7th Annual Hoops Against Hunger partners with Ingles SoCon Basketball Championships
7TH ANNUAL HOOPS AGAINST HUNGER PARTNERS WITH INGLES SOCON BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS March 4-8
CHEROKEE, N.C. (WLOS) — For the seventh straight year, Eblen Charities is launching its Hoops Against Hunger campaign in partnership with the Ingles Southern Conference Basketball Championships March 4-8 at the Harrah’s Cherokee Center.
Starting now through the end of the basketball tournament on March 8, both monetary donations and easy-to-prepare, kid-friendly food items will be collected in the lobbies of several Asheville hotels hosting the SoCon basketball teams.
This year, all food and monetary donations will go straight to benefit Buncombe County students and their families who have been affected by the pandemic.
Donations can be made by texting “HOOPS” to 345345 or by visiting eblencharities.org.
Participating hotels where food items will be collected include:
Cambria Hotel -- 15 Page Avenue, Asheville
Crowne Plaza -- 1 Resort Drive, Asheville
DoubleTree by Hilton Biltmore -- 115 Hendersonville Road, Asheville
Hilton Biltmore Park -- 43 Town Square Blvd, Asheville
Hyatt Place Downtown and Renaissance -- 199 Haywood Street, Asheville
This year, Eblen Charities celebrates its 30th anniversary of providing emergency support to people in need in Western North Carolina.
Eblen serves people in crisis, such as due to a job loss, serious illness or disability, by providing financial assistance with heating, utility bills, rent, medical, transportation, food, clothing and more.
The 2020 3rd annual Hoops Against Hunger Hotel Challenge brought in a record amount of food for Buncombe County kids who may not have enough to eat while away from school on Spring Break.
More than 10,000 snacks and meals -- nearly 5,000 pounds of food -- were collected at the hotels and the Ingles SoCon Basketball Tournament.
By Brittany Whitehead