“We’ve been concentrating so far on major corporations and major foundations,” explained Jim McGehee, co-chair of the fundraising campaign and chairman of McGehee Realty and Development.
He said the need for a sickle cell center is great in Memphis and Shelby County, where an estimated 1600 adults live with the hereditary blood disease.
“Memphis and Shelby county have the second-largest sickle cell population in America,” McGehee said, noting that the disease hits hardest among African Americans, and stifles the flow of oxygen through the body.
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$5 Million Fundraising Campaign Underway for Sickle Cell Anemia Center
