An Evening of Hope and Inspiration 26th Annual Cancer Benefit Raises More Than $173,000 for the McLeod HOPE Fund

October 16, 2025
On stage for the closing performance at the 26th Annual McLeod Cancer Benefit, An Evening of Hope, is (from left to right) Dr. Virginia Clyburn-Ipock, Lanell Timmons, Kim Brown, Tara McCormick, Lauren Snipes, Wardie Sanders, Alan Cox and Will McLeod. On stage for the closing performance at the 26th Annual McLeod Cancer Benefit, An Evening of Hope, is (from left to right) Dr. Virginia Clyburn-Ipock, Lanell Timmons, Kim Brown, Tara McCormick, Lauren Snipes, Wardie Sanders, Alan Cox and Will McLeod.

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Providing thousands of cancer patients in the region with assistance related to transportation, medications, nutrition and personal financial challenges, the McLeod HOPE (Helping Oncology Patients Everyday) Fund benefits oncology patient support services and provides oncology staff with improved access for immediate needs for their patients.  
This is made possible annually through gifts directed to the HOPE Fund. Since its establishment in 2014, the HOPE Fund has helped more than 15,000 McLeod cancer patients.
Most recently, the 26th Annual An Evening of Hope raised more than $173,000 to further assist patients through the HOPE Fund. Held in September at the Francis Marion University Performing Arts Center, the event included inspirational video testimonials featuring McLeod Cancer Survivors Kim Brown, Alan Cox, Wardie Sanders and Lanell Timmons.  
Entertainment was provided by the Masterworks Choir with a celebrity guest conducting performance by McLeod Radiation Oncologist Dr. Virginia Clyburn-Ipock. HOPE Coordinator Sarah Beth Averette and Will McLeod, CEO of McLeod Regional Medical Center, also offered remarks on how the HOPE Fund and this event touches the lives of so many cancer patients and families throughout the region.
For more information on the HOPE Fund, visit www.mcleodhopefund.org.





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