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Firefighters from the Broussard Fire Department are holding a blood drive to support fellow firefighter, Alex Bourque, at Broussard City Hall on Wednesday, January 26 from 3:00 pm to 8:00pm. Broussard City Hall is located at 310 E. Main Street. Alex Bourque has been battling cancer since last ye ...
A blood donation drive has been set for Wednesday, January 26, to raise funds for a Broussard firefighter battling cancer.
Local business plans fundraiser for firefighter KATC and last updated 2021-07-25 22:44:52-04 A local business is raising money for one of Lafayette's first responders who is battling bone cancer. Alex Bourque, a Lafayette Firefighter who also works for the Broussard Fire Department, was diagnosed with bone cancer recently. He's been fighting with the support of his family and the support of his larger, firefighter family. There have been fundraisers and blood drives to help. On July 30th, both locations of the locally-owned Jet Coffee will offer ways for customers to help. They will be dona...
Cancer Strikes Broussard Firefighter; Blood Drive Scheduled Imagine that you are twenty-five years old, and the doctor tells you that you have bone cancer. I would think that if you are told that news then you must wonder about what the future holds. Family, friends, and members of the Broussard community are going to rally around firefighter Alex Bourque as he will be battling cancer. One of the ways in which people who work at the City of Broussard and those who are part of the Broussard Fire Department will help is to donate blood. You can help by coming to donate blood too.
Alex Bourque is usually the one helping others. He became a firefighter after watching his dad, who served for more than 30 years, and brother, who has served for nearly 10 years. "I saw the love they had for the job, the satisfaction they would get serving others," Bourque said. "That’s what I like to do. I like to help people fix their problems and give up my time in any way I can." But Bourque, who has been with the Lafayette Fire Department for six years and works part-time with the Broussard Fire Department, started having pain in his legs. The 25-year-old was diagnosed with bone...