Lenny Wilkens Charity Raises $100,000 for Children's Hospital's Odessa Brown Children's Clinic
December 27, 2002
Seattle, Wash.: The Lenny Wilkens Celebrity Golf Classic recently presented a gift of $100,000 to Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center’s Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic. Lenny Wilkens, former coach of Seattle Supersonics, is currently the head coach of the Toronto Raptors. This is the largest gift to date given to the clinic by the charity, which has given more than $450,000 in its eight-year history.
The Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic, located in Seattle’s Central Area, provides children with critical health services, including a full range of primary care, social work and mental health services. The eighth annual Celebrity Golf Classic was held in the Bellevue Hyatt’s Grand Ballroom and featured a dinner, three auctions and the golf tournament itself.
“We are extremely grateful to Lenny Wilkens and all of the event’s sponsors for their commitment and generosity,” said Benjamin Danielson, MD, medical director of Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic. “It is through this consistent support that the clinic is able to provide quality medical care and education in our community.”
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