We are thrilled to announce a grant to Vanderbilt Medical Center to purchase 18 more Safe IV poles for the myleosuppression unit for patients with blood-related cancers, These will enable patients to be more mobile while they are in the hospital which is so important to their healing.
Read MoreThe Lisa Ross Parker Foundation is pleased to announce a grant to Lovie's Legacy (www.lovieslegacy.org). We have a long-standing relationship with them and are so proud of the work they do! Their Veterinary Assistance Program provides small grants to low-income pet owners in Tennessee whose pets are in need of urgent medical care. To date, they have helped thousands of deserving animals suffering from illnesses, broken bones, torture, and other painful conditions. Lovie's does wonderful and much needed work in our state!
The Lisa Ross Parker Foundation is pleased to announce a grant to Eddie's Haven Animal Rescue. Eddies Haven has a mission to enable loving responsible pet owners to keep a pet they might otherwise have to give up, let suffer, or even euthanize because they could not afford the vetting needed. They are also providing foods, meds, and vetting to families during the pandemic. They do great work and we are happy to support them and their mission!
Read MoreWe're thrilled to announce a grant to Country Road Animal Rescue (https://countryroadanimalrescue.webs.com). Since they started in 2006, they have touched over 4,000 lives. Out of those they have personally fostered 1,075. Working hand in hand with other rescues is the key to their success.
Read MoreThe Lisa Ross Parker Foundation is so excited to announce the 2020 winner of the Lisa Ross Parker Memorial Scholarship. This annual scholarship is given to a graduating senior at Adamsville High School (TN) which is Lisa's alma mater and goes to a student who has had an immediate family member diagnosed with cancer (parent, sibling, grandparent, legal guardian).
Read MoreWe're so excited to announce a grant to Dogs Deserve Better (https://www.ddbnashville.org)! Their 100% Volunteer Team, aka #TeamDDBNashville, works diligently in under-serviced neighborhoods to provide nonjudgmental assistance to families with dogs who are continuously chained/penned.
Read MoreWe're excited to announce a grant to Hardeman Adoptable Animals (https://hardemanadoptableanimals.org) Hardeman Adoptable Animals (HAA) is a volunteer-based organization that saves stray, neglected, and abandoned dogs in Hardeman County (TN).
Read MoreWe awarded Pauls Clinic a grant in March and they used it to assist with the purchase of a Hot Dog warming unit. This is a unit that is used in surgery and also in recovery to keep the animals, undergoing a procedure, warm the whole time.
Read MoreWe are thrilled to announce a grant to Dogs Deserve Better - Tennessee Chapter to assist them in their wonderful mission! Dogs Deserve Better (www.dogsdeservebetter.org) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to freeing the chained or penned dog as well as helping the dog who is abused, neglected, homeless and abandoned.
Read MoreThe Lisa Ross Parker Foundation is excited to announce the winners of the 2019 Lisa Ross Parker Memorial Scholarship. This annual scholarship is given to a graduating senior at Adamsville High School (TN) which is Lisa's alma mater and it goes to a student who has had an immediate family member diagnosed with cancer (parent, sibling, grandparent, legal guardian).
Read MoreThe Lisa Ross Parker Foundation is pleased to announce a grant to Lovie's Legacy (www.lovieslegacy.org). Their Veterinary Assistance Program provides small grants to low-income pet owners in Tennessee whose pets are in need of urgent medical care. T
Read MoreThe Lisa Ross Parker foundation is thrilled to announce a grant to the Pet Community Center (www.petcommunitycenter.org). Serving more than 10,000 animals annually through spay/neuter surgeries, PCC focuses its services on the health and well-being of animals.
Read MoreWe are SO excited to announce a grant to Vanderbilt Medical Center for the purchase of 15 Safepoles for patients who have IVs on the myleosuppression unit. These will enable patients to be more mobile while they are in the hospital which is so important to their healing.
Read MoreThe Lisa Ross Parker Foundation is excited to announce a grant to the Nashville Cat Rescue (nashvillecatrescue.org). All Nashville Cat Rescue cats and kittens have been rescued from the street as strays, pulled from high kill shelters where they were facing euthanasia or were abandoned by their previous owners.
Read MoreThe Lisa Ross Parker Foundation is excited to announce a grant awarded to PAULS Clinic in McMinnville, TN (www.paulsclininc.com). PAULS stands for Preventing All Unwanted Litters and they have now fixed 11,225 pets for low-income households since they opened in 2012.
Read MoreWe were so happy to be able to sponsor our 12th annual Christmas party at Vanderbilt Medical Center on the myleosuppression unit on Monday night. We had wonderful food donated by Stroud's Barbecue again this year! The patients and staff loved it and we were able to visit with a large number of patients and their families.
Read MoreThe Lisa Ross Parker Foundation is pleased to announce a grant to Pet Community Center (PCC) to assist with a Pet Wellness Day in the fall. PCC does a wonderful job providing low-cost spay and neuter services and serves over 15,000 dogs and cats per year.
Read MoreThe Lisa Ross Parker Foundation is pleased to announce the winner(s) of the 2018 Lisa Ross Parker Memorial Scholarship. The annual scholarship is awarded to a graduating senior from Adamsville High School (TN). 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 since 2007.
Read MoreBRENTWOOD, TN – April 9, 2018 – The Lisa Ross Parker Foundation is pleased to announce a grant to the Hematology Helping Hands Fund at the Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center. This fund is set up to provide assistance to patients who have endured hardships during their journey with blood related cancer. Our grant helped purchase gas cards for patients coming in for treatments, babysitting services for a young mother to come to Vanderbilt to receive infusions and helped a family with a house payments who lost their job due to missing work for cancer treatments. We are happy to support great causes like this! Without your support, this would not be possible.
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