Serving the Greater Charlotte, NC area, our financial assistance helps alleviate stress so cancer patients and their families can focus on living their lives and healing.
We serve the Greater Charlotte, NC area. Our financial assistance helps alleviate stress, so cancer patients and their families can focus on living their lives and healing.
“The Meggs Foundation goes beyond writing checks. They become your allies in the fight and are there every step of the way. They provide more than just financial aid – they provide love, encouragement, and a true sense of community.”
“A great deal of stress has been taken off our shoulders thanks to The Meggs Foundation. The assistance we received has been extremely helpful in keeping us focused on getting better and our well-being and as we move forward.”
“This has enabled me to focus my energies on fighting my cancer diagnosis wholeheartedly – without the constant financial woes. I have also been able to focus more on whom I’m actually fighting for, rather than about the medical bills.”
The Meggs Foundation was founded to offer emergency financial assistance to young adults in the Charlotte, NC area who are undergoing cancer treatments and the subsequent financial burden they can bring.
Let’s get real. The mission of The Meggs Foundation – offering financial assistance to young adults with cancer – takes money. The more money we raise, the more people we can help. This is where you come in. It is through your generosity that we can continue to provide hope and peace of mind to our young adult neighbors who are fighting this horrible and debilitating disease. Here are some ways you can help.
Join our email list so you can learn about upcoming fundraising events where you can get involved. We'll also update you on our programs and progress from time to time.
Your generous gifts through donations will provide financial help along with hope and peace of mind to young Charlotte adults and their families while navigating cancer treatements.
By investing in our events with a company sponsorship, you're helping change the lives of young Charlotte adults with cancer. And you're showing them how much you care.
Our 5th annual “The Meggs” Golf Classic is coming April 28, 2025 to TPC Piper Glen. We are honored to welcome back Messer Financial Group as our Title Sponsor this year. This is one of our major fund raisers for the year and there are many other sponsorship opportunities available.
When you help sponsor an event for The Meggs Foundation, you’re helping provide financial assistance to Charlotte-area young adults undergoing cancer treatments.
FORK Cancer is a Celebration of Life Dinner!
Eight of Charlotte’s top chefs are creating a spectacular five-course dinner experience that will positively impact cancer survivor support, education, research and funding in our community while honoring the legacy of those who have been affected by cancer. A silent and live auction are all part of the festivities.
September 6, 2025
City Center Marriott
100 W Trade St, Charlotte, NC 28202
The Meggs Foundation takes its name from Daniel Meggs – a vibrant, active young man who loved his family, playing golf and living life to the fullest. At the age of 27, Daniel was diagnosed with stage-four colon cancer — just three weeks before he exchanged wedding vows with his high school sweetheart.
After two years of an incredibly brave fight, Daniel passed away on February 21, 2020. He was only 29 and is survived by his wife and his son, born just two weeks after his death.
The Meggs Foundation was formed in 2019 by four families in south Charlotte to assist Daniel in paying his mounting medical bills and day-to-day living expenses as he was going through aggressive cancer treatments. The foundation lives on today in his honor, seeking to help other young adults in the greater Charlotte area who facing the struggles of a cancer diagnosis.
Before he died, Daniel wrote a letter to his father. In that letter he expressed a final wish:
