HOUSTON - On February 22, Hope Through Grace, Inc. (HTG) in partnership
with Amerigroup Corp. hosted a luncheon for citizens of the Houston
Metroplex Community. The luncheon offered an opportunity to accomplish
two key goals: to heighten attention to Colorectal Cancer Awareness;
and to give those who attended an in-depth orientation of the Hope
Through Grace organization, its programs and services that are
available to assist in reducing the incidence and morbidity of
colorectal cancer.
HOUSTON - On February 22, Hope Through Grace, Inc. (HTG) in partnership
with Amerigroup Corp. hosted a luncheon for citizens of the Houston
Metroplex Community. The luncheon offered an opportunity to accomplish
two key goals: to heighten attention to Colorectal Cancer Awareness;
and to give those who attended an in-depth orientation of the Hope
Through Grace organization, its programs and services that are
available to assist in reducing the incidence and morbidity of
colorectal cancer.
 After
surviving her own bout with colorectal cancer, and witnessing her
husband’s experience with the disease, Grace L. Butler, Ph.D.,
President, CEO and founder of Hope Through Grace and host of the
luncheon event, (seated) dedicated herself to carrying the awareness
message about colorectal cancer to everyone she meets. Dr. Butler and
her daughter, Olethia Chisolm, M.D., an Internal Medicine specialist at
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic and a founding board member of Hope Through
Grace, celebrate a successful event and outreach to the Houston
community.
Dr. Bernard Levin, M. D., Vice President
for Cancer Prevention, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer
Center delivered the key note address and discussed the impact and
statistics surrounding colorectal cancer and the populations it
effects. Dr. Levin is a distinguished physician, researcher,
administrator and policy maker.
After surviving her own bout
with colorectal cancer, and witnessing her husband’s experience with
the disease, Grace L. Butler, Ph.D., President, CEO and founder of Hope
Through Grace and host of the luncheon event, dedicated herself to
carrying the awareness message about colorectal cancer to everyone she
meets.
“I believe people will share this information with their
families, friends and associates and encourage them to adopt more
healthy behaviors,” Dr. Butler said. “By so doing, everyone will make a
difference in stamping out colorectal cancer.”
Hope Through Grace is a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization for cancer prevention, early detection, and cancer survivorship.
If you are interested in volunteering your time or helping to support the Hope Through Grace organization, please visit www.hopethroughgrace.org, or call (713) 436-1129 for more information.
News Release
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic
Contact: Courtney Middleton
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