Walker Foundation wows with $25m gift
Gift to support expansion, endowment
August 13, 2023 at 1:00 a.m.
by
Carin Schoppmeyer
Mandy Macke, executive director of the Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation, Inc. (center), is joined by Chelsea Hermez (from left), Casey Hamaker, Anne Jackson and Tareneh Manning at the 15th annual Gala of Hope on Aug. 4 at the Fayetteville Public Library. Macke announced a $25 million gift from the Walker Foundation to Arkansas Children's Northwest at the Casino Royale-themed fundraiser.
(NWA Democrat-Gazette/Carin Schoppmeyer)
Arkansas Children's Northwest champions channeled their inner James Bond 007/Bond girl personae as they joined the hospital at the Casino Royale Gala of Hope on Aug.