March 30, 2017 – The Charlotte Hornets and FOX Sports Southeast, in partnership with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Foundation, will award a total of $37,500 in Teacher Innovation Fund grants to nine Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools teachers to support the implementation of dynamic ideas to educate students. The teachers will receive the grants during a ceremony at halftime of the Hornets game against the Denver Nuggets on Friday, March 31, at Spectrum Center.
“We are pleased to be able to assist these outstanding teachers as they educate our community’s youth,” said Hornets President & COO Fred Whitfield. “The Hornets and FOX Sports Southeast are proud to lend our support and play a role in helping provide new, creative educational opportunities for local students.