Photos of the First Lady

05-15-07:

First Lady Anita Perry makes a $10,000 donation to the Vannie E. Cook Jr. Children’s Cancer and Hematology Clinic for the purchase of a VeinViewer Imaging System. Photo by Edward Cardenas.

The First Lady meets Daniela Villarreal, a 10 year old patient at the Vannie E. Cook Clinic, whose vision it was to raise funds for the purchase of the VeinViewer Imaging System and for critical needs costs of low income patients at the clinic. Photo by Edward Cardenas.

Joining the First Lady at the check presentation are Vannie E. Cook doctors, medical and administrative staff as well as Daniela Villareal and her family. Photo by Edward Cardenas.

First Lady Anita Perry speaks to patients, residents, and media at the Vannie E. Cook Jr. Children’s Cancer and Hematology Clinic. Photo by Edward Cardenas.

09-25-06:

Texas First Lady Anita Perry speaks to students at the Phoenix Academy of Austin on Texas Family Day. During the celebration, the First Lady encouraged all Texans to share a meal with family members.

First Lady Anita Perry joins Steve Frisby, president of Randalls and Tom Thumb, in presenting a check for $10,000 to the Phoenix House of Texas. Michael Hathcoat (standing on far right) is director of the Phoenix House of Texas and accepted the check on the organizations behalf.

06-26-06:

First Lady Anita Perry celebrates ‘First Families Building Homes Across America’ at Fort Hood Area Habitat for Humanity wall raising.

Mrs. Perry and a future Habitat home owner help raise walls as part of Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build program.

First Lady Anita Perry stands with Habitat for Humanity volunteers who are spouses of deployed Fort Hood soldiers.

11-17-05:

Texas First Lady Anita Perry emphasizes the importance of women's health and preventative healthcare during her keynote address at the national HPV and Cervical Cancer Summit in Atlanta, Georgia. The event, hosted by Women In Government, is the largest cervical cancer gathering to date of U.S. state legislators, medical experts, public health officials and advocates.

10-11-05:

Texas First Lady Anita Perry stands with Dr. Mary Lou Adams of the University of Texas Community Women’s Wellness Center to highlight breast cancer awareness. The first lady presented Dr. Adams with a proclamation from Gov. Rick Perry declaring October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Texas. The first lady was joined by Commissioner of Health Dr. Eduardo Sanchez, representatives from the American Cancer Society, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, the Texas Cancer Council and the Governor’s Commission for Women, and breast cancer survivors.

Texas First Lady Anita Perry, seated with breast cancer survivors, thanked survivors for sharing their stories and promoting early detection and research efforts. The annual ceremony included a presentation of a wreath decorated by breast cancer survivors.

10-4-05:

Texas First Lady Anita Perry joined with the Texas Council on Family Violence on the steps of the state capitol to highlight October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Texas. The first lady helped announce a 25 percent reduction in the number of 2004 domestic violence victims. 115 life-size wooden figures, representing the Texas family violence victims of 2004, stood on the capitol grounds.

Texas First Lady Anita Perry listens to the chest of a "virtual patient," a lifelike, computer-driven patient simulator. Erica Yu, left, is the simulation lab coordinator at the UT School of Nursing at Houston. Courtesy of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.