Cancer Crusaders will honor 12 cancer survivors who are active in their community at a fundraiser Oct. 3 at the New Orleans Marriott, 555 Canal St. in New Orleans.

The 2025 honorees are Carol Capella Barbera, Barbara Ann Bellevue, Donald “Boysie” Bollinger, Jessica Hof Cambre, Seanne N. Falconer, Taysha D. Gibbs, Diane Roussel McDonald, Brooke Lashouto Pritchard, Liz Reyes, Margaret A. Ruffin, Patricia M. Sharpe and Kathryn Davidson Weidner.

Carol Capella Barbera, of Metairie, who spent four decades as a nurse, has volunteered with St. Dominic, the Good Shepherd and Jesuit High schools, the local chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the Ladies Guild of St. Michael Special School.

Barbara Ann Bellevue, of Metairie, who retired after 30 years with Longview House and Gardens gif

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