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PERKINS

PERSPECTIVE Fighting Cancer for Over 35 Years.

Available Online at www.marybird.org

Hogstrom Named Chair in Medical Physics at LSU…Page 4 Prostate Screenings Exceed Goal…Page 6 MaryBirdAuction.com…Page 12 Pictured above (l to r) are Dr. Hogstrom and LSU Chancellor Sean O’Keefe.

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My Perspective A message from

Todd Stevens, president and CEO • July brought the announcement that Mary Bird Perkins is building a radiation treatment facility in Gonzales. The partnership between Mary Bird Perkins and St. Elizabeth Hospital is investing $6 million - approximately $4 million in leading-edge cancer treatment technology and $2 million in additional construction and renovation to build the new facility in Ascension Parish. We expect to break ground on the new center by year-end.

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As 2007 draws to a close, I cannot help but marvel at what an amazing year it has been for Mary Bird Perkins. From medical physics to national recognition, every achievement this year has been virtually on the heels of another one. And, with every achievement came the solid reminder that this organization is what it is today because of unwavering and dedicated community commitment. With each year this community support grows wider and deeper, creating a network of Center friends who are dedicated to fighting cancer. For this, we are truly grateful. For the many devoted MBP friends and supporters, I’d like to briefly recap some highlights from 2007: • Just a few days before 2007, we received word that the LSU and Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Medical Physics and Health Physics Program became one of only 11 programs in the U.S. to be granted full accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Educational Programs, Inc., or CAMPEP. • Earlier in 2007, members of Mary Bird Perkins’ 2006 Annual Giving Campaign presented the Center with a check for $955,826. This reflected exceptional generosity from a community still struggling to find its way back from the impact of Katrina and Rita and speaks to the strong connection our supporters feel toward the work that is done here.

• June saw the Cancer Program of Our Lady of the Lake and Mary Bird Perkins selected by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) as one of only 14 sites in the country to participate in its National Cancer Institute Community Cancer Centers Program (NCCCP) Pilot.

• During National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in September, Mary Bird Perkins set a goal of screening over 300 men. By partnering with Our Lady of the Lake on four screenings and with St. Elizabeth on a fifth one, a total of 303 men were screened. Your support is helping provide free screenings that save lives. You can read in the pages ahead about one especially unique prostate cancer screening event held at a local, famous barbershop.

• The successful 2004 Capital Campaign led to the creation of the Dr. Charles M. Smith Chair of Medical Physics at LSU. In October Kenneth Hogstrom, PhD, was appointed to the $1 million endowed chair to support cancer research.

Dr. Hogstrom is director of LSU’s medical physics program, a tenured professor in the university’s Department of Physics and Astronomy and chief of physics at Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center.

Thank you for an outstanding 2007. Your support makes a difference in lives every day. We look forward to 2008 and more amazing opportunities and achievements for Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center.

Sincerely,

Todd D. Stevens

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Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center’s Dr. Kenneth Hogstrom Named Chair in Medical Physics at LSU Dr. Charles M. Smith Chair first of its kind in Louisiana to support cancer research

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Dr. Kenneth R. Hogstrom has been appointed as the Dr. Charles M. Smith Chair of Medical Physics at LSU – a $1 million endowed chair to support cancer research. This is the first endowed chair in medical physics at LSU and one of just a few in the nation.

Hogstrom is director of LSU’s medical physics program, a tenured professor in the university’s Department of Physics and Astronomy and chief of physics at Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center (MBPCC). The creation of the endowed chair is one of several initiatives that are part of the academic and research partnership between MBPCC and LSU. “Endowed chairs are a tremendous asset to a major research university such as LSU,” said Kevin Carman, dean of LSU’s College of Basic Sciences. “They greatly enhance our ability to recruit and retain world-class scholars such as Dr. Hogstrom. An endowed chair provides a source of discretionary funds for the recipient, but, perhaps even more important, the title of ‘chair’ is broadly recognized within academia as a recognition to his position at LSU and Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center.”

Under Hogstrom’s leadership, the program has already gained remarkable academic ground by achieving full accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs Inc., becoming one of only 11 accredited programs in the United States. Holding an endowed chair also comes with high expectations, and Hogstrom is committed to fulfilling them.

“I am committed to leading the Mary Bird Perkins-LSU program, and I fully expect it to become one of the finest medical physics programs in the world,” Hogstrom said.

“Development of PhD and residency programs is our immediate goal toward fulfilling that broader objective.”

A physician graduate of LSU, the chair’s benefactor – Dr. Charles M. Smith – made a generous contribution to the LSU Foundation to establish the chair. “Making this gift is important to me both as a physician and a graduate of LSU,” he said. “I know what a difference this will make.” Contributors to a capital fund drive conducted by MBPCC made it possible for the center to match Smith’s donation.

Together, these donations qualified for $400,000 in matching dollars from the Louisiana Board of Regents Support Fund to

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provide for the $1 million endowment. “This was the last piece of the Capital Campaign that needed to come to fruition and we are delighted it has,” said MBPCC Capital Campaign Co-Chair Louis Curet. “The establishment of this chair continues to illustrate the community’s and MBPCC’s commitment to research and academic excellence in cancer care.”

Todd Stevens, president and CEO of MBPCC, believes the creation of the endowed chair is an excellent example of the community working together. “The MBP-LSU medical physics partnership is a best practice model of a public-private partnership successfully meeting a community need. And, in this case, that need is to fight cancer. We know that this chair will help to further drive contributions to the applied sciences field of medical physics and will make a difference in the quality of care for cancer patients.”

Hogstrom is the former director of the graduate medical physics program for the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. He is a renowned expert in medical physics and radiation cancer treatment and is highly respected nationally and internationally for his professional activity. Hogstrom’s primary area of research is in electron therapy. An algorithm he developed resulted in software found in most commercial treatment planning systems used in electron radiotherapy to treat superficial cancers, particularly in the head and neck, as well as the chest wall following breast surgery.

Hogstrom earned his bachelor’s degree in physics from the University of Houston in 1970 and a master’s degree in experimental nuclear physics from the University of Houston in 1972. In 1976, he earned his doctorate in experimental nuclear physics from Rice University. In 1992, he was certified by the American Board of Radiology and in 2000-2001 he served in the elected positions of president and chairman of the board of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine. He was the 2004 recipient of the prestigious Marvin M.D. Williams Professional Achievement Award from the American College of Medical Physics.

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Brent Parker Newest Physicist at Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center

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Brent Parker, PhD, has joined Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center in the position of Academic Medical Physicist. He comes to Mary Bird Perkins from The University of Texas Medical Branch. Parker was formerly a Graduate Research Assistant with the Department of Radiation Physics at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. He earned both a master of science and a doctorate in Medical Physics from the University of Texas – Houston Health Science Center.

Brent Parker, PhD

Parker is board certified by the American Board of Radiology (ABR). He is the tenth medical physicist to join Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center.

“Original” Mary Bird Perkins Employee Retires Pat Summers Served Patients for Over 35 Years

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Mary Bird Perkins Radiation Treatment Center, as it was originally called, first opened its doors in 1971. Employee Pat Summers was there that day, and until she retired in September of this year, she worked at what came to be known as Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center for the past 35 years.

There are many long-term employees who are part of the Mary Bird ‘family.’ Vice President of Radiation Oncology Brenda Truxillo, who worked alongside Pat Summers for the past 32 years, believes it’s because the staff truly cares about the patients and is proud to work with the excellent physicians Mary Bird is fortunate to have. She says the patients are a constant inspiration and she feels blessed to have been a part of the Mary Bird Perkins family for so long.

Summers explained her long-standing connection to the Center this way:

to improve Mary Bird Perkins. Everyone is great, always friendly. I really enjoy seeing my radiation therapists. The people are wonderful. My doctor is one of the most compassionate doctors I’ve ever met. He is a true doctor.

Anonymous, Baton Rouge patient

The services in every way were a blessing. I’m grateful.

Anonymous, Hammond patient

The one constant over my 35 years here has been the staff ’s genuine compassion for our patients and the fact that the patient always comes first. With the evolution of the technology we have at MBPCC today, and the expertise and compassion of the staff involved in using that technology, I know we will continue to make a difference in patients’ lives as we have for over the past three decades. We have the ability on every front to offer them what they need most … hope.

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IN YOUR COMMUNITY Barbers Encourage Cancer Screenings MBP-OLOL Screening a Success During September, National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, the goal of the partnership between Mary Bird Perkins, Our Lady of the Lake (OLOL) and St. Elizabeth Hospital in Gonzales was to screen more than 300 men. The partnership reached and exceeded that goal by screening 303 men at a total of five screenings. We thought readers would be interested in the ‘barbershop screening’ held on September 22 with OLOL – pairing haircuts with health advice – to boost prostate cancer screening rates among African-American men. The Cancer Program of Our Lady of the Lake and Mary Bird Perkins parked mobile medical clinics directly across the street from Webb’s Barbershop. The results of this screening were astounding.

The original article written by Ed Cullen, as it appeared in The Advocate on September 19, 2007 follows: There’s been a barbershop at the corner of Government Street and what’s now called Eddie Robinson Sr. Drive for 80 years.

James Brown, B.B. King and Nat King Cole got haircuts at Webb’s Barbershop. Aretha Franklin got her hair lined there.

Saturday, the prostate cancer screening van’s coming.

King Davis thinks he was probably at school the day Aretha Franklin walked over from the Lincoln Hotel next door. Today, Davis owns the barbershop which is named for his stepfather, Henry Webb, from whom King Davis and brother Alton Davis inherited the barbershop. Alton died in 2001, leaving King Davis, 71, to carry on the tradition of barbering as a public service.

The barbershop has long been the neighborhood’s place to meet,

King Davis (center), owner of Webb’s Barbershop, is presented with an autographed Southern University football by Renea Austin-Duffin (left), MBP, and Kevin Guidry (right), OLOL, for helping promote prostate screenings to his customers. talk and get a haircut. That’s what made it seem like such a good place to set up a prostate cancer screening, said Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center’s Renea Austin-Duffin.

Perkins Cancer Center and Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center team up to do screenings for prostate, breast, colorectal and skin cancer in 15 parishes.

“We take our mobile unit into the community looking for targeted people who are under-insured or uninsured,” said Austin-Duffin, executive director of Perkins’ CAR.E. Network.

“We said, ‘Let’s go where the men go,’” she said. “My brother and his son go to Webb’s Barbershop. I’ve been there to drop off my nephew and seen men lined up outside the door.”

Medical researchers aren’t sure why there’s a higher incidence of prostate cancer in black men than white men, but there is, Austin-Duffin said.

Lack of access to wellness screenings and not having health insurance are probably factors, she said.

“There’s also personal responsibility,” she said. “People have to take responsibility for their health and go,” she said.

Webb’s Barbershop more than lived up to Austin-Duffin’s expectations. In King Davis, she found one of downtown’s leading advocates of prostate examinations.

“I get mine checked every year by doctor Charlie Bridges near Our Lady of the Lake,” Davis said. “Had it checked Monday gone and everything was fine.”

Renea Austin-Duffin registers barber Louis Tillotson for a prostate screening while he finishes up with his client.

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IN YOUR COMMUNITY Saturday is a long day at Webb’s Barbershop. The barbers cut hair from 6 a.m. until 7 p.m.

“There’ll be a line out the door,” Davis said.

This Saturday, a mobile screening van will be parked in a vacant lot across Eddie Robinson Sr. Drive which to the shop’s longtime customers is old South 13th Street. Twelve dollars will get a guy a haircut, digital exam and PSA. Men register for their free screening. The contact information supplied will be used by outreach staff of MBP to inform participants of the results of their PSA blood test. Phlebotomists from OLOL performed the blood draws.

Webb’s has more black customers than white, Davis said, so he knows of more African Americans than whites with prostate cancer.

The barber’s anecdotal findings are borne out by the Louisiana Tumor Registry. In East Baton Rouge Parish, the incidence of prostate cancer among black men is 61 percent higher than among white men. The mortality rate for the disease among black men in the parish is 68 percent higher than white men.

The prostate gland stores and secretes a fluid that makes up part of the volume of seminal fluid that constitutes semen.

Both a digital exam and Prostate Specific Antigen test are required to determine the health of the prostate.

There’s no charge for men who get only the prostate screening.

Results of MBP-OLOL Barbershop Screening • 74 men screened • 21 had not been screened in over 2 years • 23 had never been screened • 6 abnormal DREs – digital rectal exams • 7 abnormal PSAs – Prostate Specific Antigen

Significance of Results On average, prostate cancer screenings result in an overall abnormal rate of 7.2% of participants needing some form of follow-up care. At this screening, the overall abnormal percentage was 17.6% – more than double the average.

Mary Ella Sanders, MD Joins Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Mary Ella Sanders, MD has joined the Southeast Louisiana Radiation Oncology Group (SLROG) practicing at Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center. Dr. Sanders attended Louisiana State University and continued her education at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans.

Upon graduating, Dr. Sanders held an internship position at the Ochsner Medical Center that included a year-long rotation. She completed her residency at the Ochsner Clinic in Therapeutic Radiology.

Mary Ella Sanders, MD

In addition to practicing radiation oncology for over 20 years, Dr. Sanders spent ten years working for the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center.

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Annual Giving Campaign Donors Fund Critical Community Needs Your Gift Makes a Difference Current gifts and pledges: $576,633 The battle against cancer begins in the community with early detection and education. Funded entirely by community philanthropy, the Center is saving and improving lives. It is because of local supporters that Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center has evolved to be a strong ally for Louisianans in the fight against cancer.

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Gifts made during the Annual Giving Campaign help fund Mary Bird Perkins’ C.A.R.E. Network – created to respond to the state’s severe cancer mortality problem – bringing cancer support services, awareness and education programs, and research and early detection programs to cancer patients, their families and the medically underserved in our community.

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Campaign Chairman James R. McIlwain and more than 80 volunteers are serving as ambassadors of giving and working toward a goal of $1.1 million for 2007. As of October, 52 percent of the goal has been pledged. “Gifts to the Center through these efforts will enable us to expand our programs and offer more free cancer screenings to residents of southeast Louisiana,” stated Todd Stevens, president and CEO of Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center.

Annual Giving Provides Live-Saving Programs Your gift is an investment in the community and has a direct impact on those who need it most. In 2006, the C.A.R.E. Network conducted education programs for over 10,000 people. In addition, over 4,500 men and women were screened at 122 free community cancer screenings for the medically underserved. Without your generous investment in the community, cancer services and programs like this would not be possible.

How can you help?

If you are a current donor, please consider renewing or increasing your pledge. If you have not participated as an annual donor, please consider a gift today. Annual Giving Program Leadership Donors are those who make a gift of $1,000 or more in any given year. Naturally, a gift of any amount is warmly received and deeply appreciated.

How to make your gift: • Online at www.marybird.org (please note that your gift is for the Annual Giving Campaign); • Call Mindy Tyler at (225) 215-1233 to make a gift by credit card; or • Clip the donation form and return it with your check or pledge.

Your gift DOES make a difference! Thank you!

Your annual gift helps Mary Bird Perkins provide: • Cancer care for all, regardless of ability to pay • Free community cancer programs and services • Innovative, world-class treatment equipment and technology

Many employers offer a matching gifts program which could double the amount of your gift. Please ask about such a program at your company.

Mail to: Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center

For more information, call Katherine Rose at (225) 215-1205 or (985) 974-4381.

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Early Detection is Best Game Plan

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Southeastern Louisiana University football fans waved pink fans at the home game against Stephen F. Austin in Strawberry Stadium on October 6, 2007. The pink fans were to show support for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center and the Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics Department partnered to collectively sound the message that “Early Detection is the Best Game Plan.”

Southeastern students handed out 5,000 pink novelty fans bearing information about the importance of early detection and breast cancer. Public service announcements concerning cancer were aired throughout the game. An ad within the game day program drew further attention to these important issues.

“We are excited to partner with Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center and have this opportunity to help bring awareness to cancers that occur in men and women,” said Southeastern Head Football Coach Mike Lucas. “Cancer is an equal opportunity offender. We are fortunate to have Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center in our community. Let’s all support, in any way we can, this worthwhile organization.”

Carolyn A. Chassee Incoming VP for Development Carolyn A. Chassee, CFRE, has accepted the position of Vice President for Development at Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center.

Carolyn Chassee

Chassee has over 16 years of accomplished non-profit leadership experience creating, building and strengthening the Culture of Philanthropy for diverse organizations.

Her expertise encompasses proven planned giving, major gift and capital campaign program management and solicitation results.

A graduate of LSU, she holds a degree in accounting, and in 1977 earned the internationally recognized CFRE (Certified Fundraising Executive) designation. Chassee has served as a consultant for the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Foundation since 2006, assisting with the development of policies and procedures and guiding the development efforts for growing the endowment and planned giving program. She will officially join the MBP team on January 7, 2008 after concluding several prior commitments.

Merrick Tassin (l) and Rip Masters (r) of the Seafood Festival present a check to Mary Beth Schnauder and Marielle Howard.

MBP Receives Generous Gift from Mandeville Seafood Festival

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The Greater Mandeville Seafood Festival recently hosted an appreciation banquet to honor its board members, sponsors and volunteers who made the 29th annual event of 2007 a huge success. Chairman and Board President Bill Dobson presided over the banquet and presented checks to help support many local charities, foundations and public service agencies in the Greater Mandeville area.

During the check presentation to Mary Bird Perkins, Dobson said, “Cancer is a disease that affects so many of our friends and family members. It seems only natural to use part of the proceeds to support the gift of life so that patients battling cancer can look forward to many more days, weeks, months and years of music, food and family fun.”

Also present was cancer survivor and Mary Bird Perkins’ patient Marielle Howard who shared her journey to total wellness that began with cancer diagnosis a few years ago, at age 30. Her battle to overcome the odds is a testimony to the fact that with leading edge technology, in the hands of those who know how to best use it, one should never lose hope.

MBP gratefully accepted the $20,000 check presented by the Seafood Festival. “We are very appreciative of the generous commitment the Mandeville Seafood Festival makes every year to help in the fight against cancer,” said MBP volunteer and former patient Howard. “I am so proud of this community and the tremendous support expressed here tonight.”

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MaryBirdAuction.com Auction Items Garmin Nuvi 350 Portable GPS Crawfish Boil Delivered and Boiled On Site Bayou Shimmy Belly Dancing Lessons for 8 Guest Host The Bill Profita Show On WJBO Wine Tasting Party In Your Home From Martin Wine Cellar Dinner or Lunch with Mayor Kip Holden

State-of-the-art technology makes the 9th annual online auction experience easy, enjoyable and exciting. Auction items range from exotic vacation getaways to collectibles, sports items and more. Proceeds benefit Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center and will provide free community cancer screenings and programs to thousands across southeast Louisiana. The excitement is shared by sponsors as you will read in the quotes that follow:

Mary Bird Perkins’ online auction is a fun, innovative way to raise funds for a serious cause. All Star Automotive Group views that innovation as a perfect match for our sponsorship of this event, because we see our company as innovative also.

We support organizations that help the community as a way of giving something back to our many loyal customers. All the proceeds from this auction are returned to the community in the form of free cancer-related services, including cancer screenings and radiation treatment to those who can't afford it. What better and more innovative way for All Star Automotive Group to give back than that?

Marlow Paul Corporate Customer Relations Manager/Director of Sponsorships All Star Automotive Group MaryBirdAuction.com Underwriting Sponsor

Dom Perignon Champagne Provided by Calvin’s Bocage Market Dinner For Two At Fleming’s Steakhouse Kelly Patrick Williams Cooking Class For 8 Chrome Hearts Sunglasses From The Optical Shoppe Weight Loss Laser Treatment From Simple Laser Solutions

The community has a tremendous resource in its midst with Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center. People should know that the radiation treatment available at Mary Bird Perkins is as fine as you can get anywhere in the country. You can stay right here at home – near friends and family – and get world class care. Capital One is proud to help support the Center by being a sponsor of MaryBirdAuction.com.

Steve Lousteau Executive Vice President/Baton Rouge City President Capital One MaryBirdAuction.com Presenting Sponsor

Donald Pliner Black Patent Leather Handbag From Cohn Turner Electrolux Oxygen Ultra Pure Air Vacuum Black Pearl Necklace From Adler’s Fine Jewelry Jump N Jive Slumber Party With Pizza

The reputation of Mary Bird Perkins, and its impact on the community, makes this a great event to sponsor. Healthy communities don’t just happen – it takes a shared commitment to take action. This auction rallies sponsors, volunteers, donors, bidders – all to assist in the fight against cancer. I am proud that Merrill Lynch is helping to advance the well-being of Louisiana and reduce human suffering by sponsoring this event. I know Mary Bird Perkins will use the proceeds wisely and that someone’s life could even be saved by supporting MaryBirdAuction.com.

Gulf Coast Fishing Trip 4 Days 3 Nights At The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa A Trip for Two to St. Andrews, Scotland for Seven Days & Six Nights at The Fairmont, Including Golf

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Anthony S. Kurlas Director, Vice President Merrill Lynch MaryBirdAuction.com Presenting Sponsor Preview Party Underwriting Sponsor Continued on Page 11

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Underwriting Sponsor

It is difficult to find anyone today whose life has not been touched in some way by cancer. Many of my employees and I can personally speak to that experience. Because Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center has been the leader in cancer research, education, and treatment in the Baton Rouge and surrounding area for decades, we believe in and are honored to support the Center’s work. For our fellow citizens who have critical needs, we know Mary Bird Perkins is the facility that best meets those needs.

Lee Michael Berg President & CEO Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry Preview Party Presenting Sponsor

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Technology Sponsor AT&T Louisiana Post-it Note Sponsors MidSouth Bank Pinnacle Entertainment Major Sponsors Amedisys, Inc. Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services BRPT-Lake Rehabilitation Centers Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport Louisiana Hematology Oncology Associates Louisiana Lottery Corporation LUBA Workers’ Comp Pinnacle Entertainment

2008 Merrill Lynch Open Adams Pro Golf Tour To Stop in Baton Rouge The Taste of Louisiana June 2 WAFB Pro-Am June 4 Professional Tournament June 5-June 8 For more information, please contact fundraisingevents@marybird.com.

Coca-Cola Hang Tag Sponsor Kean’s The Cleaner Item Category Sponsors Amedisys, Inc. Diane Allen & Associates Advertising Public Relations. Inc. Detlefs-Vicknair Benefit Resources, L.L.C. D. Honore Construction, Inc. Padial Real Estate, Inc. Roto Rooter Workbox Waste Services

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Dad’s Cancer Inspires Sons’ Ride On July 11, 2007 Baton Rougeans Matt Marrero, Brian Goh and brothers Will and Michael Benton arrived in Washington, D.C. to meet with members of the Louisiana Congressional Delegation. The four friends were on a mission to raise awareness for cancer research and early detection awareness programs on behalf of the Bentons’ father who has kidney cancer. Thirty-one days, six states and more than 1,800 miles later, the four young men had ridden their bikes all the way from the nation’s Capitol to our State Capitol and ultimately raised over $30,000 along the way. The money was generously donated to Mary Bird Perkins. The original article written by Samuel Irwin, as it appeared in The Advocate on August 12, 2007, follows: When Jimmy Benton, of St. Francisville, was first diagnosed with kidney cancer in 1999, there wasn’t much his two sons, Michael and William Benton, then in junior high, could do other than offer support and love.

Both boys felt helpless.

to raise cancer awareness by lobbying Louisiana’s congressional delegation.

Camping nearly every night, the Capitol to Capitol to Capitol Ride cyclists cross the Capitol team averaged 75 U.S. 190 bridge over the Mississippi miles per day.

River en route to the Louisiana State Capitol on the last leg of their 1,800 “We definitely did not do mile ride from Washington, D.C. They 75 miles in the hills of are, from left in front row, Michael Virginia,” Michael Benton Benton, William Benton, Matt said. “It took us about a Marrero and Brian Goh. week to get our legs under us.

“The scenery was fantastic but we earned every bit of it.”

The Benton family was jolted again when a new cancer attacked Jimmy Benton in 2005.

Jimmy Benton and his wife, Lauri, were overwhelmed on Saturday with their children’s accomplishment but didn’t seem surprised by their feat.

This time Michael and William Benton, now 23 and 21 respectively, were not content to just sit around and worry. They took action.

“Michael has always been the big idea kind of guy,” Jimmy Benton said. “William is the detail fellow. We had no clue that they would succeed but we encouraged them.

They organized a cancer fund drive but it wasn’t so much that the Benton boys raised money. It was how they did it.

“It was important to Michael and Will to do something. It’s a real inspiration. They have exceeded all expectations, theirs and ours.

It meant a tremendous amount to me and my wife.”

A decision to organize a bike ride for cancer was quickly made, but the young men were thinking big.

The final result? An epic 1,800 mile Washington, D.C., to Baton Rouge bicycle tour, dubbed the Capitol to Capitol Ride, ended Saturday at the steps of the State Capitol.

On their 29-day journey, the Benton boys and two friends, fellow cyclists, Brian Goh, 20, and Matt Marrero, 25, accepted more than $28,000 in pledges and cash donations from well-wishers across the South.

The team pedaled up and coasted down the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, negotiated Kentucky’s narrow coal mining roads, crossed Tennessee’s Great Smoky range and endured the intense heat of the Gulf Coastal Plain along the Natchez Trace.

“It was Michael’s idea in the beginning,” William Benton said.

“We couldn’t do anything for our dad when he was undergoing treatment. It would hurt dad to touch him.”

His brother also felt powerless.

“Watching mom sit next to dad and not be able to squeeze his hand because it would hurt him so much, I couldn’t take that. I wanted to do something,” Michael Benton said. “I asked Will if he wanted to do something big.”

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On the last two legs of the tour, St. Francisville to Port Allen to Baton Rouge, the riders invited area cyclists to accompany the team on their entry into East Baton Rouge Parish via the U.S. 190 bridge over the Mississippi River, The group of riders then followed Scenic Highway, Choctaw Road and finally pedaled up Third Street to the steps of the State Capitol building and were cheered and welcomed home by a large gathering of family and friends.

Mary Bird Perkins’ Chief Executive Officer Todd Stevens accepted the team’s donation and said the money would be used to support the hospital’s free cancer screening program.

“The education and awareness of cancer out there in the communities and rural areas isn’t what it should be,” Stevens said.

“The $28,000 these men earned will go to pay for numerous screenings. It will pay for gas, the driver that operates the mobile unit, the staff and laboratory tests. Their accomplishment means a lot.”

Jimmy Benton smiled as he watched his two sons and friends receive their accolades.

“I’ve had cancer for a while but I refer to it as the gift of cancer because of all the things that have happened to me in a positive way. This was an unselfish act on their part. They had fun, but that was part of their goal.”

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MEMORIAL AND HONOR GIFTS Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center gratefully acknowledges the following gifts made in memory of or to honor a special person or loved one during the period of May 1, 2007 to August 31, 2007.

Memorial and honor gifts may be made at any time and mailed to Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, Office of Development, 4950 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809. Gifts may also be made online at www.marybird.org under “Make a Gift.”

In Memory of…

Mary Ann B. Abadie Mr. W. Donice Bulloch Conrad S. Adkins Christine Lipsey Jenny Alello Marion L. Mascarella Nicole Alleman Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Babin Tytti Mehaffey “Cookie” Argrave Cheryl Foster and Cat Alexander Peggy and Douglas Warner The Marlene Zuccaro Family Donald Ray Ashford Anonymous L. Wendell “Lew” Bodie Steve and Kris Bodie Jeff Boss Jeff Boss Memorial Golf Classic Damian Bourgeois Board of Directors, Management and Employees of Associated Grocers, Inc. Fran Bourgeois Mr. and Mrs. Ray E. Spruell Henry Briggs, Jr. Anonymous Bessie L. Brock Michael Johnson Veola “Vee” Brown Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Keenan Nancy Parks Calamari Anonymous Edwarda Thomure “Eddi” Calvin Paul and Clara Andersen Dr. and Mrs. Terry Beven Anonymous Madeline and Dick Tindall Adele L. Capdeville Anonymous Barbara F. Capdeville Anonymous Marsha Carmichael Joe and Judith Kelly Mr. and Mrs. John Lapenas, Jr.

Evelyn Roberta Kirby Chaney Naomi C. Austin Irene Chappo Alex and Juliette Chappo Tammie Charrier James and Denise Alleman Joseph F. Cheleno Janet and Jerry Baldwin Ronnie Chustz Myles and Dana Kirkland Henry and Edie Lee Clark George and Dianne Clark Max Cogswell Raymond and Jill Head Thelma Conrad Anonymous Earl and Lucy DeWitt Kelly and Frances Fitzgerald Anna and Walter Forshag Marjorie H. Frey James and Joan E. Gampetro Robert and Kathleen Gresser Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Haefner Carolyn and Julian Honeycutt Dr. and Mrs. Fred Impastato Paul and Barbara Leonard Charles and Wanda Montgomery Arden and Mae Ramseyer Gene and Elaine Robinson Dr. and Mrs. Bill Simmons Joan C. Mire - State Farm Insurance The Telemetry Staff at Baton Rouge General Mid-City Cheryl Cornett The Employees of Lion Copolymer Geismar, LLC Sandra Covington Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Guzzardo Grace Richard Crain Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Aguillard Donna Arkell Kaye S. Beard Suzanne Bourgeois William Crain and Leslie Matlock Rebecca Cummings Wendi Davis Johnny and Rose Marie Fife Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gaffigan Patsy Graham Allen Horton, Jr. J and J Mechanical, Inc. Pauline Crain Family Donna and Paul Keshtkar S. P. Lemoine Friends at Louis Mechanical Contr., Inc. Max and Monika Luna George and Olga Matlock

Bernard Mistretta Judy and Stephen Pol Larry Smith Danny Weber Mary Kay Williams Camille Diaz Anonymous Mary Ann Dorsa Mr. and Mrs. Bruce M. Myrick Karla Suzanne Dunn Matt Bryant Melissa Dunn Matt Bryant Michael Patrick Dunne Employees of The Advocate Baton Rouge Area Chamber Steve Culpepper Roselyn and Gary Curran Mark Galliand Dan Hatfield Francis and Bootsy Hutchinson Diane and Warren Kirsch Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Lamonica Anonymous Mary and Charles McCowan James V. McDonnell Susan Ross William Sierichs, Jr. Kathy and Dale Spillman Ken Ewing Marion Mascarella Joseph Aaron Fontenot Melvin and Sally Meyers and Family Rosemarie T. Gaeke Goldie B. Hudson Mrs. John Meier Jerri Gains Grace Fellowship Baptist Church of Baton Rouge Monica Gambhir Anju B. Ahuja Jeremi Ron Gary Angelique M. Brou Kristie Palermo Ray Gauthier Rita Morgan Ronald R. Gauthier Amy C. Cox Thomas A. Cunningham, DDS Ford Kinsey Sheryl L. Mathieu Amy L. O’Brien Kathy M. Tenenbaum Dr. Dean W. Geheber Mrs. Dean W. Geheber Dianne Graham Rebel Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. www.marybird.org • Volume 3 2007

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MEMORIAL AND HONOR GIFTS Luke T. Granier, Jr. Board of Directors, Management and Employees of Associated Grocers, Inc. Audrey Elayne Tiller Griffin Darlene Ashbaugh Mary Martha Sunday School Brent Griffin Harmon and Suzanne Roy George Grosche Dolores M. Clayton Dr. Michael T. Hackler Ann Wilkinson Dr. Milton Harris Mary and Charles McCowan Betsy Hartman Mr. and Mrs. Jerry M. Baldwin Joseph C. Holmes, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Braud DEQ - Information Services Tony and Barbara Lewis Janet Anne Bird Hughes Michael and Caroline Watson H. Cooper Hutchinson, Sr. Lynne Graner Margie Boyles Hutchinson Lynne Graner Connie St. Pierre Ikerd Monogramming Unlimited Monica Jarreau Barbara and Jim Scallan Andrew R. Johnson III Ricky Brock Iona Johnson Jannette Robinson Margaret Estes Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lamonica “Pretty” Wallace Jones Virginia W. Ward Dr. Carl F. Jory Alisha Stutzman Nell Bouanchaud LaCour Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Hawkins, Jr. Edward Lambert Julee Ridge Carmen M. Landry Lloyd Hernandez Dennis Earl Landry Lynn and Felix Weill Hubert Landry Donna Bodin Marion Landry Joe and Judith Kelly Trina Stuart Laurent Dennis and Brenda Kirby Marianne Spetz Lea Marvin and Grace Bankston

Vickie LeBeau Ted and Kathleen David Helen and Danny Lemoine Lois Causey LeBlanc Mr. and Mrs. Geroge Melancon Sallie McHugh Lee Wesley’s Community Group at the Ring Community Church Yick Lee Anonymous Mildred Brown Leger Anonymous George E. Lewis, Jr. Kerry L. Allen Rene Lopez Board of Directors, Management and Employees of Associated Grocers, Inc. Joseph Lopinto Mr. and Mrs. Prosper J. Rivet Jim Magruder Jo Ellen Voinche’ Danny Major William B. and Bobbie L. Baker Dede Mayer Susan and Richard Lipsey Lynn and Felix Weill Jerry R. “Buddy” McManus Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Cathy and Rudy Blanchard Richard and Jean Gill Anonymous Cathy Leggette Louisiana Department of Natural Resources - Conservation Office Injection and Mining Division Anonymous Shaw Stone & Webster - Baton Rouge Office Shaw/S&W Nuclear & Fossil Power Maintenance Glenn M. Ware Dorothy P. Merritt Mr. and Mrs. Roy A. Wallace Homer Lee Miller Mr. and Mrs. George Melancon Maxwell and Patsy Melancon Webb B. Miller Linda M. Kenyon Hermann Moyse, Jr. Tyler Aldrich Baist Hunting Club The John W. Barton, Sr. Family Lee and Brenda Berg Mr. and Mrs. James G. Boyer Harold and Laurie Brandt Lee Cafeiro

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Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Campbell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. George L. Carmouche Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Coates Bob and Carol Cudd Louis D. Curet Anonymous Lewis Doherty III Sybil M. and D. Blair Favrot Family Fund Mr. and Mrs. G. Lee Griffin Barbara and Francis Guglielmo Joe Richard, Partners and Staff of Hannis T. Borgeois, LLP Highland Road Animal Hospital, Inc. IBERIABANK Michael and Jill Kantrow Lou and Charles Lane Vicki and Edward Lazarus Charles and Renee Levy Susan and Richard Lipsey Employees and Board of Directors of Louisiana Bankers Association Hillar Moore Caroyln and Denis Murrell Mr. and Mrs. Justin R. Querbes III Pam and Charley Row Cary Sauarge Donna and Norman Saurage Mr. and Mrs. H. Graham Schneider Chuck and Jerry Schwing Mr. and Mrs. Hansen E. Scobee Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Stuart Dr. and Mrs. O. M. Thompson Jr. Lynn and Felix Weill Elizabeth Winter Cindy and Jimmy Zito Paul W. Murrill, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Edward Dunigan Ernest L. Musson, Jr. Anonymous Louis Joseph ‘Nick’ Nicolosi Dr. and Mrs. Paul Granada Johnny and Gwen Gum Mrs. Enos Parker George and Betty Reynolds Frank R. Whiteside, Jr. Taylor Elizabeth Normand Deborah and Jerry Normand Johnny Orcino Dave and Deanna Magee Enos T. “Tiger” Parker Mrs. Enos Parker Lois Koepp Patterson Glenn C. Cowart Edwin and Marie Lanclos

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MEMORIAL AND HONOR GIFTS Huey Paul Peltier Stampley D. Luke The Shields Family - Opal, Lyle, Faye Roberts, Kenneth and Terrel Shields and Families James and Roberta Vining Lena Amanda Penton Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bologna Nancy and Mark Levert Gregory and Brenda Roberts Steve and Kate Ross Mary Peterson Dr. and Mrs. Edward Dunigan Amelia “Mim” Prats Susan and Mike Guarisco Willie Mae Reese Lucille R. Spurlock Ellen Riviere Anonymous Evella C. Rodasta Mr. and Mrs. Calvin J. Bajon Eula Palmer Rogers Frank and Celeste Malesic Jill T. Randel Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Robinson Roy Romano Board of Directors, Management and Employees of Associated Grocers, Inc. Jimmie Rome Westchurch Church of Christ Ida Ropollo Joe and Judith Kelly Katherine Rowland Mrs. Frances B. Ray (Gail) Peter Rumbaugh Board of Directors, Management and Employees of Associated Grocers, Inc. Danvel “Ute” Sanchez Mrs. Donald Webre Kathleen M. Schmidt William and Wilda Callender Roger Wayne Sigler Molly S. Morgan Amy Sliman Mr. and Mrs. Russell Washer Charles Spera Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hathorn Jane S. Stewart Mr. and Mrs. J. Todd Stewart Johnnie Strickland Mr. and Mrs. William H. Jordan Jack Stubbs Joe and Judith Kelly Dot O’Neal Janice M. Thiac Ralph J. and Fay Robert Babin

Ferrel and Frances Robert Sheets Mavis Ruby Tingle Joe and Judith Kelly Nicole E. Trabeaux James and Denise Alleman Margaret Dorothy Vance Allison and Brian Plunk Milan Emil Vooletich Jeff Boss Memorial Golf Classic Thurston Watts Dot O’Neal Mazie R. Weber Anonymous Linda Sue Weigand George and Lowry Griffon James Everett Wilcombe, Sr. Russell and Ruth Singleton Employees of Trinity United Mortgage James Gallent Wilkinson Dr. and Mrs. P. M. Breaud Helen Harbourt Ruth M. Wilkinson Dr. and Mrs. Edward Dunnigan Hillar Moore Christine Griffin “Tina” Zeller-Tanner Beth S. Anthens Anonymous Shirley W. Evans Jules R. Weber

In Honor of…

Eileen Armstrong Lynn and Felix Weill Celeste Boudreaux Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Landry P. J. Bourgeois Bobby and Evelyn Graves Joseph M. Daigle Michael and Tina Oubre Nelson Dakmak Evelyn D. Lafitte Family and Friends Anonymous Dr. David Hanson Anonymous Milton Harris Paul E. Haygood Kathleen T. Holliday Dr. and Mrs. Bruce E. Eilts Dr. Sheldon Johnson Anonymous Ann Keyes W. Donald McCarter

Donald G. Luther 2007 Junior Class of Episcopal High School Matt Marrero Jean McDuffie Sherri McConnell Emily Stich and Jim Willis John Miller Mr. and Mrs. Dennie Ripple Dr. Judd Patten Anonymous Ranny G. Pearce Judy Pearce and Daughters Mrs. Barbara Schwartzenburg Dennis and Marilyn Strickland Anonymous Anonymous

My experience in your facility could not have been better. Everyone is well trained in their profession and very compassionate. They are to be commended for the wonderful work they do.

Anonymous, Covington patient www.marybird.org • Volume 3 2007

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Jones’ Legacy Gift Makes Them Part of the Cancer Fighting Team at MBP

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In the words of Beverly Jones, “We come together to make a pretty good team.” And together, Bev and Bob Jones do just that. Noel Parnell, director of volunteer services at Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, explained, “Bev and Bob add wonderful gifts to our volunteer corps, though their roles are significantly different. They exemplify the breadth of talent our volunteers offer, complementing and Bev and Bob Jones extending our staff capacity.”

On top of being dedicated volunteers and faithful donors to After relocating from Florida in 1965, the Joneses think of the Center’s Annual Giving Campaign, the Joneses recently Baton Rouge as home and Mary Bird Perkins as family. Bev took another step by leaving a legacy. They chose to designate was inspired to become a volunteer in 2004 by personal Mary Bird Perkins as a secondary beneficiary on an IRA. In friend and Center “Volunteer of the Year” Tom Harris. “I saw doing so, no changes had to be made to their existing will. how important Mary Bird Perkins was in his life and how needed volunteers were. I decided to give it a chance and realized I could find my place.” Shortly after visiting the Center, she began interacting with patients as a patient assistance volunteer.

“After we are gone, the legacy lives on. We feel it is our responsibility to give back to our community, and it’s the least we can do especially since it feels good and is easy to do.”

Soon after his retirement, Bob joined Bev in volunteering at the Center. “Once you are involved and are there to personally see what is going on, you become knowledgeable about what Mary Bird Perkins means to the community and to our state.”

The Joneses knew that Mary Bird Perkins was exactly where they wanted to leave their legacy. Bob stated, “The decision to leave this legacy was easy. We wanted to leave it where our heart is and that is with Mary Bird Perkins. By volunteering at the Center, it is clear to us that the cure to cancer is in the research. Research takes money and through our gift, we hope the cure becomes one step closer.”

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If you’re looking for the most tax-effective gift to make to Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center or Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Foundation, your individual retirement account (IRA) may very well be the best choice.

The Pension Protection Act of 2006 presents a new giving opportunity. The law allows individuals aged 70½ or older to make gifts now to qualified charitable organizations like ours using funds transferred directly from their IRAs. Furthermore, these individuals will not have to pay taxes on the amounts transferred. You can transfer any amount you desire up to $100,000 on or before December 31, 2007.

Your Benefits • The transfer counts toward your minimum required distribution as long as you have not yet received your 2007 distribution.

• The transfer generates neither taxable income nor a tax deduction, so you will receive the benefit even if you do not itemize your tax deductions.

• You can witness the difference your philanthropic dollars make to us.

How the New Law Works Sandy, aged 73, has $150,000 in an IRA. She made a pledge to give us $15,000 this year. She had the choice of giving cash or other assets to fulfill the pledge, but now she has another option. If she transfers $15,000 to us from her IRA on or before Dec. 31, 2007, she avoids paying income tax on $15,000. She will not, however, be able to use it as a charitable deduction—it is a pure wash. The Pension Protection Act gives her an easy and convenient way to benefit us without tax complications.

Additional “Tax-Smart” Charitable Gift Options Once you’ve provided for your family or loved ones, you have another option: a gift to Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Foundation. There’s no better testimonial to your heartfelt concern for our ongoing efforts to serve others. To make sure you don’t shortchange your loved ones, consider these possible gift options: • If you are age 70 ½ or older, consider transferring up to $100,000 from your IRA to us during 2007 without incurring any taxable income or tax deductions.

• Designate a specific amount to be paid to us, before the division of the remainder among family beneficiaries.

• Make us the beneficiary of part or all of the balance remaining after your spouse’s lifetime.

• If you have no relatives you want to benefit, name Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Foundation as your primary beneficiary.

If you would like assistance in completing a gift from your IRA, please contact Debbie Landry at (225) 215-1224 or debbiel@marybird.com.

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Whether it is every other Tuesday or every fourth Wednesday of the month, you can find this special couple doing their part in the fight against cancer. “They are so committed to our efforts and have played an integral part in recruiting others to support our work,” said Parnell.

The volunteer hours, monetary donations and recruiting of fellow volunteers exemplifies the effectiveness of teamwork in fighting cancer. Simply stated by Bob Jones, “It takes a team to fight cancer – it takes us all.”

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Planning Your Next Gift

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Tax-Smart Giving Ideas The new online planned giving guide provided by the Foundation offers useful estate planning tips that can help you fulfill your financial and charitable planning goals. There are ways to provide for yourself and your loved ones while ensuring extraordinary cancer care.

Visit www.marybirdfoundation.org.

For more information on making a gift to Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Foundation, please contact the Development Office at (225) 215-1224 or visit www.marybirdfoundation.org. You may also call to obtain more information and request a confidential, no-obligation proposal. As always, we encourage you to seek professional counsel when making important financial decisions.

Eight Ways To Make a Bequest and a Difference 1. Specific bequest 2. General bequest 3. Contingent bequest 4. Residuary bequest 5. Unrestricted bequest 6. Restricted bequest 7. Honorary or memorial bequest 8. Endowed bequest The official legal bequest language for Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Foundation is: · "I [name of donor, city, state], give to Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Foundation [written amount or percentage of the estate or description of property] for its unrestricted use and purpose." · "I [name of donor, city, state], give to Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Foundation [written amount or percentage of the estate or description of property]. My unrestricted gift is to be used for the endowment of Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Foundation to address the evolving needs of the organization based on the mission and vision of the Foundation."

Please contact Debbie Landry at 225-215-1224, or via e-mail at debbiel@marybird.com, for more information.

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It pays to invest in Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Foundation Invest in Your Future.

Invest in Our Future.

Through a Charitable Gift Annuity For a minimum gift of $10,000, a charitable gift annuity will provide you with: • Fixed payments for life, paid annually, semiannually or quarterly • Appealing payments - A guaranteed return often greater than current money market rates or certificates of deposit (For example, a donor at age 75 earns 7.10%) • An immediate charitable income tax deduction • Partial tax-free payments for your life expectancy • Reduced capital gains taxes if your gift is funded with appreciated securities • The opportunity to fight cancer and ensure that patients and families have access to all the services they need—now and in the future, • Recognition in the Anna B. Lipsey Legacy Builders The Development Office will send you a personalized financial analysis (with no obligation) that shows you how a charitable gift annuity can benefit both you and Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Foundation.

Please contact Debbie Landry at (225) 215.1224 or debbiel@marybird.com.

All inquiries are confidential.

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Anna B. Lipsey Legacy Builders is comprised of individuals who have made or have notified Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Foundation of their intent to make planned gifts through their estate plans. Donors who have made outright gifts of $10,000 or more to the endowment or created endowed gifts for specific programs are also recognized as Legacy Builders.

Through their generosity, the following individuals are helping MBPCCF to build a long-term sustainable endowment fund and provide for the stewardship of such funds in order to provide financial support to Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center and other nonprofit entities that are established, and have demonstrated the ability to conduct cancer-related programs or provide services that reduce cancer incidence and mortality, or improve the quality of life for those affected by cancer.

Robelynn H. Abadie Tom and Lisa Adamek Anonymous – (3) Anonymous – (3) Mr. and Mrs. John W. Barton, Jr. Mr. John W. Barton, Sr. Mark and Kathy Bensabat Mr. and Mrs. James M. Bernhard, Jr. Evelyn Campbell Beven * Dr. and Mrs. Frederic Billings III Mrs. Jane Thibaut Boyce Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Campbell, Jr. Carolyn A. Chassee Pat Cheramie Beverly and Dudley Coates Estate of Jess Willard Cockerham Estate of Charles Newsam Conner Estate of Violet T. Crum Estate of Jean H. Curet Mr. Louis D. Curet Mr. D. Cecil Delaune * Ms. Elaine T. Delaune * Leonard Boyd Delaune Estate of Hazel Ewing Estate of Isiah J. Ewing William A. Ferguson * Leon Ford IV and Helen Ford Dufreche Charlie V. Giambelluca * Jerry and Devera Goss Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Greer, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Griffin

David S. Hanson, M.D. and Jolene K. Johnson, M.D. Mrs. Cecile B. Harrell * The D. Jensen Holliday Family Fund Dr. and Mrs. Sheldon A. Johnson Jerry and Donna Jolly Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Jones Estate of Esther Kent Estate of John Barker Killgore Estate of Shirley Coppenex Killgore Mary Alicia* and Bettye* Lauret Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Lipsey Mrs. Paula Garvey Manship * Mr. and Mrs. Frank D. McArthur II Mrs. Sancy H. McCool Chuck* and Ruth McCoy Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. McKernan Estate of Lady Katharine McLaurin Dr. and Mrs. Tom J. Meek, Jr. Estate of Marguerite H. Mills Mr. Hillar C. Moore, Jr. Mr. Thomas J. Moran Mr. and Mrs. Roger A. Moser Mr. and Mrs. Hermann Moyse III Estate of Rosalie Moyse Estate of Stephen R. Musso Earl E. Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Nowacki Craig and Cindy Nuckolls Bill and Cherie Peters

Miss Emogene Pliner * Mr. and Mrs. David C. Price Ms. Barbara V. Rathbone Estate of Dr. and Mrs. M. J. Rathbone, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Richard Rathbone Suzanne and Jackie Rome Elaine Kessler Schudmak * Jerry and Chuck Schwing Ms. Ruth C. Sessions Beverly Carson Smiley Edward and Bernice Spiess Todd and Kelli Stevens Peter and Paige Stewart Emily C. Stich Dr. and Mrs. O. M. Thompson, Jr. Felix and Lynn Weill Ann Wilkinson * Deceased New Anna B. Lipsey Legacy Builders are denoted in bold.

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Bidding open until November 18.

President and CEO of Stirling Properties Marty Mayer (center) presents a $10,000 donation to Paul Nowacki (left), CFO of MBP, and Jim McIlwain, chairman, MBP 2007 Annual Giving Campaign. Stirling Properties named Mary Bird Perkins recipient of the proceeds of its annual golf tournament held this year at The University Club in Baton Rouge on October 29.

PERKINS PERSPECTIVE is published by the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Communications Department to provide information about news and programs of interest to the medical community, cancer patients and their families, donors and friends of the Center.

Communications Department 225.215.1225 Amy L. Benton, VP of communications • Jennifer Garcille, donor communications liaison • Sally McConnell, marketing director Danette Simon, physician liaison • Debby Vollmer, public relations manager/senior staff writer

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