Restaurants Participating at Showcase!

Twenty-seven of the best and most delicious restaurants and caterers in the Baton Rouge area will be all in ONE PLACE the night September 8th! That place is Cancer Services' Capital Chefs' Showcase at the Crowne Plaza in Baton Rouge. In addition to a cocktail buffet of the chefs' specialty dishes, you'll enjoy live music, a HUGE silent auction, 3 big screen TVs airing the Saints/Packers game AND the chance to enter a raffle to win a $4000 shopping spree at Lee Michaels. And knowing that you’re helping those living with cancer in THIS community can make you enjoy the evening even more.

Call 927-2273 for more information or Click HERE to buy tickets!

Check out the list of our very talented and generous chefs! Warning: it may make you hungry!!!

Mary R. Aycock	Baton Rouge General Medical Center
Café Americain	Chef KD Louisiana Legends
Carrabba’s Italian Grill	Chef Celeste at Southside Gardens
Culinary Productions Catering & Event Planning	Drusilla Seafood Restaurant and Catering
Fleming’s Steakhouse	French Market Bistro
Heirloom Cuisine	Hymel’s Seafood Restaurant
Juban’s Restaurant and Catering	Kleinpeter Farms Dairy
Louisiana Pizza Kitchen	Mansurs on the Boulevard
Mike Anderson’s Seafood Restaurant	Portobello’s Italian Grill and Café
Roberto’s River Road Restaurant	Serop’s Café
Superior Grill	The Little Village
The Mansion Restaurant at Nottaway Plantation Resort	The Steakhouse at Hollywood Casino
Tsunami	Unique Cuisine
Zea’s Rotisserie & Grill

Capital Chefs' Showcase - September 8th!

Cancer Services of Greater Baton Rouge presents its 29^th Annual Capital Chefs’ Showcase on Thurs., Sept. 8, 2011. This year’s theme is “Our Vision is Crystal Clear” as we celebrate over 50 years of catering to the body, mind and spirit of cancer survivors in the Baton Rouge area.

The event features 26 of our area’s top restaurants, chefs and caterers in a night of gourmet food, fun and more to support Cancer Services and those living with, through and beyond cancer in our community.

“The Showcase is truly a fantastic way to donate to Cancer Services and have an incredible night in return,” said Development Director, Cindy Macha. “The atmosphere is amazing! The food is out of this world, the silent auction items are exquisite and the best part is that you are directly helping those affected by cancer in this community.”

The event will take place at 7 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Baton Rouge. LSU Baseball Coach Paul Mainieri and his wife Karen are again serving as the Honorary Chair couple of the night.

There will even be three screens airing the Saints vs. Packers game for guests to watch while enjoying the food, open bar and HUGE silent auction. In addition, a Lee Michaels “Champagne and Shopping Extravaganza” raffle will take place. This year’s prize is a $4,000 shopping spree at their store! There are only 300 raffle tickets available at $50 a ticket. Tickets to the Showcase are $100 each.

There is still time to purchase sponsorships and tickets! Contact Cindy Macha at Cancer Services at 225.927.2273.

You're Invited!

Cancer Services hosts monthly Open Houses for everyone in the Greater Baton Rouge area to learn more about the free programs and services offered to those living with cancer in this community. We encourage everyone to come tour our facility and have the chance to speak with our staff and clients.

Cancer affects everyone and until there’s a cure, Cancer Services is here to help. Come and see how.

Fall 2011 Open House dates:

Tuesday, August 16

Wednesday, September 21

Thursday, October 20

Thursday, November 17

Tuesday, December 6

The Open Houses take place at 8 a.m., last under an hour and include a light breakfast. We are also able to schedule your group or company for a private tour tailored to your needs or interests. If you have questions or would like to attend, please call Connie at 225-927-2273 or email cboudreaux@cancerservices.org

Hope to see y'all soon!



The Legacy of Camp Care

Ryan with Camp Director Jana Poche
at the closing party of Camp Care 2011

In 1994 at eight years old, Ryan Maranto was diagnosed with leukemia. Ryan is now 25, working for Turner Industries, active in his church and an advocate for St. Jude. Thanks to programs like Cancer Services’ Camp Care, when he looks back on his childhood, he has memories outside of the endless stream of doctors, hospitals and treatments that dominated his early years. Ryan attended Cancer Services’ first ever Camp Care in 1995 and had the opportunity to stop by to camp this year to catch up on the program that meant so much to him.

Though the week-long summer day camp is filled with events taking place all over South Louisiana, Ryan’s favorite memories of Camp Care are the bus rides. He smiles talking about all the great times and fun moments on the bus and then laughs when he remembers first meeting Camp Director Jana Poche. “I was still in treatment and often felt sick in the mornings. The first day of camp I bounded on the bus all excited and immediately threw up on Jana.” But after that, Ryan was fine to accompany the rest of camp for the activities like going to the zoo, New Orleans and the aquarium and he truly had the priceless experience Camp Care is designed to be.

Coming back to visit 16 years later, Ryan reunited with Jana and says it’s so great seeing the kids, a much larger group than when he attended, smiling and having a good time. “The name really says it all – “Camp Care” – they’re caring for these kids. You can’t forget that’s what it’s about.”

For more information about Cancer Services or Camp Care, visit our website or check out our Facebook page or call 225-927-2273.

Camp Care Video!

See what all the FUN was about!!!

Hosted by Cancer Services of Greater Baton Rouge, Camp Care is a week-long summer day camp for children with cancer and their siblings.