NC Wrestling United
Thank you
A family buying mats. A restaurant down the road sending lunch. A national grocer sending gift cards. None of them had to, and none of them asked for anything back — they did it because they want wrestling in this state to be better for somebody else's kid. This page is where we say so, and where we keep saying it.
The Giving Hour
These partners could have bought a banner. They chose to buy prizes instead, and every one of those prizes goes to a family sitting in the stands. We are grateful they took us up on it — it is a harder kind of generosity, because nobody sees their name on the wall for it.
Free raffle tickets for every paid spectator
One hour before the finals, every paid spectator receives raffle tickets at the door. Nothing extra to buy.
Every prize is donated
Gear, training and equipment, given by the partners below and handed to our wrestling community through a free raffle. Nothing is sold, and nothing is held back.
The Guild
Cronin Customs
Funky Flickr Boyz
Wrestling Mindset
Triangle Wrestling Academy
V1G1L Wrestling
PathosSocks for every Giving Hour winner
adidas WrestlingHeadgear and backpacks for the free raffle
Gifts we will not forget
Given by people who simply decided our wrestlers should have better than we could afford on our own.
The Hickey Family
Two Resilite mats — a $24,000 donation to NC United
Given by our community
Local shops and national names alike, sending food, supplies and drink so the weekend looks after the people in it. What they gave is what we did not have to spend, and every dollar of it goes back into North Carolina wrestling.
FarinaFood for the VIP lounge
New York Bagel & DeliBreakfast bagels for the VIP lounge
Defense SoapSupplies to keep the mats clean and the athletes and officials healthy
WegmansGift cards toward food and drink
Costco WholesaleGift cards toward food and drink
Food LionGift cards toward food and drink
CoveTwelve cases of probiotic soda
Chad Richards State FarmFood for the VIP lounge
The Caden Perry Scholarship
Named for a North Carolina wrestler, and awarded on need and character rather than on a record. Academic results, win-loss records and rankings are explicitly not selection criteria. The fund stands at $1,300 — $1,000 from NC United, and $300 given by the Padgett family, who simply wanted a North Carolina wrestler to have it.
About the scholarshipProgramme partners
Businesses who back North Carolina wrestling all year, not only on the weekend when there is a crowd to see them do it.
Become a partner
Every name on this page started with somebody deciding to help. If you would like to join them, the Giving Hour is the most direct way we know to put what you give into a wrestling family's hands.
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