgia for more thanthree years where he was worked as an air traffic controller.Upon returning to civilian life, Butt and his wife lived andworked in multiple places from Ohio to Uncle Sam,Louisiana and New Guinea to Baton Rouge. It was in BatonRouge that Joan became a first grade teacher at St. ThomasMore Catholic School, a position she held for 35 years.

Ten years after Butt retired in 1990, Joan was diagnosed withbreast cancer. Her treatment required surgery, radiation andchemotherapy. “Joan’s surgeon recommended she go to MaryBird Perkins for the remainder of her treatment. Once we gotto Mary Bird Perkins, we never really considered goinganywhere else,” said Butt. “Once you have a doctor you trust,there is no sense looking elsewhere, especially if you can stayclose to home.”

“After being at Mary Bird Perkins and seeing all that wenton, I started making annual contributions to the Center in2001. You do not have to have significant wealth to make charitable contributions – every gift counts. It is especially important tokeep giving in a tight economy. Even in rocky financial times, you should try to keep giving and cut back on something else. Everypenny counts.”

Joan fought her cancer for eight years. “We had already established a charitable remainder trust for a local educational institution,”explained Butt. “Before Joan passed away, we agreed that Mary Bird Perkins should be added to it. For eight years, we went to MaryBird Perkins every month. Toward the end, it was every week. When you are going that much, it is like home. Joan’s treatment teamof Dr. David Hanson, nurse practitioner GiGi Ghebretatios and Dr. Sheldon Johnson turned out to be a very important part of ourlives. We wanted to help make sure that same opportunity would be there for others. We knew from experience that if you have cancer,you could not be in better hands than Mary Bird Perkins’.”

Butt remains a very active individual. He enjoys travel, golf, reading mysteries and dining out with friends. After three terms as a BRECCommissioner, he is in his tenth year of volunteering on BREC’s golf committee, giving back to the community by donating his time– another form of philanthropy.

Herbert and Joan Butt’s gift to Mary Bird Perkins of a charitable remainder trust will help ensure that patients and families forgenerations to come will have access to all the services they need at Mary Bird Perkins and that valuable cancer research can continue.

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Spreading Joy at Year EndFew pleasures in life offer more personal satisfaction or endure longer than helping others live better lives. As you thinkabout holiday gifts for family and friends, remember that making year-end charitable gifts can be one of your mostheartwarming experiences.

Receive Tax BenefitsIn addition to the immense personal satisfaction you gain from knowing that your gift supports our mission, you mayalso receive tax benefits. Depending on the gift arrangements you choose, you can:

• Reduce your income and estate taxes.• Increase your spendable income.• Avoid capital gains tax.• Attain no-cost, worry-free asset management.

Make your gifts to Mary Bird Perkins by Dec. 31 and you will see a tax break for this year (when you itemize deductionson your income tax return).

Ways to GiveCash can be used to prepay a pledge or make larger-than-usual charitable gifts. Another option is to donate securitiesthat are worth more than you originally paid for them. Or, give to a plan that provides you with income for your lifetime.Other gift ideas include life insurance you no longer want or need, as well as real estate.

We Can HelpCall the MBP Office of Development for more information about the many ways you can make a difference with a giftto Mary Bird Perkins.

Timing Is EverythingAll gifts must be completed on or before Dec. 31 to qualify for an income tax deduction this year.• Cash contributions sent through the mail are usually deductible if they are mailed by midnight

on December 31.• Securities are generally deductible on the date they are transferred (if done electronically) to

our books—not the date you ask your broker to make the transfer.• Real estate gifts, in most states, are considered complete on the date a properly executed deed

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How to Take Control ofYour LegacyYou’ve heard (probably more times than you can count!) abouthow important it is to have a last will and testament—and maybeyou already have one. But think for a moment about why.

Perhaps what’s most important to you is the fact that having awill ensures your property will pass to those you care about. Ifyou don’t leave a will, state law determines how your assets willbe divided. It’s highly doubtful you would agree to this arbitrarymethod of choosing your heirs and determining their shares.

An old will can be almost as bad as none at all. Your wishes todayfor the division of your estate may be quite different from thoseyou had when you made your will. Life events, tax law changes,a move to another state or changes in the nature and value ofyour assets can also affect your will. To make sure your wishes arefollowed, you need an up-to-date will.

But there’s another reason that a will is important: What you putin your will is what people will remember you by. Your will givesyou the opportunity to transfer the values that are important toyou. And one of the best ways to leave a legacy like this is to makecharitable bequests in your will.

The Form of Your BequestRemembering Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Foundation in your will is a fitting testimony of your belief in our mission. Whenyou name us as a beneficiary, you have many choices.

One possibility is a bequest of a fixed dollar amount. Another is to give us a percentage of the estate, which allows you to keep thedivision of the estate residue in desired proportions, regardless of its size.

Your gift can be contingent. That is, the funds would go to some individual if that person survives you. If not, they would be paidto Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Foundation.

A gift without restrictions is usually the most useful, because it allows us to apply the funds to our most pressing needs. But youalso have the right to restrict your gift by specifying in your will how the funds are to be used. If you wish to do so, we urge you toconsult us before you execute your will to make certain the conditions are ones we are able to meet.

One example of a restricted gift, especially if the amount is substantial, is the requirement that we hold the principal as anendowment and use only the income, as you indicate or as our governing board decides.

One of the nicest things you can do is to make your gift in memory of someone—either yourself or a person you’ve loved or admired.We’re pleased to honor this kind of request, and we have many ways of granting appropriate recognition.

Get Sound Legal AdviceWhen the time comes for your will to be probated, you won’t be here to correct any misunderstandings. To avoid trouble for yourheirs, be sure to seek the counsel of an attorney who specializes in probate and estate planning.

If you’re planning to create a deferred gift to Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Foundation, we would be happy to work with yourattorney and financial advisors to find the method that works best for you.

For more information, please contact Office of Development at (225) 215-1224, or via e-mail at [email protected].

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Sometimes it’s difficult to be charitable when yourbudget is tight and the future is uncertain. After all, yourfamily comes first. But many types of charitable giftsenable you to make a significant donation while savingtaxes or receiving income in return.

The following are a few of themost popular, beneficial ways tosupport our mission.

A gift in your will or revocable living trust. Known as a bequest, this form of giving is accomplished simply by includinga few sentences in your will or living trust. Contact Office of Development at (225) 215-1224 [email protected] for our official bequest language.

A gift that provides you with income for life. Through a life income gift, you provide us with assets. In return, we agreeto provide you, and other individuals if you choose, with income for life. After your lifetimes, we use the remainingbalance to carry out our mission. Punch the numbers on our online gift calculator to see your possible benefits. Pleasego to www.marybird.org.

A gift of your IRA or retirement plan assets. You can name Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Foundation as the primaryor contingent beneficiary on the plan’s beneficiary designation form.

To learn more about these giving methods,please contact Office of Development at (225)215-1224 or [email protected], at noobligation.

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