Monday, June 28, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
The Rose Receives $1 Million CPRIT Grant;
The Rose received a $1 million award from The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) for its Empower Her to Care Program. The donation will fund cancer screening services to approximately 3,000 medically underserved women. A significant focus of this award is addressing “no show” problems.
“Every time a woman makes an appointment and then doesn’t keep it, we lose three times,” Dorothy Weston Gibbons, co-founder and chief executive officer, explains. “We lose her, we lose the chance for another woman to have that appointment and, most importantly, we lose the chance to detect cancer in either of them.”
Gibbons said the goal is to:
The Rose is one of many Houston-based nonprofit organizations to receive CPRIT grants this year. Others include but are not limited to HOPE Clinic, University of Houston and University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
“If we can figure out the reasons why women are not coming in, then we can better address the obstacles,” said Gibbons. “We are deeply grateful to CPRIT for this extraordinary opportunity to make a difference in our community.”
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas was established in 2007 when Texas voters approved a constitutional amendment authorizing the state to issue $3 billion in bonds to fund cancer research and prevention programs and services.
The Rose is the Houston area's leading 501(c)(3) non-profit breast cancer organization providing mammography screening, diagnosis, access to treatment and support to all women regardless of their ability to pay. For an appointment, call 281-484-4708 or 866-680-4708. Insured or not insured, you are welcome at The Rose. Call us today.
“Every time a woman makes an appointment and then doesn’t keep it, we lose three times,” Dorothy Weston Gibbons, co-founder and chief executive officer, explains. “We lose her, we lose the chance for another woman to have that appointment and, most importantly, we lose the chance to detect cancer in either of them.”
Gibbons said the goal is to:
- Increase mammography screening rates
- Increase first-time mammography screening of both African-American and Hispanic women
- Decrease no-show rates, and
- Ensure that all patients receive information about cervical cancer screening
“Our Empower Her to Care Project involves providing ‘care’ for more women by increasing capacity, maximizing resources and finding new, innovative ways to encourage screening that truly empower each woman to take ‘care’ of her health,” Gibbons said.
The Rose is one of many Houston-based nonprofit organizations to receive CPRIT grants this year. Others include but are not limited to HOPE Clinic, University of Houston and University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
“If we can figure out the reasons why women are not coming in, then we can better address the obstacles,” said Gibbons. “We are deeply grateful to CPRIT for this extraordinary opportunity to make a difference in our community.”
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas was established in 2007 when Texas voters approved a constitutional amendment authorizing the state to issue $3 billion in bonds to fund cancer research and prevention programs and services.
The donation is the largest ever received by The Rose and will be funded over a two-year period.
The Rose is the Houston area's leading 501(c)(3) non-profit breast cancer organization providing mammography screening, diagnosis, access to treatment and support to all women regardless of their ability to pay. For an appointment, call 281-484-4708 or 866-680-4708. Insured or not insured, you are welcome at The Rose. Call us today.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Southeast Houston’s Oldest and Largest Fundraising Event Benefiting The Rose – Back for 21st Year
If you’re new to the area and not familiar with this down-home food fest, here’s what to expect:
• The Rose 2010 Shrimp Boil benefits one of the area’s most enduring charities – The Rose. The Rose is a nonprofit breast care organization that started in southeast Houston more than 24 years ago because women without insurance needed quality breast care.
• Today, The Rose provides mammograms for thousands of uninsured women all over the greater Houston area. Insured women also go to The Rose for their annual mammograms which helps offset the cost for women who can’t afford to pay.
• Co-founders of the organization, surgeon Dr. Dixie Melillo and The Rose CEO Dorothy Weston Gibbons, as always, will be at the Shrimp Boil meeting, greeting and thanking the 1000-plus supporters expected to show up.
Last year the shrimp boil raised more than $85,000 for The Rose. Sponsors who are already signed up for 2010 include Pinnacle Financial Strategies, Precision Radiotherapy Center, Phelps Insurance, Soroptimist International of Pasadena, Aaron and Bonnie Jones, Patrick and Dorothy Gibbons, Bayway Lincoln Mercury, Casa Ole, Texas Citizens Bank, Buffalo Flange, Bayou City Public Relations and Continental Airlines.
“We prominently display a sponsor’s name as a supporter of The Rose and the fight against breast cancer,” said Michelle Hanson event coordinator. “Even if a sponsor can’t attend, we still recognize them publicly and in print,” she said.
Another way for Houston businesses to support the event is to donate an item for the live and silent auctions.
“There’s room in the mix for prizes big and small,” Hanson said. “Participants will bid on everything from airline tickets and automobiles to free dinners at the area’s best eateries, to gift cards at favorite stores.”
“Additionally, we invite everyone to visit The Rose website (www.therose.org) to learn more about the many women we’ve assisted and the many lives we’ve helped save,” said Hanson.
For more information about The Rose 2010 Shrimp Boil and how to participate, call Hanson at (281) 464-5165 or contact her via e-mail at mhanson@therose.org.
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