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The Rose receives $5,000 donation from Woodforest Charitable Foundation.

12-April, 2012

The Rose receives $5,000 donation from Woodforest Charitable Foundation.

Photo Caption:From left to right – Vicki Richmond, Secretary & Treasurer, Woodforest Charitable Foundation; Kim Marling, Executive Director & Vice President of Woodforest Charitable Foundation; Bernice Joseph, CEO, The Rose; U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady; Dr. David Gottlieb, Board of Directors, Woodforest Charitable Foundation.

HOUSTON, TX – The Rose receives a $5,000 donation from Woodforest Charitable Foundation in support of helping uninsured women receive quality healthcare services at no charge.

Celebrating 25 years of awarding-winning service to southeast east Texas, The Rose offers a full range of breast cancer screening and diagnostic services including mammograms, ultrasounds, biopsies and access to treatment regardless of a person’s ability to pay.

The Rose’s Mobile Mammography program provides services at corporate sites, doctors’ offices, community centers and other locations throughout Harris County and 15 surrounding counties, including providing 232 women with mammograms at sites within Montgomery County last year. The Program uses the Planmed Sophie Classic Mobile system for high image quality screening mammography, which provides the same high-quality, digital mammograms in remote locations as those available at its two mammography centers located in southeast Houston and in the Galleria area.

In 2012, an estimated 16,000 Texas women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and an estimated 2,800 will die from the disease. This year, nearly 34,000 insured women chose The Rose as their breast health provider knowing that their insured or self-pay procedure would help provide services at low of no cost to uninsured women. With continued patient and community support, The Rose can fulfill its mission of reducing deaths from breast cancer by providing screening, diagnostics and access to treatment for all women through their Empower Her® Sponsorship Program.

“Thank you again for selecting The Rose for your donation. We are so grateful to have people in the community who believe in the mission of The Rose and support us in so many ways. We are thankful to have a trusted local partner such as The Woodforest Charitable Foundation as our friend. We appreciate you,” said Dorothy Gibbons, CEO & Co-Founder of The Rose.

For more information on Woodforest Charitable Foundation’s contributions to this organization, please contact this agency directly at (281) 484-4708 or visit www.therose.org. 

The Woodforest Charitable Foundation was created by Woodforest National Bank in 2005 as a direct result of its desire to support and invest in the communities in which it serves.  The Foundation is creating a legacy of commitment to those in need, enriching lives and communities through dedicated leadership and faithful administration by providing funding to qualifying 501(c) (3) charities. For additional information regarding The Woodforest Charitable Foundation, call (832) 375-CARE (2273) or visit the foundation’s website at www.woodforestcharitablefoundation.org.

Celebrating 32 years of service and ranked among the top earning banks in the United States, the Woodforest family of banks currently has assets of approximately $3.7 billion and services more than 1 million customers with branches in excess of 780 throughout 17 states:  Texas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.  For information about Woodforest National Bank, please call k832-375-2000 or visit the bank’s website at www.woodforest.com.