UNC basketball and Orange County Toys for Tots are teaming up to collect toys during tonight’s UNC-Ohio State game.
The game tips off at 9:30 p.m. from the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill. Collection bins will be located at each entrance. Fans are encouraged to bring one new, unwrapped toy for children in need in Orange County this holiday season.
Fans that cannot attend tonight’s game can also make a donation online.
Chapel Hill Transit will also be providing a platform for toy donations. Fans can bring a new, unwrapped toy to “fill the bus” at the Friday Center or Southern Village park-and-ride lots for the UNC-Ohio State game.
Tar Heel Express shuttles will begin at 8 p.m. from the park-and-ride locations at the Friday Center, Airport Drive, Southern Village and Jones Ferry. Shuttles will also be available from the Carolina Coffee Shop at 138 East Franklin Street (no parking provided at this location). The shuttles will provide continuous and fully accessible service, running every 10 to 15 minutes between the park-and-rides and the Smith Center. The shuttles will operate for approximately 45 minutes following the game.
Shuttles drop off and pick up on Bowles Drive in front of the Smith Center. Shuttle are $5 for a round-trip or $3 for a one-way ride.
This is the second time this season that Carolina basketball has used its platform for a good cause. In November, the team collected donations for hurricane relief in the Bahamas prior to their trip to the island for the Battle4Atlantis Tournament.
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