Panthers surprise Second Harvest with gift

[Rod Butsecks]

(By Mark Price, [email protected]) When it comes to giving money to charity, the Carolina Panthers aren't satisfied just sending a check.p/On Tuesday, the team gave nearly $74,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank, and brought with them a stage, a busload of cheering fans, TV cameras, photographers, cheerleaders and team mascot Sir Purr.

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[Zcustom]

All this showed up outside Second Harvest without Carter's prior knowledge, as part of a surprise "five minutes of awesome" that Panthers Charities intends to become an annual event.

[GRWatcher]

awesome!

[Lumps]

No offense, I am sure I'll get poo for saying this to the people that worship players...

These kind of things are written off and in most cases are in a employees contract (to do social services). It makes the players look good, and more like a role model. It also helps to keep off your mind all the things the NFL players can do and still be allowed to come back. Could they have just written a check? Yea and gotten ZERO publicity. But even so I don't know if their contract would allow 'just a check'.

However I am happy regardless a great cause was benefited.

[GRWatcher]

kinderfeld11, they didn't have to write a check at all. That's what makes it a good thing they did. If they want the publicity for it, so be it. I don't care. It's the check that counts.

[SCP]

No offense, I am sure I'll get poo for saying this to the people that worship players...

These kind of things are written off and in most cases are in a employees contract (to do social services). It makes the players look good, and more like a role model. It also helps to keep off your mind all the things the NFL players can do and still be allowed to come back. Could they have just written a check? Yea and gotten ZERO publicity. But even so I don't know if their contract would allow 'just a check'.

However I am happy regardless a great cause was benefited.

Regardless, this is how a team and franchise endear themselves to a city and community. Plus, they bring a little excitement to the people that do such a great job at Second Harvest. Everybody has an ulterior motive for what they do most the time, but this is a great thing the Panthers did.

Go Panthers.

[Zcustom]

Oh for crying in the mud people,

5 minutes of awesome?!?!?!?

So many bad jokes to be had, jeez

[SCP]

<<<<< 5 minutes of awesome was my wedding night. My wife didn't know what she had coming. bang, bang, bang

Oh for crying in the mud people,

5 minutes of awesome?!?!?!?

So many bad jokes to be had, jeez

[cookinwithgas]

Yeah, too bad the bellhop had to get back to work.....

[SCP]

At least they let me sit in the corner and watch.