Community Partners Honored by PCA Louisiana Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of Prevent Child Abuse (PCA) Louisiana honored representatives of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana, the Credit Bureau of Greater Baton Rouge Foundation and Louisiana Network, as well as agency volunteer Kay Foreman during their annual Retreat, which was held February 9 at the Louisiana Bankers’ Association Building in Baton Rouge.

  • Mike Reitz, senior vice president and chief marketing officer of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, was recognized for the insurance company’s donation of $30,000 to PCA Louisiana over three years.
  • Credit Bureau Chief Executive Office Layne McDaniel was recognized for their donation of $64,000 for PCA Louisiana’s hurricane aftermath relief efforts.
  • Kay Foreman was honored for the 1,230 hours she served answering KIDLINE, 1-800-CHILDREN, the agency’s crisis, support and information referral telephone line.


Prevent Child Abuse (PCA) Louisiana Board Chair Bill Rigell
(left)and Vice-Chair Vickie Harris acknowledged Layne McDaniel
(second from left) with the Credit Bureau of Greater Baton
Rouge and Mike Reitz of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana
for their donations to the non-profit organization.


“Prevent Child Abuse Louisiana cannot serve the children and families of Louisiana without the support of donors like Blue Cross Blue Shield and the Credit Bureau, or without the dedication of volunteers like Kay Foreman. I thank the representatives of these companies, and Kay, for the vital role they play in our prevention efforts,” said Bill Rigell, chair of the PCA Louisiana Board of Directors.


(l to r): Prevent Child Abuse (PCA) Louisiana President
and CEO Anna Fogle, PCA Louisiana Board Treasurer Dick Briody
and Legal Counsel Gay Verges acknowledge volunteer Kay Foreman
for her 1,200 service hours on the organization’s KIDLINE,
a toll-free crisis, support and information referral line.

  • PCA Louisiana President and CEO Anna Fogle also acknowledged Rigell and the Louisiana Network for their contribution of $20,000 to support the mission of the organization.

“Bill not only gives of his time and talent as the Chair of the Board, he has also provided for PCA Louisiana financially, and we greatly appreciate all he has done and continues to do for the organization,” said Fogle.

Anna Fogle and PCA Louisiana Board Chair Bill Rigell

Prevent Child Abuse Louisiana, the state chapter of Prevent Child Abuse America,
is a statewide, nonprofit organization committed to preventing the abuse and neglect of our
state's children. PCA Louisiana offers parenting education, prevention programs, public education
and advocacy efforts to value children, strengthen families and engage communities.

www.pcal.org