Wake Forest Athletics
Wake Forest Selling Autographed Basketballs to Benefit Brenner
10/9/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
The autographed basketballs sell for $100, and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Brenner Children's Hospital at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem.
Wake Forest head coach Danny Manning is a supporter of Brenner Children's Hospital and pediatric cancer research. Cancer remains the leading cause of death from disease among U.S. children over one year of age. Cancer kills more children than cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrohpy, AIDS, asthma and juvenile diabetes combined.
About Brenner Children's Hospital
Wake Forest Baptist Health Brenner Children's Hospital is ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the best children's hospitals in the country. Founded in 1986 and located right here in Winston-Salem, Brenner is the only full-service children's hospital in western North Carolina. They are passionately committed to saving children's lives and dedicated to providing the best approaches to healing. It's more than just their devices and diagnostic tools, which are designed and sized specifically to meet the requirements of children. It is Brenners' people! Everybody who works at Brenner Children's Hospital is focused just on the care of children in need. Their attending physicians, nurses, pharmacists and other health care professionals are all dedicated to making sure that the right child gets the right treatment for his or her size and medical need. Brenner treats more than 4,500 children each year. In addition, more than 21,000 pediatric subspecialty visits occur annually at the hospital-based outpatient clinics.
