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Thanks
The following organizations
are generously donating their time and efforts to raise
funds and awareness of Woman’s breast cancer outreach and
education programs. Please help support these great
companies while making a difference for our breast cancer
patients. Last week with your support, the
Little Village Restaurant Airline
raised over $1,100 for Woman’s at their wine and heavy hors
d’oeuvres tasting
Head Over Heels
Head Over Heels donated 10% of all their sales on
Thursday, October 29 to Woman’s breast cancer services.
TCBY Frozen Yogurt
All four TCBY Frozen Yogurt locations donated the
funds raised from the sale of pink ribbon cutouts
throughout October to Woman’s breast cancer outreach and
education programs.
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Focus on Philanthropy
By Lynn
Weill
The eleventh annual
Woman’s Victory Open (WVO) golf tournament, held Monday, October
12, at the Country Club of Louisiana, netted more than
$134,000. Since its inception, funds raised have
exceeded $934,000,
which benefit underserved women in Baton Rouge and the
surrounding communities.
The funds
generated through the Woman’s Victory Open benefit the
breast cancer outreach and education programs offered by
Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge and in the nine-parish area
surrounding the city. Early detection of breast cancer
through Woman’s mobile mammography outreach program is
saving lives thanks in part to the Woman’s Victory Open.
Sponsors
 The
WVO underwriting sponsor is
All
Star Automotive Group. The WVO tournament presenting
sponsors are
Capital
One,
Long
Law Firm and
Wright
& Percy Insurance. The WVO Pink on the Plaza presenting
sponsors are
MJ
Womack,
JE Dunn
and
Arkel Constructors.
And
The Winners Are…
The tournament hosted 144 women golfers. Winners of the fierce
competition include:
1st Place Gross
Bobbi Grigsby
Kathy Chenevert
Julie Harrison
Diane McGowan
1st Place Net
Cindy McGourty
Marie Crespo
Sherrie Boudreaux
Lisette Prieto
Pretty in Pink Contest
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Dovie
Brady shines in head to toe pink! |
Intertwined
with the golf was a little
fashion. The Pretty in Pink
contest recognized the
ladies sporting the best
pink attire. Karen Martin,
The Advocate, applied her
knowledge from her fashion
column, Style File, to judge
the contest.
This
year’s best ensemble went to Dovie Brady with her head to toe
pink wardrobe. Best dressed team included Brenda Guy, Charlotte
Muniz, Susan Brazan, and Gail Steinmetz with their sparkling
hat. Brenda said her team’s strategy was to blind their
opponent with the sparkle off their hats. Elizabeth Querbes was
awarded the best message shirt for her ‘Pink Power’ tee.
Celebrity Putting
Contest
Local celebrities were on-hand to help make a difference for the
cause. The competitors included
·
Erin
Cofiell, Sports Report, WAFB-TV
· Kelly S. Hurtado, Associate Publisher, 225 Magazine
· Karen Martin, Assistant People Editor, The Advocate
· Diana Vincent, City Social Magazine
· Whitney Vann, News Anchor, WBRZ-TV
Last year’s celebrity
putting champion and Advocate reporter, Pam Bordelon, crowned
the new champion –
Erin Cofiell, WAFB-TV.
Committee Leadership
The 2009 Woman’s Victory Open committee was led Vickie Theriot,
chair, Gay Lazare, vice chair, Janet Toms, honorary chair, and
Francine Groves, immediate-past chair.
Special Thanks
Thank you to everyone who helped with these two great events.
Without you, these events would truly not have been possible.
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Kelly Kyle & Angela Hammett work the registration
table at Pink on the Plaza |
Francine Groves, Lynn Weill and Vicki Theriot
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Jamie Cook and Dana Randolph |
Fantastic volunteers at the WVO |
Entergy Grant
Woman’s
Social Services Department recently received a $1,000
grant from Entergy Corporation to purchase infant car
seats and car beds for underserved families.
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Jeff Holeman
with Entergy, presents a check
to Beth Manningand
Charlotte Nordyke, |
House
of Horrors
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Ima Skeleton poses for the camera |
Environmental Service employees search for the "bugs" in
the Room of Horrors |
Baby
Grand
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