Wyatt-Johnson Automotive Group's Hyundai division participated as part of the Hyundai South Central Region in the 2009 Hyundai Hope on Wheels Tour, which will travel to 30 pediatric cancer research institutes across the country this year.
Representing Tennessee South Central Region of Hyundai, Bill Powers, general manager of the Import Division of Wyatt-Johnson Automotive Group, presented a donation of $40,000 to Dr. Michael Engel of the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt.
"As we celebrate eleven years of giving hope, we recognize that same commitment in Dr. Engel and the entire community of Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital," said Powers. "I am proud to present Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital this donation in the amount of $40,000 on behalf of the 2009 Hyundai Hope on Wheels Tour and the South Central Region dealers."
Assistant professor of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at the hospital, Engel was named a 2009 Hyundai Hope on Wheels Scholar. This donation will support Engel's research into his program on psychosocial intervention as well as a pilot study evaluating the optimal timing of presentation of the subject of late effects associated with cancer therapy.
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