The Orlando Magic on Saturday named Wendell Carter Jr. the winner of the 2022-23 Wealthy & Helen DeVos Neighborhood Enrichment Award — an award that honors a participant for excellent group service.
Carter, a first-time winner of the award, will likely be granted $25,000 from the DeVos Household Basis to donate to the charity of his selection. Cole Anthony and Markelle Fultz, who gained the award final yr, have been additionally finalists for this yr’s award.
The award, which has often been given out yearly since 1995, was offered in the course of the second Orlando Wine Competition and Public sale benefiting the Orlando Magic Youth Basis on the Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes.
A panel of representatives based mostly the choice on the final yr of the participant’s group work.
“The legacy of our dad and mom lives on by means of the good work within the Central Florida group by all the Magic group,” Magic chairman Dan DeVos mentioned in an announcement. “We congratulate Wendell as this yr’s winner and sit up for the Magic’s continued dedication to the Orlando group.”
Carter was lately acknowledged by Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer with a Metropolis of Orlando Proclamation for his work locally and was offered with the President Volunteer Service Award for his group service.
Amongst Carter’s work locally in the course of the 2022-23 season has been:
- Held a TopGolf Fundraiser to lift cash for his household basis, A Platform² Basis, which assists underserved and underrepresented communities and households;
- Hosted and sponsored a turkey dinner distribution occasion together with the Magic to distribute 350 Thanksgiving dinners to underserved households;
- Hosted a vacation occasion for 65 native youngsters from the Boys to Males Mentoring group;
- Adopted college students within the STEM program at Oakridge Excessive College;
The Orlando Wine Competition and Public sale, which is the Magic’s signature fundraiser for the Orlando Magic Youth Basis, debuted in 2019. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the occasion was canceled in 2020 and ‘21 and the group enrichment award wasn’t given both yr.
This text first appeared on OrlandoSentinel.com. Electronic mail Khobi Value at khprice@orlandosentinel.com or comply with him on Twitter at @khobi_price.
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