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The University of North Carolina men's basketball program and head coach Roy Williams donated $23,400 to provide relief from hurricane Florence.
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Tar Heels, Roy Williams Donate $23,400 To Hurricane Florence Relief Effort
October 12, 2018 | Men's Basketball
CHAPEL HILL – The University of North Carolina men's basketball program and head coach Roy Williams donated $23,400 to provide relief from hurricane Florence Friday evening at Late Night with Roy, the team's annual celebration to the start of the college basketball season.
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Carolina donated $100 for each of 117 made baskets over a four-minute, 15-second shooting drill during Late Night.
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The Tar Heels are donating $11,700 in proceeds from the team's sale of autographed basketballs. Williams and his wife, Wanda, are matching that with a $11,700 gift of their own. Fifty-percent of the combined proceeds will go to the University's Disaster Relief Fund and 50 percent will be directed to the Hurricane Florence Student Emergency Fund.
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Lynn Blanchard, Director of the Carolina Center for Public Service, and Steve Farmer, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management and Undergraduate Admissions, accepted the check on behalf of the University.
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"This is a shooting drill we do many times during the year, but it's never had the impact on people's lives like it has tonight," says Williams. "I had a chance to see the devastation on the coast in person and it was heartbreaking. This is a small way our players, staff, Wanda and I could help bring some relief to so many who are hurting. Even though it has been several weeks since the storm, I encourage everyone to please continue to remember those in need."
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Carolina donated $100 for each of 117 made baskets over a four-minute, 15-second shooting drill during Late Night.
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The Tar Heels are donating $11,700 in proceeds from the team's sale of autographed basketballs. Williams and his wife, Wanda, are matching that with a $11,700 gift of their own. Fifty-percent of the combined proceeds will go to the University's Disaster Relief Fund and 50 percent will be directed to the Hurricane Florence Student Emergency Fund.
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Lynn Blanchard, Director of the Carolina Center for Public Service, and Steve Farmer, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management and Undergraduate Admissions, accepted the check on behalf of the University.
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"This is a shooting drill we do many times during the year, but it's never had the impact on people's lives like it has tonight," says Williams. "I had a chance to see the devastation on the coast in person and it was heartbreaking. This is a small way our players, staff, Wanda and I could help bring some relief to so many who are hurting. Even though it has been several weeks since the storm, I encourage everyone to please continue to remember those in need."
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