Michael Jordan, Bobcats to donate $250,000 to Charlotte, NC, middle school sports programs
By APMonday, August 30, 2010
Jordan, Bobcats make donation to NC schools
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Michael Jordan and his Bobcats NBA team will donate $250,000 to middle-school athletics programs in Charlotte, North Carolina’s largest city.
The Charlotte Observer says the NBA hall-of-famer and North Carolina native will announce the gift Monday.
Jordan, who made a fortune playing in the NBA and marketing his image as one of the world’s best-known athletes, talked about being a contributor to the Charlotte community when he bought the Bobcats this spring.
Charlotte schools cut $1.25 million cut from athletics programs this year and school officials announced a plan to charge students $50 for middle-schoolers and $100 high-schoolers who play.
Information from: The Charlotte Observer, www.charlotteobserver.com
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