Comic Helps Raise $500,000 in One Brain Cancer Fighting Houston Night
When Jokes Make a Difference
By Shelby Hodge //
Photography Priscilla Dickson
What: The Broach Foundation for Brain Cancer Research
Where: River Oaks Country Club
PC Moment: Comedian John Crist tickled the ribs of the 500-plus guests who had arrived to eat, drink and be merry while raising funds — more than $500,000 — for brain cancer research at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
James Broach, who died of brain cancer in 2013, and his wife, Jamie Broach, created the foundation to raise monies for the underfunded research programs. To date, the foundation has raised more than $5 million for the battle against brain cancers.
PC Seen: Chairs Jamie Broach Byrd and her husband, Jeff Byrd, M.D. Anderson president Dr. Peter Pisters, Barbara and Rod Broach, Chuck Yates, Dr. Fred Lang, Barb and Bob Zorich, Jennifer and Farzad Askari, Luvi and Carlos Wheelock, M.D. Anderson president Dr. Peter Pisters, Dina and Ryan Taafe, Tammie and Randy Bayless, Carrie and Tom Field, Jan Bres, Frank and Erin Verducci, Elizabeth and Seth Russell and James Broach’s three sons, Parker, Oliver and Harrison.
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