With the help of 2,407 runners and walkers, Hit the Bricks raised over $415,750 for the Brian Piccolo Cancer Research Fund during this year’s Oct. 1 event. That beats last year’s record of 2,264 runners and walkers raising $360,000 for cancer research and patient services that the Piccolo Fund supports at Atrium Wake Forest Baptist’s…
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Student leaders at Wake Forest University have rallied the community to run laps around Hearn Plaza on Oct. 1 for Hit the Bricks, all to raise money for cancer research. Hit the Bricks logged records last year for participation and funds raised. The annual fundraiser supports cancer research in honor of Brian Piccolo. Piccolo, a…
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For six weeks every summer, mornings at Wake Forest University’s Carswell Hall resonate with singing, cheers and reading aloud as dozens of Forsyth County students start their day at Freedom School. They call the daily morning meetings Harambee, a Swahili word that means “come together.” At this gathering, this year’s group of 60 Freedom School…
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Two widely respected leaders in the medical field received Wake Forest’s Medallion of Merit during the University’s Founders Day celebration Thursday, Feb. 19. Dr. Julie Ann Freischlag, a vascular surgeon, educator and senior executive whose leadership has shaped academic medicine and guided Wake Forest’s educational health system, and Dr. J. Wayne Meredith (MD ’78), a…
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In 2021, Wake Forest’s Dr. J. Wayne Meredith (MD ’78) and Julie Ann Freischlag made history by becoming the first two physicians from the same institution to serve back-to-back as presidents of the American College of Surgeons. On Thursday, Wake Forest University will bestow them each with the Medallion of Merit, the University’s highest honor,…
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Volunteering while studying at Wake Forest University has changed senior Reagan Smith’s life, given her a greater sense of purpose—and earned her a Community Impact Student Award from North Carolina Campus Engagement (NCCE). Every year, the award goes to a student at each participating NCCE member school. The organization is a statewide network of colleges…
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With community partners ramping up for an increased need for Thanksgiving meals this season, the Campus Kitchen at Wake Forest University kicks off its annual TurkeyPalooza on Sunday, Nov. 16. The goal of this annual tradition: Prepare a Thanksgiving feast for those in need in Forsyth County—more than 600, at last count. Student volunteers will…
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Hundreds of kids will trick-or-treat around Wake Forest University’s Benson University Center from 3-6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28, for the annual Project Pumpkin fall festival, a University student-led event to bring together students, faculty, staff and Winston-Salem communities. Media are invited to attend. Please contact to confirm plans to visit. Check-in will be at…
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Wake Forest University’s annual Hit the Bricks fundraiser inspired a record number of runners and walkers—more than 2,264—to circle Hearn Plaza on Oct. 1 in support of the Brian Piccolo Cancer Research Fund. In fact, no other student-led fundraiser at Wake Forest has attracted as many participants. This year's Hit the Bricks runners, representing a…
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Faith Martin is hitting the bricks Oct. 1 for Izzy, her younger sister and best friend, who lost her life to osteosarcoma in 2022, just two years after her diagnosis. Because raising money to support cancer research could make all the difference in someone’s life, events like Wake Forest University’s Hit the Bricks are so…
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