2023 LIVE WELL ASCENSION
October 7, 2023
Proud sponsor of Live Well Ascension! Lots of cancer screenings were done today at the Jambalaya Park in Gonzales. Early detection is key for survivorship. Special thanks to Jamie & Darla Rye for cooking & providing the delicious jambalaya to all attending and volunteering for this worthy event.
APSB Dress-Down Day
Gonzales Area Foundation partnered with Ascension Parish Schools to raise cancer awareness and donations for Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center in Gonzales through “dress down days.” Chaired by committee member, Debbie Babin, GAF collected approximately $10,000 by the end of 2023 from dress-down days held in the first semester of the 2022-23 school year. Generous donations by the staff and students of Ascension Parish Schools assist GAF in funding the annual cancer screenings by Mary Bird Perkins as well as the Thrive Survivorship program. A HUGE THANK YOU to Ascension Parish Schools for their continued generosity and support in fighting cancer in Ascension Parish.
Outstanding Philanthropy Award - NOVEMBER 2021
Gonzales Area Foundation was nominated by Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center and received the Outstanding Philanthropic Foundation by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Greater Baton Rouge Chapter.
From left, DeEtte DeArmond representing GAF; Todd Stevens, President/CEO of Mary Bird Perkins, and Danielle Mack, CFRE Mary Bird Perkins.
The Louis D. Curet Memorial Volunteer Fundraiser Award was presented by Curet’s daughter, Jeanne James, to the Gonzales Area Foundation. The award recognizes significant philanthropic effort in support of Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center.
2018 Live Well Ascension - October 2018
G-Town Goes to Motown - August 2017
Thanks to everyone for making the G-Town Goes Motown event a huge success. $15,000 was raised for Mary Bird Perkins Cancer in Center in Gonzales.
Check presentation of $15,000 to Todd Stevens, President and CEO of Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center.