PEOP LE & P LACES
Fast Break Against Cancer
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The 15th annual Roy Williams’ Fast Break Against Cancer held in September at the Dean E. Smith Center raised more than $224,000 for UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. The event, attended by the men’s basketball coaching staff and many other UNC coaches, among other guests and donors, has raised $2.9 million since its inception. Jones Angell served as the program’s emcee, and College of Charleston baseball head coach and UNC alumnus Chad Holbrook gave the keynote speech. Chad praised Dr. Stuart Gold, chief pediatric oncologist at UNC Medical Center, calling him a hero for the care he provided for his son, Reece Holbrook, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at 2 years old. “What he’s done for my kid, and what he’s done for thousands of other kids as they’ve battled cancer, is tough to put into words,” Chad says. Reece is now a high school junior and intends to play baseball at UNC. Photography by Hannah Lee
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1 Cooper Holbrook, 15, Jennifer Holbrook, Chad Holbrook and Reece Holbrook, 17. 2 Danita Morgan, Creighton Blackwell and Cheryl CrispParquet. 3 Former UNC basketball player Phil Ford and UNC men’s basketball assistant coach Brad Frederick.
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4 Glenn Gillen, Melissa Gillen and Annise Ginyard. 5 UNC women’s lacrosse head coach Jenny Levy and Kara Cannizzaro, director of development and operations for UNC women’s lacrosse.
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chapelhillmagazine.com
December 2019