Our Projects
The Lisa Ross Parker Foundation purchases DVD Players for the patients’ rooms on the Myleosuppression Unit at Vanderbilt Hospital.
The Lisa Ross Parker Foundation is pleased to announce the purchase of DVD/VCR combination players for patient rooms on the Myelosuppression Unit at Vanderbilt Hospital. These DVD/VCR players should help make the patients’ extended stay in the hospital more manageable. The Foundation continues to donate DVD’s to the family room for patient and family use. The Foundation also had a DVD drive and collected over 100 DVD movies for the floor.
This unit is for patients who are being treated for blood related cancers and are usually in the hospital 4-6 weeks at a time. The Foundation continues to support these patients and their families while they undergo treatment.
The Lisa Ross Parker Foundation Announces Scholarship Winner John Damron
BRENTWOOD, TN – May 15th, 2008 - The Lisa Ross Parker Foundation is pleased to announce the winner of the 2008 Lisa Ross Parker Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to a graduating senior from Adamsville High School (TN) and started last year with the Class of 2007. The $2,000 scholarship goes to a student that has been touched by cancer within their immediate family (parents, siblings, grandparents or legal guardian) and is given out each May.
Lisa was a 1986 graduate of Adamsville High School, which is located in West Tennessee (McNairy County). She was a cheerleader at Adamsville High School, played basketball and also ran track. She was very involved with extracurricular activities in both high school and college.
The winner of the scholarship for 2008 is Jonathon Damron of Adamsville High School. Jonathon was involved with high school sports, 4-H and was also on the Jr. High and Sr. High honor rolls. He is also a very active member of his church. He plans on attending Austin Peay State University and wants to major in psychology.
The Lisa Ross Parker Foundation purchases CD Clock Radios for the patients’ rooms on the Myleosuppression Unit at Vanderbilt Hospital.
The Lisa Ross Parker Foundation is pleased to announce the purchase of CD Clock Radios for each of the 27 patient rooms and the family room on the Myelosuppression Unit at Vanderbilt Hospital. These CD players should help make the patients’ extended stay in the hospital more manageable. The Foundation continues to donate CD’s to the family room for patient and family use.
This unit is for patients who are being treated for blood related cancers and are usually in the hospital 4-6 weeks at a time. The Foundation continues to support these patients and their families while they undergo treatment.
The Lisa Ross Parker Foundation announces gifts to the family room on the Myleosuppression Unit at Vanderbilt Hospital
NASHVILLE, TN - June 16, 2007-The Lisa Ross Parker Foundation is pleased to announce the purchase of many new items for the Family Room on the Myelosuppression Unit at Vanderbilt Hospital . The Foundation has placed a new refrigerator, a new flat screen TV, a new microwave, a new toaster oven and new bookcases for the use of families that are staying with patients on the floor. This unit is for patients who are being treated for blood related cancers and are usually in the hospital 4-6 weeks at a time. The Foundation continues to support these patients and their families while they undergo treatment.
The Healing Touch
Once a month the foundation provides chair massages for the patients, patients families, and any staff member working on 11 North. For 3 hours on Saturday April 9th all 3 chairs were occupied. One patient commented on how nice it was,
"you don't realize how important touch is, of all the meds, this felt the best!"
Thank you to our volunteers: Anje Dowler, Amanda Tidmore, & Tess Hassencahl
First LRP Grant Check Presented to Tommy Meek
Tommy Ross, Lisa’s father, presented the first grant check from the foundation to Mr. Tommy Meek, for his daughter Melissa Ernest, on behalf of the Lisa Ross Parker Foundation. Melissa, a 16-year-old, had been undergoing treatment for leukemia at St. Jude’s Hospital in Memphis, TN. Our mission and purpose is to provide support to families having to deal with a cancer diagnosis and with the help of our very generous donors, we are able to provide assistance to families that are battling this disease.
Into the Future
We are currently working to ease the burden of families of cancer patients who require an extended stay at the hospital for treatment. A hospital stay is stressful enough for families without expenses incurred outside of treatment; whether it's paying for gas to commute between home and the hospital, eating out, or finding affordable lodging. Your contribution will help us provide leukemia and other blood-related cancer patients with a "Hospital Survival Pack" stocked with pre-paid phone cards, pre-paid gas cards, vouchers for local restaurants, coupons for discounted lodging, books, magazines, and other items to help families in their time of need.
We plan to continue developing projects that assist blood-related cancer patients and their loved ones for as long as blood-related cancer continues to affect people's lives. If you have suggestions for additional projects to assist these people in need, please let us know by emailing us at suggestions@lrpfoundation.org.
The Lisa Ross Parker Foundation Announces New Scholarship for Adamsville High School Students: AHS Senior Jessica Hall is Selected for 2006
BRENTWOOD, TN – June 4th , 2007 - The Lisa Ross Parker Foundation is pleased to announce the formation of the Lisa Ross Parker Memorial Scholarship to be awarded to a graduating senior from Adamsville High School (TN), starting with the Class of 2007. The $1,000 annual scholarship will go to a student that has been touched by cancer within their immediate family (parents, siblings, grandparents or legal guardian) and will be given out each May.
Lisa was a 1986 graduate of Adamsville High School, which is located in West Tennessee (McNairy County). She was a cheerleader at Adamsville High School, played basketball and also ran track. She was very involved with extracurricular activities in both high school and college.
The winner of the scholarship for 2006 is Jessica Hall of Adamsville High School. Jessica was a cheerleader at AHS and was also elected Miss AHS her senior year. She has been very involved with school and community activities and will be attending either Middle Tennessee State University or University of Tnnessee at Martin. Jessica intends to major in elementary education.
Hospital Survival Packs
NASHVILLE, TN - April 7, 2005 - The Lisa Ross Parker Foundation [the Foundation], carried out one of it's first big initiatives last Tuesday, March 29. Members of the Foundation and Terri Clark, country star and personal Ross family friend, spent the afternoon at the Vanderbilt Hospital's Leukemia & Lymphoma wing delivering "Hospital Survival Packs" to the patients and their families. Earlier in the day the Foundation provided a hot lunch for the entire wing (patients, families, nurses, doctors).
"Thank you for the survival pack! It is well thought out."
-Vanderbilt patient
Included in the hospital survival packs were maps of and Nashville, coupon books for food and lodging, books, games, pens, snacks, etc. A few items to ease just a few of the burdens of the family members caring for the hospital bound patients - some of whom live outside of the Nashville area and don't have immediate access to every day conveniences.
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