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Yahoo
05-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
LSUHS hosting annual Geaux Bald fundraiser for Feist-Weiller Cancer Center patients
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – LSU Health Shreveport's student organization Geaux Bald will hold its annual 'Shave Day' on Thursday. According to a press release, proceeds from the fundraiser will be directed towards the renovation of McDade House, a hospitality house for Feist-Weiller Cancer Center patients. The McDade House originally opened in 1985 as only the second hospitality house in the nation. Reopening this 'home away from home' will ease patient housing stress, as almost 50% of patients at FWCC travel twenty miles or more to receive care that can span multiple days. The release stated that shaving will be provided by the staff of the Chemistry Salon. Numerous students have volunteered to become bald or cut a large portion of their hair as they compete to raise the most money. The fundraiser will feature a raffle, music, and lunch to served before the grand finale shaving of fan favorite staff members. These include: Dr. Richard Mansour – Interim Director of the Feist-Weiller Cancer Center Greg Sonnenfeld – Associate Vice President of the Cancer Service Line at Ochsner LSU Health Evans Knight – LSUH Sciences Foundation Director of Development The fundraiser will be held on Thursday, March 6 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the LSU Health Shreveport Center for Medical Education. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
08-02-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
80s themed Life Savers gala raises $150K for cancer patients
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – An annual fundraiser helps patients who must travel for cancer treatment. Thursday night, the Life Savers gala inside the Silver Lake Ballroom raises money to support the Feist-Weiller Cancer Center. Proceeds go toward renovations at the McDade House, a hospitality home for patients to stay while receiving outpatient care. This year's gala theme was 'best 80s fashion.' LSU Health said FWCC serves an area with immense need and some of the highest incidences of cancer in the nation. More Local News 'After opening the doors of the McDade House in 1985 and for decades thereafter, theMcDades and so many others provided a place of rest for weary families, while lovedones received nearby medical treatment. Members of our family were thrilled to learnFeist-Weiller had plans to reopen it,' said Taunton Melville and Gary Moore, honorarychairs of Life Savers 2025. 'With significant updates to the original building, the McDade House will once more operate at a first-class level – a reflection and continuation of the legacy of past generations.' This year, Life Savers raised more than $150,000 thanks to the generosity ofsponsors and patrons. All the proceeds will be directed to Feist-Weiller's $2.1M capitalcampaign to restore the home and bring it back into operation. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
