A women-led golf tournament raised a record $145,560 for cancer patients
The Journey of Hope Golf Tournament gave the CarolinaEast Foundation its largest gift outside the employee giving campaign, to help with treatment expenses for patients at the New Bern hospital.
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A women-led event, the Journey of Hope Golf Tournament, raised a record $145,560 for the CarolinaEast Foundation, WITN reported. It is the largest gift the foundation has received outside its employee giving campaign. The money is for treatment expenses of cancer patients at the hospital in New Bern. The $145,560 is this tournament's total. It helps with those expenses. It is not a statement that every bill at the hospital is covered.
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