The Willie Stargell Foundation honors the legacy of baseball great Willie Stargell who died of kidney disease in 2001, by giving hope through research, patient care, and treatment for those living with kidney disease.
Willie Stargell was a Major League Baseball Player for the Pittsburgh Pirates and was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988, his first year of eligibility. He lived in Wilmington, NC with his wife Margaret Weller-Stargell.
Over the past 17 years, the Willie Stargell Foundation has presented grants to amazing organizations helping patients with their care. Here are some of the great programs that we partnered with this last.
- New Hanover Regional Medical Center which holds the Willie Stargell “Pops” Dialysis Center
- DaVita Dialysis
- UNC-Chapel Hill Transplant Outreach Program
- Duke University Transplant Outreach Program
- East Carolina University Kidney Transplant Program
- Carolinas Medical Center Kidney Transplant Program
- UNCW Nursing Scholarship
- Cape Fear Community College Nursing Scholarship
- Wake Forest Baptist Health
- Pharmacy Programs
- Individual Patient Care/Assistance
To continue it's mission, the Willie Stargell Foundation relies on donations from generous supporters.
Please consider joining us March 8, 2020 at UNCW for the Willie Stargell 5K Road Race. Or, donate to the Willie Stargell Foundation. No amount is too small to help make a difference.
