It was “one-paddle, two-paddle — three-paddle,” and more Wednesday night at the Stan Sheriff Center, as University of Hawai’i men’s basketball fans raised their green paper oars to pledge monetary support for the Warriors program.
That was just one exciting part of a festive Second Annual Tip-Off event designed to raise much-needed funds towards healthy/nutritious student-athlete meals, summer school tuition, and recruitment and retention. An estimated 400-plus people attended the $125 per plate, $1,500 per table dinner that featured a hearty buffet, hosted drinks, player/coach interviews on stage and several different fund-raising vehicles that resulted in donations ranging from $25 to $6,000.