Covington Mayor to Proclaim October “Geaux Pink Month”

Mayor Mike Cooper will visit MBPCC at St. Tammany Parish Hospital

  WHAT: Covington Mayor Mike Cooper will present Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center at St. Tammany Parish Hospital with a proclamation designating October as Geaux Pink Month. Geaux Pink is a special program that raises awareness and funds to fight breast cancer through unique events in St. Tammany Parish. WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013 at 3 p.m. WHERE: Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center at St. Tammany Parish Hospital lobby 1203 S. Tyler St. Covington Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center at St. Tammany Parish Hospital provides comprehensive cancer care that strives to positively impact the lives of cancer patients and their families on the Northshore. Services include chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgery, as well as patient navigation, clinical trials and free community screenings. Not only do patients have access to these vital cancer services and high quality cancer care, but these services are readily available close to home.