Go Bald for Cancer Services!

Cancer Services of Greater Baton Rouge has been chosen as a beneficiary of Be Bold, Be Bald! a national awareness and fundraising event for cancer organizations. Too many of us have been touched by cancer and often we search for a way to make a meaningful contribution. Be Bold, Be Bald! enables participants to honor and better understand cancer patients by wearing a bald cap for an entire day (10/21/11). It is not a physical challenge – it is a vanity challenge, and one that many cancer patients do not have a choice about. Participants get people to sponsor them for wearing the cap (just as they would get someone to sponsor them for doing a walk), and they can choose to keep their donations in the Baton Rouge community by selecting Cancer Services as their beneficiary.
You can join our team or start your own with your family, school, organization or business - just be sure to select Cancer Services as your beneficiary! By going bald for a day, you can personally connect with the cancer survivors in your life in a tangible and meaningful way. Plus your participation helps the thousands of people living with cancer in the Baton Rouge area.

When people sign up to participate, they are immediately given access to a variety of online fundraising tools, including a personal fundraising page. They also receive, via email, a complete participation package including a bald cap, -t-shirt and other materials.
Join the Cancer Services Team! Or you can visit the Be Bold, Be Bald! website to join as an individual or start your own team to be bald on October 21st. We'll have events and photo ops going on all day at Cancer Services so if you go bald - be sure to stop by our office and show it off!

Contact Connie at Cancer Services at 225-927-2273 for questions or more information.

Be Bold, Be Bald! is run by Small Army for a Cause, a 501c3 organization founded by Boston Ad Agency, Small Army, in honor of one of its founders who lost his battle to cancer in November 2007. To date, the organization has raised over $250,000. Cancer Services is so thankful to be affiliated with this cause.

We'll Keep the Light On!

New After Hours Support Group

We invite you to come on by. Even if it’s after hours we’ll keep the lights on for Cancer Services new After Hours Support Group offering more group options for survivors and their families.

In its 52 years of operation, Cancer Services has learned the importance of adapting to the changing needs of those living with cancer. In the 1970s the agency opened the wig boutique to help survivors with the side effects of chemotherapy. When doctors began advocating for survivors to stay active, Cancer Services began its Fit & Fearless, Yoga and Zumba exercise programs. This year, we recognized that many cancer patients continue working during treatment and are unable to attend support groups during the day. Therefore, the After Hours Support Group was born.

Natalie Depp, Adult Program Coordinator founded the group. “Having something available for clients and their families outside of the traditional 9-5 work week is a need for today’s cancer survivor who may continue working while undergoing treatment,” she shared. While most of the cancer-specific groups meet only once a month during the noon hour, the After Hours Group meets every week.

Depp continued, “It’s an excellent opportunity for anyone effected by cancer to get connected with other survivors. We provide an atmosphere where they can develop new friendships and have an enjoyable time while sharing information, experiences, fears and hopes.”

In addition to the fellowship and information sharing, the group also watches cancer-related TV shows and movies which promote lively discussion and sometimes work on creative art or multi-media projects that can be therapeutic as well as fun! The group is open to anyone in the community coping with a cancer diagnosis – including survivors, their caregivers and family members.

Check out the full list and schedule of the support groups Cancer Services offers!

Cancer Services now on YouTube!

You can now watch Cancer Services on YouTube! Hear from our clients and supporters and watch videos of our events! Check out Cancer Services' YouTube channel or see below for the videos that premiered at Capital Chefs' Showcase!

Thank YOU for helping those with cancer!



Thank you for attending Cancer Services' Capital Chefs' Showcase last week. We hope you enjoyed great food and great music for a great cause. We also hope you take pride in the fact that by your attendance and support, you directly help those living with cancer in the Greater Baton Rouge community.

Cancer Services is a local, independent nonprofit - 100% dependent on the generosity of our community. Attending Capital Chefs' Showcase is just one of many ways you can improve life for those living with cancer. To see other opportunities like Annual Giving, Planned Giving and general contributions please visit the Cancer Services’ website.

Now that we are friends, we want to see you more often! Join us for one of our Open House events. They are a fantastic opportunity to learn more about our agency, meet our staff and see firsthand the work that your investment makes possible. Check out our Open House schedule for more information. The next one is Wednesday, September 21^st, 8-9 a.m. Just call 927-2273 to let us know you'll attend.

All of us at Cancer Services feel continually blessed to be a part of the Baton Rouge community and have the support of residents like you.

Pictured: Honorary Chair Coach Paul Mainieri, Mayor Kip Holden, Karen Mainieri and Executive Director Mimi Riché at Capital Chefs' Showcase.

Showcase Silent Auction Highlights!

Each year at the Capital Chefs’ Showcase, Cancer Services hosts a HUGE Silent Auction to accompany the evening of food, music and fun to benefit those living with cancer in the Baton Rouge area. This year is no different and includes over 200 exciting items from businesses and artists throughout the Greater Baton Rouge area. Highlights include the “Fabulous Four:” a Duck Hunt for four at the Lamar Lodge with an accompanying Sportsman’s Package, a beautiful dining room table by Paul Naquin, dinner for four with Coach Paul Mainieri and his wife Karen at Fleming’s Steakhouse AND an original painting by Donna West! ALSO: don't forget about our raffle for a $4,000 Shopping Spree at Lee Michaels! Check out the pictures of some of the items below and don’t forget that all 100% of all money raised here, stays here to benefit those living with cancer in THIS community.

Call 927-2273 for tickets and we’ll see y’all on September 8^th!