Udonis Haslem has gained quite a reputation for his community involvement and philanthropy. And his recent event called The Anatomy, hosted by Health & Wellness Sanctuary, is helping him tackle both. Anatomy held its annual 1-hour push-up challenge to benefit the Udonis Haslem Foundation (UHF) and Make-A-Wish Southern Florida. And the former Miami Heat star also pitched in to help get a good result at the event.
“The 7th Annual Anatomy Annual #HourPushupChallenge was a huge success! This year we raised over $170,000 in donations for @makeawishsfla and @udonishaslemfoundation! Thanks to @ud40 for hosting us and for participating in these A big thank you to everyone who donated to such a great cause!” Anatomy posted on its official Instagram account.
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Meanwhile, the latest information about the event was also posted on the story section of UHF’s official website. According to the website, Haslem participated in the challenge with a five-member team named “TEAM UD.” “The group raised money and did push-ups together with the goal of completing 2,000 push-ups in one hour. The goal is for each push-up to be worth at least $30.” said the story.
Notably, former NFL star Mark Megna and Miami Heat’s Duncan Robinson also attended the event. Money raised from this event will be donated to both UHF and Make-A-Wish Southern Florida.
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Udonis Haslem’s active involvement in community activities
It’s worth mentioning that this is the second community-related event Haslem has attended in the past month. Earlier this month, Haslem also attended a fundraising event hosted by former Miami Heat icon Alonzo Mourning. The event commemorated his 20th anniversary at the Overtown Youth Center (OYC) in Miami.
According to its official website, OYC is a community development organization. And the organization provides a comprehensive array of programs and services to area youth, adults and families. This includes educational, health, social, financial, and career programs.
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Separately, Haslem’s own foundation and a virtual robot coding and curriculum competition platform called Riders.ai awarded scholarships to 250 students at 10 local high schools in Miami. The move was made in an attempt to expand robotics, coding and STEM skills among students.
“With support from the Udonis Haslem Foundation, we were able to add 25 licenses to each of these 10 schools. Thanks to the Udonis Haslem Foundation, we are able to give so many students the opportunity to not only learn robotics, but to It gives you the ability to enjoy it. Riders.ai’s head of U.S. operations said: This continued involvement in community issues proves that Udonis Haslem is more than just the philanthropist of the same name.
