Press Releases

The Rose Honors Patients and Recognizes Supporters in October Houston, TX – This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, The Rose launches the “Standing With The Community” campaign to honor the women impacted by breast cancer and to recognize the community partners who help ensure no woman is turned away for breast

July 7, 2025, Houston, TX, —At its regular Board of Directors meeting on May 27, Dorothy Gibbons, CEO and Co-Founder of The Rose, announced her plans to retire on December 31, 2025. Ms. Gibbons has been with the organization since its inception in 1985 when she and Dixie Melillo, M.D.,

Co-Founders Dorothy Gibbons and Dixie Melillo are joined by Breast Cancer Survivors during 2025 Shrimp Boil.  Click to download high-resolution photos from the event. Pasadena, TX—The Rose, Southeast Texas’ leading nonprofit breast health organization, proudly announces the success of its 36th Annual Shrimp Boil, which raised more than $170,000 to

[CEO and Co-Founder Dorothy Gibbons joins Co-Founder Dr. Dixie Melillo and breast cancer survivors for a joyful moment during last year’s 80s-themed Shrimp Boil.] Pasadena, TX – [Insert Date] — The Rose is rounding up the community for its most festive event of the year! The 36th Annual Shrimp Boil,

Photograph: Shannon Lecoq, Candice Saxton, and Sarah Dorenbach of The Rose accept $25,000 grant from St. Luke’s Health-Brazosport Hospital President Bob Trautman (right) and Kevin McDonald, Manager of Mission Integration & Spiritual Care (left). May 13, 2025 – Lake Jackson, Texas – The Rose, a leading nonprofit breast health care

Luncheon Chair Dinah McClymonds, The Rose CEO Dorothy Gibbons, Honoree Maria Wycoff Boyce

Houston, TX – February 10, 2025, The Rose, a leading nonprofit breast healthcare organization in Southeast Texas, is pleased to announce the receipt of a $10,300 grant from the Montgomery County Community Foundation. This generous funding will enhance access to breast health screenings and diagnostic services for low-income, uninsured women in