On September 14, Hope on Wheels visited University of Mississippi Medical Center's Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children in Jackson, Mississippi. Hyundai Regional General Manager, Tom Hetrick and others presented Dr. David Elkin and the Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children, with a $100,000 Hope Grant to fund their survivorship program. Additionally, a $40,000 donation was presented to Dr. Gordon, assistant professor of pediatrics, a 2010 Hyundai Scholar for the University of Mississippi Medical Center. The donation will support Dr. Gordon's research on the use to two drugs use to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia. WDBD-TV, WJTV-TV and WLBT-TV were on-hand to capture the check presentation and handprint ceremony.
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