Chapel Hill, NC – This September, United Healthcare and the North Carolina High School Athletic Association teaming up for the “UHC Sidelines Hunger” program to fight hunger across the state of North Carolina.

Schools from across the state are participating by collecting canned and non-perishable food items for a food drive blitz week beginning September 8. Here are the participating schools:

Cape Fear High School

Forest Hills High School

Hertford County High School

Hickory Ridge High School

High Point Central High School

North Davidson High School

Oxford Preparatory School 

Southern Durham High School

Topsail High School

TW Andrews High School

West Charlotte High School 

The teams from regional groups who collect the most food during the food drive will win cash awards, and those with the most and best social media updates will win a pizza party! Food drives will take place at the schools from Friday, September 8 through Friday, September 15. Post to social media using #UHCSidelinesHunger and tag @NCHSAA to show how the food drives are taking place on campus. These schools will be helping food banks throughout North Carolina helping to end hunger in their local communities. 

There are still spots available for schools to participate.  If you would like to participate please click here to sign up. 

For more information about the program, contact Kayla Austin at kayla@nchsaa.org or Nick Carey from Bespoke Sports & Entertainment at nick@bespokesportsmarketing.com.