Carolina Panthers aid in Hurricane Florence relief effort
The Carolina Panthers hope to raise awareness and send help to those affected by Hurricane Florence across the Carolinas.
As the Carolina Panthers continued preparations for a Week 2 divisional game against the Atlanta Falcons last week, Hurricane Florence bared down on the southeast coast of North Carolina. Making landfall on Wrightsville Beach, just a few miles east of Wilminton, early Friday morning the slow moving storm dumped record levels of rain across the state.
Moving south after landfall, the storm tracked down into neighboring South Carolina and across near capital, Columbia, before reemerging in western North Carolina on Sunday with even more rain.
The devastating storm has been responsible for 33 deaths (26 in North Carolina, 6 in South Carolina and 1 in Virginia) to this point as waters continue rising from rivers overflowing their banks.
Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan, who has strong ties to the Wilmington area, has pledged $2 million towards relief efforts and the Carolina Panthers are following suit. Coach Ron Rivera, known for his t-shirt history promoting different charities in press conferences, arrived at the podium on Monday with a #CAREolinas cause in mind.
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The shirt represents a partnership between the Panthers organization, Visit North Carolina and Discover South Carolina according to the team website. All proceeds from the sale of shirts will go towards hurricane relief funds in both states.
Rivera offered the following comments about the current situation according to Brendan Marks of The Charlotte Observer.
"“You guys know I do a big thing about the t-shirts, and our thoughts and prayers are with those affected by the hurricane in both North and South Carolina … It’s because we do share more than the state line, and I think it’s important that everybody understands that we most certainly do care about our folks in the Carolinas … Our fan base, the people here in this community, we want to do whatever we can to help support them in this recovery effort … We want to do our part.”"
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For more information or to order your own t-shirt go to CAREolinas.com.