Special Events and Volunteer Opportunities

The Forsyth Medical Center Foundation staff greatly appreciates the special events donors hold to raise funding to support patient programs and services. Through the years, these events have created special funds to help patients who might not otherwise have been able to get the treatment they need. If you have an interest in hosting an event to support programs and services at Forsyth Medical Center, please contact the Foundation at 336-718-2101.

"Smash Cancer" Tennis Tournament

Mark your calendars now! Triad tennis players will be taking to the courts to "smash" cancer on Sept. 24-25, 2009. The occasion will be the fifth annual doubles tennis benefit for the Derrick L. Davis Forsyth Regional Cancer Center. Organizers of the tournament are Vicki and Maurice Everette and Beth and Sandy Baldwin, who several years ago made a generous gift to help create a clinical trial and research area in memory of their son, Branner Dixson Baldwin. During the last four tournaments, players and sponsors raised more than $66,000 to support the Center's nurse navigator program, which provides individual guidance and support to patients in treatment for breast, lung, esophageal and gastrointestinal cancer. Register online now.
 

Cowgirls with a Cause

Bound by the unwritten “Code of the West,” pioneers lived by certain rules of conduct.  One principle followed by these cowboys was to always help someone in need, even a stranger.  Following this code, cowgirls and cowboys of all ages will ride Saturday, November 21, 2009 for the Fifth Debby Burgess Memorial Rodeo to help fight breast cancer.  Organized by Cowgirls with a Cause, this event raises funds to provide mammogram screenings and diagnostic care for women with limited financial resources.  Early detection through regular mammogram screenings greatly increases the chances for a successful outcome. 

This event honors the memory of Debby Burgess, an avid rodeo competitor who died of breast cancer in 2003.  Through the last four events, more than $46,000 has been raised to help more than 325 women with free or reduced cost mammograms.  In the spirit of the “Code of the West,” consider making a donation to the Debby Burgess Fund to help someone in need.  Your gifts will make a difference to women in our community.

To make a contribution, mail the pledge card with your information to: Forsyth Medical Center Foundation, 3333 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem, NC 27103.  Or,  donate today online.

For more information or to register for the Debby Burgess Memorial Rodeo, please visit the Cowgirls with a Cause  Web site.

Super Bowl Benefit for a Super Cause

To honor the memory of Dr. Lee Simstein, a former surgeon at Forsyth Medical Center and member of the Wake Forest University football team during the 1960s, Mrs. Simstein and their daughters decided the ideal tribute would be a Super Bowl party. 2009 is the sixth Super Bowl Benefit for the Lee Simstein Memorial Fund established at the Derrick L. Davis Forsyth Regional Cancer Center to help patients with limited financial resources undergoing cancer treatment.

The fund is dedicated to helping cancer patients who cannot afford personal expenses related to treatments-medications, transportation to appointments, lodging during treatments and more. Since 2003, the Simstein Fund has raised more than $100,000 and has assisted annually about 100 cancer patients receiving treatment at Forsyth Medical Center.

Dr. Simstein is remembered for his philanthropic generosity toward patients in need. To perpetuate his generous spirit, on Super Bowl Sunday consider a donation and encourage other sports fans to make a donation to a super cause-the Simstein fund. Your gifts will make a difference in the life of someone with cancer.

To make a contribution, mail your check to: Forsyth Medical Center Foundation, 3333 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem, NC 27103. Be sure to indicate Simstein Benefit. Or, to donate online click on the "For Those Who Want to Give Now" link above and be sure to indicate the gift is for the Lee Simstein Memorial Fund.

Forsyth Medical Center Auxiliary

In 1971, 615 women chartered the Forsyth Medical Center Auxiliary to support hospital programs. In addition to giving their time, the Auxiliary generates income to support the Medical Center through the FMC Gift Shop, Day One Newborn Photography and Lifeline, as well as through employee fundraisers. In 2007, the Auxiliary gave $1 million for the Forsyth Medical Center Community Conference Center, which is named in the group's honor. Anyone interested in giving time as a volunteer should contact Volunteer Services at 336-718-5738.