Serve for St. Jude brings the Baton Rouge community together in support of childhood cancer research and lifesaving care
BATON ROUGE, La., Nov. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Assurance Financial is celebrating another successful year of its annual Serve for St. Jude Pickleball Social, which raised more than $58,000 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Held October 10 at Court to Table in Baton Rouge, the event brought together employees, business partners, local businesses and community members for a day of friendly competition and fundraising in support of St. Jude's lifesaving mission.
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