Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist to hold Summerlark fundraiser

FORCE BAPTIST WINTER LARK. RAZOR TO BENEFIT THEOS HPITAL’S CANCER PATIENT SUPPORT PROGRAM IS GETTING A MAKEOVER. THAT’S RIGHT AUDREY. IT’S NOW CALLED SUMMER LARK. IT’S A FEATURE A CONCERT AT BAILEY PARK ON JUNE 4TH. SO MARK YOUR CALENDARS YES TO TELL US ALL ABOUT IT THIS MORNING. WE ARE WELCOMING LISA MARSHALL JOINING US LIVE NOW. SHES I THE CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER AT WAKE FOREST BAPTIST. GOOD MORNING TO YOU LISA. SO TELL US WHAT IS SUMMER LARK? WELL, GOOD MORNING. I’M GLAD TO BE WITH YOU THIS MORNING. SUMMERLARK IS VYER EXCITING FOR US. SO OUR TRADITIONAL EVENT CALLED WINTER LARK WAS HELD IN IN FEBRUARY, BUT FOR THE LAST COUPLE YEARS BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMICE W WEREN’T ABLE TO HOLD IT AND WE DECIDED TO REINVENT IN THE FORM OF SUMMER LARK AND WE’RE REALLY EXCITED BECAUS WE THINK IT WILL REALLY ENGAGE MANY MORE PEOPLEN I THE COMMUNITY AND THE EVENT ITSELF HAS REALLY TWO COMPONENTS TO IT. THE FIRST IS A PEER-TO-PEER FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN, WHICH IS ALREADY UNDERWAY. WE KICK THAT OFFN I ELYAR MAY AND THIS INCLUDES A RIBBON CAMPAIGN SO YOU NCA USE THE KIND OF CANCER THAT MAY BE YOU OR A FAMILY MEMBER OR A FRIEND HAVE DEALT WHITND A PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO ARE FACING THAT CANCER NOW. AND THENE W ALSO WILL HAVE THE CONCERT ON JUNE 4TH, WHICH WEER REALLY EXCITED ABOUT DOWN IN BAILEY PKARN I WINSTON-SALEM AND OUR FEATURED ENTERTAINER FOR THE EVENING WILL BE ALOE BLACK. WE’RE REAYLL EXCITED TO HAVE HIM COMING TO TNOW AND THE CONCERT ITSELF WILL KICK OFF WITH ALEX KEY WHO MANY PEOPLE WILL KNOW. FORMER FROM WILKES COUNTY, SO WE’RE EXCITED TO HAVE ALEX AS WELL AND THEY’LL BE LSOT OF FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES GOING ON. WILL BE FOOD TRUCKS ANDOU Y MAY EVEN SEE SOME FIREWORKS THAT EVENING. IT’S ALL SOUNDS SO EXCITING LISA AND YOU WERE JUSTEN MTIONING HOW ALOE BLACC AND ALEX KEY. THEY’RE GOING TO BE JOINING US WHICH HAVING PEOEPLHO W ARE FROM THE LALOC AREA TALK AUTBO MUSICIANS. IT’S GONNA BRING SOMETHING SPECIAL BUTLL A OF THIS IS JUST TO INCLUDE AND REAYLL HELP OUT THOSE CANCER PATIENT PROGRAMS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE. CAN YOU SORT OF EXPOUND ON WHAT THOSE CANCER PATIENT PROGRAMS ARE AND HOW THEY HELP THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING THROUGH TREATMENT? YEAH, THE CANCER PATIENT AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS PATIENTS SUPPORT PROGRAM IS TO SEE THAT NO ONE FACES CANCER ANELO AND THE PROGRAM ITSELF PROVIDES FREE OF CHARGE COUNSELING SERVICES EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES SUPPORT GROUPS AND MANY OTHER SERVICES AND THERE ARE ALSO MENTAL. ELSE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED THROUGH THE HOSPITAL AND MANY OF OUR TPOUATIENT CLINICS. AND EACH YREA WE SEE OVER 35,000 PATIENTS IN OUR COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER SO YOU CAN SEE THE IMPACT THAT THIS REALLY HASOW W AN EVENT LIKE SUMMER LARK ARE SO VITAL TO YOU KNOW, MEAK SURE THAT THESE CANCER PATIENTS SUPPORT PROGRAMS. CONTINUE, RIGHT? HOW CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE SIGNIFICANCE OF PEOPLE COMING OUT AND SHOWING THEIR SUPPORT TO HELP? CONTINUE YEAH, OUR FUNDRAISING EVENTS ANNUALLY HAVE PROVIDED OVER HALF OF THE BUDGETOR F THE CANCER PATIENT SUPPORT PROGRAM. SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE NUERMBF O PATIENTS WHO ARE TOUCHED THE FAMILY MEMBERS IT REALLYS I A MATTER OF THE COMMUNITY COMING TOGETHER TO HELPLL A OF THESE PATIENTS FACE THE CHALLENGES OF CANCER. AND ORVE THE YEARS WE HAVE RAISED OVER SIX MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE PGRROAM. SO WE JUST CAN’T THANK THE COMMUNITY ENOUGH. AND WE REALLY BELIEVE THIS IS A GREAT. OPPORTUNITY FOR MANY MORE PEOPLE TO BECOME ENGEDAG IN A FUN WAY IN A WAY TTHA THEY CAN REALLY DEMONSTRATE THEIR THEIR CARE AND CONCERNOR F THOSE FACING CANCER. LITHA HAS BEEN A PLEASURE SPEAKING WITH YOU. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING AND FOR WTHA YOU DO AND REMEMBER FOLKS AT HOME. SUMMERARK L IS HAPPENING, JUNE 4TH AND BAILEY PARK IN DOWNTOWN WINSTON-SALEM, AND THIS IS GOING TO BE IMPACTING SO MANY PEOPLE AND SO MANY PEOPLE WILL EVEN HAVE PEOPLE IN THEIR FAMILY WHO ARE GOING THROU CGHANCER TREATMENT. SO MAKE SURE IF YOU WANT TO SUPPORT YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION. GET THOSE TICKETST A GIVING DOT WAKEHEALTH.EDU/SUMMERLARK. IT’S RIGHT THERE ON

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist to hold Summerlark fundraiser for cancer patient support programs

Updated: 10:53 AM EDT May 25, 2022