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Gwinnett boy gives concert money to hospital treating grandma's cancer

Brandon Won, 10, recently donated $1,500 to the Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation in honor of the doctors and staff treating his grandmother for cancer. (Credit: Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation)
Brandon Won, 10, recently donated $1,500 to the Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation in honor of the doctors and staff treating his grandmother for cancer. (Credit: Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation)
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Nov 16, 2016

A 10-year-old Gwinnett boy recently used his impressive piano skills to raise a big stack of cash — and then donated it to the hospital treating his grandmother's cancer.

The Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation recently highlighted the efforts of young Brandon Won on its Facebook page. He raised a total of $1,500 at a piano recital, they said, before giving it all to the GMC Cancer Institute "in honor of the associates and physicians at GMC who are caring for his grandmother who is currently battling breast cancer."

10-year-old concert pianist, Brandon Won, raised $1,500 in proceeds from a recent recital and donated the money to GMC's...

Posted by Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation on Monday, November 14, 2016

The GMC Foundation's post garnered hundreds of likes and many adoring comments.

"Wow! How awesome!! This guy rocks!" one woman wrote.

"How sweet!" wrote another.

You can watch the full video of Brandon's piano performance below.

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