The Baton Rouge General Foundation will host a yoga fundraiser on April 30 with proceeds supporting cancer patients facing the financial burden that comes with treatment. The Together with Yoga event was created by Felicia Dart, a grateful patient of Baton Rouge General’s Pennington Cancer Center.
The fundraiser will take place from 9-11 a.m. at Leela Yoga Lifestyle, located at 7215 Highland Rd. Inspired and spearheaded by Dart, the event benefits a new Humanitarian Fund at Pennington Cancer Center. As a cancer survivor herself, Dart was looking for a way to help patients in need.
“Almost five years ago, I found out I had a very rare cancer—mesothelioma of the pelvis – and once I could take in all that was happening to me, I found myself alone in my hospital room,” Dart said. “I thought about how lucky I was that I had all I needed to care for myself, but what stuck with me the most was thinking of those who may be faced with the decision of paying their bills or fighting for their lives.”
Dart started talking to her doctors about how she could donate to patients who were struggling to pay their bills, and they connected her with the Baton Rouge General Foundation.
Together with Yoga will consist of an hour-long, all-level Vinyasa flow, as well as refreshments and a silent auction.
Tickets are $25. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit brgeneral.org/yoga.