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2026 Hit The Bricks Fundraiser: Wake Forest relay sets records; cancer fund tops $2.1 million

Wake Forest University’s annual Hit the Bricks fundraiser has set another record, drawing 2,406 runners and walkers and raising nearly $407,000 for cancer research and patient care. The Oct. 1 event surpassed the previous year’s fundraising and participation records, according to Wake Forest News, while the university’s Hit the Bricks website and Office of Civic and Community Engagement provide additional details about the event’s long-running role in supporting the Brian Piccolo Cancer Research Fund. Held on the Wake Forest campus in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Hit the Bricks brings students, faculty, staff, alumni and members of the wider community together for a day-long relay around the university’s Quad. Participants take turns running or walking laps, with teams raising money throughout the event.

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