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Lowcountry Food Bank receives donation from Michael Jordan

Staff Report //January 15, 2021//

Lowcountry Food Bank receives donation from Michael Jordan

Staff Report //January 15, 2021//

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Yes, that Michael Jordan. (Photo/File)The Lowcountry Food Bank can now add Michael Jordan to its list of donors.

Yes, that Michael Jordan.

The NBA Hall of Famer has donated $2 million of his earnings from the ESPN docuseries, “The Last Dance,” to Feeding America and its food banks throughout the Carolinas and Chicago. As a member of Feeding America’s network of 200 nonprofit organizations, the Lowcountry Food Bank is one of those recipients, the organization said in a news release.

The specific amount allocated to each organization was not disclosed, but the nonprofit said it would receive a portion of the donation to support the highest-need communities, specifically for addressing the racial disparities in hunger and food insecurity.

“In these challenging times and in a year of unimaginable difficulty due to Covid-19, it’s more important than ever to pause and give thanks,” Jordan said. “I am proud to be donating proceeds from ‘The Last Dance’ to help feed America’s hungry.”

The same Michael Jordan who is helping food banks across the U.S. (Photo/File)The 10-part documentary series that began airing on ESPN in April chronicles Jordan’s career and reveals never-before-seen content and interviews. In May, ESPN reported that the docuseries brought in on average 5.6 million viewers a day for the original airing of each episode, making it the network’s most viewed documentary.

The Lowcountry Food Bank supports nearly 300 partnering agencies throughout 10 coastal counties. From March through November, the organization has been challenged to feed the increased population affected by the coronavirus.

In that time frame, it distributed more than 12 million pounds of disaster relief food, including more than 184,000 boxes of fresh produce, 108,000 boxes of shelf-stable food and 6,400 emergency COVID-19 disaster food boxes.

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