Press Release: Sportsmen’s Saturday scheduled for November 4
LEXINGTON, N.C. - The Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Lexington Medical Center Foundation recently announced that their largest fundraiser, Sportsmen’s Saturday, would be returning on November 4 to Breeden Insurance Amphitheater in Uptown Lexington. Sportsmen’s Saturday is a premier community fundraising event for outdoor enthusiasts and this year is proudly presented by Rock Outdoors.
“I’m pleased to announce that all proceeds from this event will benefit upgrades to our Emergency Department,” said Bill James, president, of Lexington Medical Center. “This event is always so much fun, and it’s a great way for the hospital to engage with our friends and neighbors while benefiting our community.”
“This is an exciting, fast-paced event that’s fun for the community but also serves a greater purpose locally,” said Birke McNeil, Board Chair, Lexington Medical Center Foundation. “Every penny will stay here locally and enhance patient care.”
“Almost 1,000 people attended the event in 2022,” said Paula Turlington, member of the Lexington Medical Center Foundation and event chair. “This will be our second year hosting the event at Breeden Insurance Amphitheater. It was the perfect space for the event and allowed us to display our prizes, offer a huge food and beverage tent, and plenty of space for all to enjoy. We look forward to seeing everyone again this fall.”
The event will feature many big-ticket raffle prizes as well as an online auction. Raffle prizes are valued totaling over $125,000. Prizes include items like a 2023 Chevy Colorado Crew Cab, Crestliner 1600 Retriever Deluxe, a Pontoon boat and a Kubota RTV. The Silent Auction will be available for preview beginning October 20 and will include Carolina Panther Football Tickets, UNC Chapel Hill Basketball Tickets, Yeti Cooler, a Bob Timberlake original painting and more. A complete list of prizes and silent auction items is on the event website: www.WakeHealth.edu/Sportsmens
Tickets are $125 each and include your entry for the prize drawings, food and drinks at the event. Bring a chair and come out to enjoy the event. Raffle tickets will begin to be drawn at noon. Only 2,300 raffle tickets will be sold.
The November 4th event will be emceed by Chris Kelly, co-host of the “Two Guys Named Chris Show” on Rock 92 and meteorologist and news anchor Eric Chilton from WFMY News 2. This year's event will recognize community leader, Richard Childress as Honorary Chair. You do not have to be present to win but only those in attendance will be able to take part in additional prize opportunities such as door prizes, a live auction and 50/50 raffle.
For details on how to purchase tickets or general information about Sportsmen’s Saturday contact the Lexington Medical Center Foundation office at 336-238-4559 or visit www.WakeHealth.edu/Sportsmens.
Media contact: Natalie Borders, nborders@wakehealth.edu, 336-408-3451
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (www.wakehealth.edu) is a nationally prominent academic medical center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with an integrated enterprise incorporating hospitals, clinics, diagnostic centers and other primary and specialty care facilities that serve the residents of 24 counties in northwest North Carolina and southwest Virginia. The Medical Center’s divisions are Wake Forest Baptist Health, a regional clinical system that includes Brenner Children’s Hospital and more than 150 locations, 900 physicians and 1,000 acute care beds; Wake Forest School of Medicine, a recognized leader in cutting-edge research and experiential medical education; and Wake Forest Innovations, which commercializes the discoveries and research capabilities of the Medical Center and operates Wake Forest Innovation Quarter, an urban district devoted to driving regional economic growth and building vibrant community. Wake Forest Baptist clinical, research and educational programs are consistently rated among the best in the country by U.S. News & World Report.
