PHOTOS: Breast cancer survivors, supporters ‘Get in the Pink’ at Philpott Toyota
Published 12:04 am Sunday, October 20, 2019
- Julie Rogers Gift of Life Program founder and chairwoman Regina Rogers addresses the crowd. (I.C. Murrell/The News) 10-18-19
NEDERLAND — About 200 people attended the “Get in the Pink” luncheon Friday at Philpott Toyota, which general manager Darren Granger called a record.
The annual luncheon, held in honor of National Mammography Day, has celebrated breast cancer survivors in Southeast Texas since 2013 and included city and county elected officials and law enforcement officers from across Jefferson County.
Philpott donates $50 for each vehicle sold during October to the Julie Rogers Gift of Life Program, which provides more than 2,100 medically underserved Southeast Texas women with free breast cancer screenings, diagnostic mammograms, ultrasounds and biopsies with access to cancer treatment as needed.
This year, the Gift of Life has detected breast cancer in 17 women who are currently undergoing treatment.
About 200 were in attendance for the “Get in the Pink” luncheon at Philpott Toyota in Nederland on Friday. (I.C. Murrell/The News) 10-18-19
Port Arthur Health Department disease intervention specialist Robert Gillord, PAHD assistant health director LaTasha Mayon and Baptist Hospital preventative screening coordinator Cordella Lyon chat before the luncheon. (I.C. Murrell/The News) 10-18-19
Gift of Life executive director Norma Sampson mades comments as Philpott Ford General Manager Bob Thewman listens. (I.C. Murrell/The News) 10-18-19
Saxophonist Andre Harness performs during the luncheon. (I.C. Murrell/The News) 10-18-19
Jefferson County Sheriff Zena Stephens addresses those in attendance. (I.C. Murrell/The News) 10-18-19
About I.C. Murrell
I.C. Murrell was promoted to editor of The News, effective Oct. 14, 2019. He previously served as sports editor since August 2015 and has won or shared eight first-place awards from state newspaper associations and corporations. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, grew up mostly in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Monticello.
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