J. M. Davis Custom Homes Presented Check for Funds Raised During WRAL Concept Home Tour
Raleigh, NC (September 16, 2008) — On Tuesday, September 16th at 10am, Mark Davis of J.M. Davis Custom Homes presented a check in the amount of $27,400 to the WakeMed Foundation. The funds were generated through special events, donations and the sale of the WRAL Concept Home located at 11321 Royal Amber Way in the Rose Hall Development.
The WRAL Concept Home tour was open to the public from April 4th – April 13th, 2008. Admission to the home was free, but donations were accepted at the door for WakeMed Foundation. This beautiful 4 bedroom, 5 ½ bath Concept Home, was fully-furnished for the duration of the tour. The home has several “green” features, and boasts 7,600+ heated square feet.
WakeMed Foundation is grateful for donations from the home tour, the generosity of the homebuilder; J.M. Davis Custom Homes, and the generosity of the participating building companies including: 1st Choice Cabinetry, LLC, Design Surfaces, Inc., Dynamic Floor Supply, Garner TV & Appliances, Inc., LP® Building Products - TechShield®, Nashville Furniture Company, Rinnai Corporation, Rose Hall – RLA Development, Southern Staircase, The ERAS Group, Inc. (RainEscape™).
The donations collected will support the WakeMed Foundation’s efforts to expand pediatric services at WakeMed North Healthplex. The North Healthplex is just a few miles from Rose Hall Subdivision and features the first 24-hour, full service, stand-alone emergency department in North Carolina. WakeMed has also been approved to add 20 new inpatient beds to North Healthplex, making it Wake County’s fifth inpatient hospital. An application has been submitted to the state to develop 41 additional beds at North Healthplex. If the 41 additional beds are approved, North Healthplex will become Wake County’s first women’s hospital.
About WakeMed Foundation
WakeMed Foundation is the charitable resource for WakeMed Health & Hospitals, an 864-bed not-for-profit health care organization comprising a network of facilities throughout Wake and Johnston Counties. The WakeMed system includes a Level I Trauma Center and tertiary referral hospital and rehabilitation hospital in Raleigh, a community hospital in Cary, outpatient centers with freestanding emergency departments in North Raleigh and Apex, seven outpatient rehabilitation sites, skilled-nursing and outpatient facilities Fuquay-Varina and Zebulon, a 100+-physician multispecialty practice, and home health services. The WakeMed Foundation supports the health system in its commitment to providing quality healthcare to all citizens of the community. The WakeMed Foundation is dedicated to building support for WakeMed Health & Hospitals through leadership development, fund raising and educational awareness as the health and hospitals system meets the needs for quality health care programs and services for all citizens of the community.
