BATON ROUGE — After working together last season to raise funds for breast cancer awareness, the LSU gymnastics team and Foundation56 will team up once again for the second annual Etta James Memorial Meet when LSU takes on North Carolina State at 6 p.m. on March 7 in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
Tickets for the meet are just $1 and are available now through the LSU Athletics Ticket Office and online at www.LSUsports.net.
Last season LSU and the Baton Rouge community helped raise $30,950 to donate to Foundation56, an organization created by former LSU linebacker and current Dallas Cowboy Bradie James who lost his mother, Etta, to breast cancer in February 2002.
The Second Annual Etta James Memorial Meet
Who: LSU vs. NC State Gymnastics
What: Etta James Memorial Meet
When: Saturday, March 7, 6 p.m.
Where: Pete Maravich Assembly Center (LSU Campus)
Why: To promote breast cancer awareness through Foundation56
LSU Gymnastics and Foundation56 — former LSU Football great Bradie James’ foundation — will join together to raise money to help fight Breast Cancer in the Baton Rouge Metro area.
The Goal
LSU gymnastics, in conjunction with the Bengal Belles, have established a goal to raise $50,000 for Foundation56.
Fan Challenge
If 8,000 fans attend the Second Annual Etta James Memorial Gymnastics Meet on March 7, LSU Gymnastics with help from the Bengal Belles and Gary and Sandy Young, will make a sizable donation to Foundation56.
How Can You Help?
- Attend the LSU vs. NC Sate gymnastics meet on March 7, 2009
- Make a donation at the door
$1 donation = Breast Cancer Awareness Pink Ribbon
$5 donation = Foundation56 Pink Bracelet
$10 donation = Founrdation56 T-Shirt
$15 donation = LSU Pink Boa and a Pink Bracelet
Get Your Tickets Now
All general admission tickets to the Second Annual Etta James Memorial Meet are available for just $1. To order, log on to www.LSUSports.net. Tickets can also be purchased over the phone by calling the LSU Ticket Office at (225) 578-2184.
In-Meet Promotions (with more to come)
- Ochsner’s “Tiger Gymnast for the Day” | More Info | Sign Up to Enter
- Dance Cam
- Lucky Seats of the House with Bradie James
- Dance By the LSU Tiger Girls
- Tiger Kiss Cam
- Performance by World Famous Act Quick Change!
What is Foundation56?
Dallas Cowboys linebacker and Former LSU Tiger, Bradie James lost his mother, Etta, to breast cancer in 2002 and has since made a personal pledge to help fight against the disease. Bradie began the Foundation 56/Soul Survivors Fund whose specific purpose is to support breast cancer awareness and screenings. For more information, log on to www.Foundation56.org
A record crowd of 7,717 Tiger fans attended the first annual Etta James Memorial Meet last season when the Tigers faced Alabama, surpassing the goal of 7,500 fans.
This year’s goals are to surpass 8,000 fans in attendance and help raise more than $50,000 for Foundation56. If more than 8,000 fans attend the meet, a sizable donation will also be made to Foundation56.
“Last season we exceeded our goal to have 7,500 fans at the meet, but we have a new goal this season to have more than 8,000 fans come out and support the Tigers and Foundation56,” LSU head coach D-D Breaux said. “I was so happy that the community helped us raise more than $30,000 last year, and we are excited to work with Bradie again this season because we want to reach new heights by raising $50,000 to support breast cancer awareness with Foundation56.”
Foundation56, which promotes early detection of the disease through screening opportunities for women in the Baton Rouge metro area, is part of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation. More information can be found at www.Foundation56.org.
“My life was changed by that experience,” James said of his mother’s battle with the disease. “It fuels my drive to give and to do for others. My passion runs deep. Foundation56 is my way of truly making a difference and that difference is saving lives.”
Donations will be accepted at the meet, and fans can purchase various items at the meet to show their support. Fans can buy a pink ribbon for $1, a Foundation56 “pink” bracelet for $5, a Foundation56 t-shirt for $10 and a purple and pink boa and a “pink” bracelet for only $15.