Fort Bend Lifestyles and Homes Magazine Feb 2010: Travis High School and FBJSL Go Pink

Fort Bend Junior Service League accepted a check from Travis High School in the amount of $750, representing the school ’s fundraising efforts to support breast cancer awareness month in October. The league will use Travis ’ donation and that of other partnering organizations to aid the community in the fight against breast cancer.

FBJSL has partnered with the American Cancer Society in an ongoing, collaborative effort to provide financial support for programs and services designed to improve quality of life, provide access to early detection and treatment, and diminish suffering for Fort Bend County cancer patients.

Travis head athletic trainer Brandon Roberts spear-headed the fundraising efforts on the Travis campus with the support of Raising Cane ’s Chicken Fingers in Sugar Land, as well as Travis team doctor, Dr. Timothy Sitter, and his team at Methodist Orthopaedic Specialists of Texas in Sugar Land. Roberts ’ efforts culminated in a sea of pink in the stands at the football games during the month of October as teachers, fans and students sported the signature color of breast cancer awareness.

Roberts and his team felt strongly about keeping the funds in the area. When they learned that Methodist Sugar Land Hospital had launched a pink bracelet campaign with FBJSL, they decided to donate their funds to the league.

For more information, contact FBJSL at info@fbjsl.com or call 281-636-6272.l

(Front row) Leena Taneja, Methodist Sugar Land Hospital; Melissa Hayslip, FBJSL past president; (middle row) Brigit Engleman, FBJSL president; Michelle Hiett, Travis assistant athletic trainer; (back row) Lowell Stanton, Methodist Sugar Land Hospital; Dr. Christopher Smith and Dr. Timothy Sitter, Methodist Orthopaedic Specialists of Texas; Brandon Roberts, Travis head athletic trainer; and Aimee Frederick, Raising Cane ’s Chicken Fingers.