Charitable Giving

WakeMed Foundation is the charitable resource for WakeMed Health & Hospitals, supporting the health system in its commitment to providing quality healthcare to all citizens of the community. 

This issue of Developments includes several stories that illustrate the reason WakeMed needs to build the first dedicated children's hospital in Wake County, and why your support is vital.

Please take some time to review it and to also visit childrencantwait.org for more information about how you can help ensure bright futures for area kids.

Children Can't Wait

We need your help to build the new Children's Hospital at WakeMed's Raleigh Campus.  Wake County is growing fast, and the demand for children's medical services is growing with our population.

Unfortunately, that means sometimes children have to wait for the health care services they need.

That's why the people of Wake County and surrounding communities are coming together to help build a new Children's Hospital that will feature more specialists and more pediatric services when it opens in 2010.

So when our children need special care, it will be available right away and close to home.

You can help make the WakeMed Children's Hospital a reality. Become a part of the movement by signing up for our free email updates, sharing your stories, making a contribution and helping us spread the word. Together, we can reach our goal of raising $8.5 million by the end of 2009 and $20 million by 2011.

Society of 1961 Appreciation Gala:  October 19, 2009 - George F. Will

To honor the history and tradition of WakeMed, which opened in 1961, the Society of 1961 was established to recognize donors who contribute at the $1,350 level or above on an annual basis.

Each year, the Foundation Board of Directors and WakeMed administration select a specific expansion project or an enhancement to a specific area of care for financial support from the Foundation's annual fund proceeds.

Through the years, the Foundation has been honored to host evenings with notable public figures, including First Lady Barbara Bush, former Secretary of State Colin Powell, Tom Brokaw, Walter Cronkite, Cokie and Steve Roberts, Bob Newhart, Bob Costas, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Cal Ripken, Jr., Tim Russert, George Stephanopoulos and the late Christopher Reeve.

• Click here for more information about Society of 1961 membership levels and benefits.
• Click here for information on making a contribution.