Eric Montross Named Honorary Chair Of The Me Fine Foundation Board Of Advisors

RALEIGH, N.C. – Lisa Valentino, director of development for the Me Fine Foundation, Inc., has announced that Eric Montross has joined the organization’s Board of Advisors as Honorary Chair. A former NBA and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill basketball player, Montross founded the Eric Montross Father’s Day Basketball camp in 1995 and has raised more than $600,000 for the North Carolina Children’s Hospital. The Me Fine Foundation assists families with children facing life-threatening illnesses by providing necessary resources and financial assistance.

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News Facts:

· Eric Montross will serve as Honorary Chair of the Me Fine Foundation Board of Advisors.
· Montross founded the Eric Montross Father’s Day Basketball camp in 1995 and has raised more than $600,000 for the North Carolina Children’s Hospital.
· The Me Fine Foundation assists families with children facing life-threatening illnesses by providing necessary resources and financial assistance.

Quotes:
“We are overjoyed that Eric Montross has joined our foundation as Honorary Chair,” said Valentino. “His track record proves his dedication to children and their overall well-being, and we are grateful to Eric for his commitment to the Me Fine Foundation cause.”

“The Me Fine Foundation represents a direct answer for families dealing with the stress and hardships of having a hospitalized child,” said Montross. “I respect the efforts the foundation has made, and will continue to make, to aid families in time of crisis. The Me Fine Foundation has a positive impact on families in our community, and I am proud to be associated with them.”

About the Me Fine Foundation, Inc.:
The Me Fine Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that provides assistance for children and families at the Duke Children’s Hospital and the North Carolina Children’s Hospital at UNC. The foundation was founded by friends and family of Folden Lee, IV, who was diagnosed with AML Leukemia in May of 2003. During his 15-month battle with this disease, Folden’s family found that along with the tremendous stress of caring for a child with a life-threatening illness, most families struggle with overwhelming medical costs as well as personal outpatient housing and living expenses while their child is undergoing treatment. The Me Fine Foundation, Inc. is dedicated to relieving these families of this added stress as they face these life-changing challenges. For more information, please call (919) 202-0086 or visit http://www.mefinefoundation.org/.


About Eric Montross:
Eric Montross graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1994 and went on to thrive as an NBA player for a number of teams including the Boston Celtics, the Dallas Mavericks, the New Jersey Nets, the Philadelphia 76ers, the Detroit Pistons and the Toronto Raptors. Montross announced his retirement from the NBA in 2003 and has since become a popular commentator for the team of which he once was a member, the University of North Carolina Tar Heels. He founded the Eric Montross Father’s Day Basketball Camp in 1995 in memory of Jason Clark, a cancer patient at the North Carolina Children’s Hospital. Due to his intrepid efforts, more than $600,000 has been raised to benefit the North Carolina Children’s Hospital.

Keywords:
Eric Montross, Life-threatening illnesses, Me Fine Foundation, North Carolina Children’s Hospital at UNC, Eric Montross Father’s Day Basketball Camp, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Non-Profit Organization, Duke Children’s Hospital

Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
919-233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com

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