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Coach’s blueberries raise funds for UNC Lineberger
Anyone can pick blueberries from UNC Women’s Basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell’s estimated 200 blueberry bushes at her cabin in Western North Carolina. All she asks is that pickers pay $5 a gallon and send their payment to UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Hatchell, who has a 540-202 record and one NCAA championship in 23 seasons at UNC, had a cancer scare in 2000 when ovarian tumors were found. They turned out to be benign, but the experience inspired Hatchell to give back to Lineberger.
“It’s not a lot of money we raise, but it’s for the people in this community who feel like they are giving something back by sending their $5 and $10 checks to Lineberger, and it’s recognition for the cancer center,” Hatchell told USA Today.
For more information, including directions to Coach Hatchell's blueberry patch, click here to visit UNC Lineberger's Web site.