JORDAN WINGS
JORDAN WINGS PROGRAM
Carolina Youth Coalition is a proud community partner of
WINGS, the Jordan Brand’s community impact platform. It is inspired by Michael Jordan’s legacy of greatness and commitment to education. As one of two organizations in Charlotte, NC with this unique partnership, CYC Fellows spent January and February 2019 engaging in several life-changing experiences leading up to and throughout the 2019 All-Star Weekend.
This partnership provides CYC Fellows exclusive access to educational opportunities and incentives that inspire academic greatness!
Learn more about the work WINGS is doing across the globe
here.
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2022 JUMPMAN INVITATIONAL
December's Jumpman Invitational, the inaugural Jordan Brand collegiate tournament in Charlotte, NC, featured slam dunks on the court and in the community!
As part of the tournament activities, CYC was selected as a community partner and the beneficiary of several one-of-a-kind experiences for CYC Fellows with Jordan Brand and tournament sponsors Novant Health, Lowe's, and Truist.
JORDAN WINGS DESIGN PROGRAM
In partnership with Jordan Wings, 23 CYC Fellows participated in an 8-week design program that culminated in the design of the limited edition warm up shirts worn by each university's men's and women's team during the tournament. Fellows in the Jordan Wings Design Program were tasked with researching the history and traditions of each school - UNC-Chapel Hill, University of Florida, University of Michigan, and University of Oklahoma - and creating a shirt that captured the essence of what makes each university unique. Throughout the program, Fellows were mentored by Jordan and Nike designers, Triple Threat, and volunteers from each of the sponsors and Social Status.
The program ended with a bang as Fellows had the opportunity to share the final shirt designs with each of the tournament's teams at the NASCAR Hall of Fame and be recognized on the court during the UNC-Chapel Hill vs. Michigan game!
WINGS SCHOLARS PROGRAM
Thanks to Jordan WINGS, in 2022, CYC Fellow Dyamond Grate earned a FULL-RIDE to the university of her choice! The award was presented by surprise at the Jordan Brand Classic in Chicago by all-star NBA player Bradley Deal!
Dyamond plans to attend North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, NC where she plans to major in Computer Science.
View the awesome recap from the 2022 presentation below!
Thanks to WINGS, in 2021, CYC Fellows Jacob Desalegn and Musie Gebreegziabher earned a FULL-RIDE to the university of their choice! The award was presented by surprise from the two previous year's winner, Carlos Santos Ortiz and Augustine Glaygbe.
Both recipients plan to attend Michael Jordan's alma mater, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Musie will major in Information Sciences and Jacob will pursue pre-med studies.
View the awesome story from WSOC-TV below!
Thanks to WINGS, in 2020, CYC Fellow Augustine Glaygbe earned a FULL-RIDE to the university of his choice! The award was presented by surprise from the previous year's winner, Carlos Santos Ortiz.
Augustine, a senior at Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences, plans to study attend the University of North Carolina at Greensboro to major in pre-med studies. Learn more about Augustine through his
feature on WSOC TV.
View the awesome surprise video below!
Thanks to WINGS, in 2019, CYC Fellows Gloria Nzuzi (left) and Olivia Rice (right) each earned $5k scholarships while Carlos Santos Ortiz earned a FULL-RIDE to the university of his choice!
Carlos, a senior at Independence High School, plans to study architecture and will also have access to personalized college persistence support through the United Negro College Fund. Learn more about Carlos' incredible story of resilience through these features in
Charlotte Magazine
and
La Noticia!
Gloria, a senior at Levine Middle College, was accepted to UNC Chapel Hill and will now attend cost free! Her story of growth was recently highlighted in a
feature by Leading on Opportunity.
Olivia, a senior at Vance high school plans to study Nursing at Appalachian State University!
HYPER LOCAL TEE PROGRAM
CYC Fellows and scholars from
Rise2Impact
put their style and creativity to the test by designing two Jordan t-shirts that were printed and sold during All-Star Weekend at the Mint Museum, Spectrum Center, and Social Status!
Thanks to the collaboration from Jordan Brand, the Charlotte Hornets, and
ArtPop Street Gallery artists, students from both groups were able to learn the basics of apparel design and marketing while also experiencing the ideation process similar to Jordan designers.
Fellows also participated in a custom shoe design workshop at Social Status with world-renowned Shoe Surgeon and NBA All-Stars Blake Griffin and LaMarcus Aldridge. They wrapped up All-Star Weekend with taking what they had learned about the design process and helping other young designers create a shirt of their own.
Watch the official recap of the Hyper Local Tee Program courtesy of the Charlotte Hornets
here!
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