University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
McDevitt Makes Impact For Great Cause at Local Subway
02.01.2017 | Men's Basketball
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - "Nick, we'll see you back here at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow right?"
The question from Subway restaurant manager Omar to UNC Asheville men's basketball head coach Nick McDevitt as he was leaving told you everything you needed to know on a day where the Bulldog head man got to show off his Subway Sandwich Artistry skills at the Subway restaurant on 740 Merrimon Ave., Merrimon Square, Asheville, NC 28804.
The special appearance by McDevitt at Subway was part of an effort to help raise awareness and support for the fight against cancer through the Coaches vs. Cancer campaign.
Bulldog fans, normal Subway lunch lovers and even some of McDevitt's own players came out to support the tremendous cause during McDevitt's appearance from 12-1 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 1.
Sporting a blue UNC Asheville Adidas polo, a Subway hat and his own personal Subway nameplate, McDevitt by the conclusion of his time at Subway even had people ringing the bell at the end of the line to denote he had made a perfect sandwich.
In general, McDevitt was just thrilled to be able to help raise money and awareness for such a great cause in a unique way.
"This disease affects everyone," McDevitt said. "It's affected my family and I am sure it has affected most the families of Western North Carolina. The great thing about today is that the proceeds go directly back to help the families of Western North Carolina."
Local Subway franchise owner Adeeb Fakhoury is incredibly thankful McDevitt would give of his time on a day in which he also had a home Big South Conference game against Charleston Southern.
"It was so much fun," Fakhoury said. "Subway, we're locally owned and operated, and what we wanted to do is find a way to give back to our local people because they help us out so much. We felt the way to do that was to get involved in Coaches vs. Cancer because it's been going on as a program for a number of years now and the Asheville market decided to get involved."
Like McDevitt, Fakhoury and Subway are thrilled to be able to help Western North Carolina in this way.
"It helps our local families, it helps our local patients and it stays local," Fakhoury said.
The efforts towards helping this cause are definitely still ongoing as donations can still be made at checkout at local SUBWAY® restaurants through Feb. 28 with 100 percent of the proceeds going to the local Coaches vs. Cancer program.
The Coaches vs. Cancer program is a collaboration between the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Locally, the North Carolina Basketball Coaches Association has joined the effort to promote healthy living, raise awareness and support for the fight against cancer.
For more information on Coaches vs. Cancer, visit www.cancer.org
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The question from Subway restaurant manager Omar to UNC Asheville men's basketball head coach Nick McDevitt as he was leaving told you everything you needed to know on a day where the Bulldog head man got to show off his Subway Sandwich Artistry skills at the Subway restaurant on 740 Merrimon Ave., Merrimon Square, Asheville, NC 28804.
The special appearance by McDevitt at Subway was part of an effort to help raise awareness and support for the fight against cancer through the Coaches vs. Cancer campaign.
Bulldog fans, normal Subway lunch lovers and even some of McDevitt's own players came out to support the tremendous cause during McDevitt's appearance from 12-1 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 1.
Sporting a blue UNC Asheville Adidas polo, a Subway hat and his own personal Subway nameplate, McDevitt by the conclusion of his time at Subway even had people ringing the bell at the end of the line to denote he had made a perfect sandwich.
In general, McDevitt was just thrilled to be able to help raise money and awareness for such a great cause in a unique way.
"This disease affects everyone," McDevitt said. "It's affected my family and I am sure it has affected most the families of Western North Carolina. The great thing about today is that the proceeds go directly back to help the families of Western North Carolina."
Local Subway franchise owner Adeeb Fakhoury is incredibly thankful McDevitt would give of his time on a day in which he also had a home Big South Conference game against Charleston Southern.
"It was so much fun," Fakhoury said. "Subway, we're locally owned and operated, and what we wanted to do is find a way to give back to our local people because they help us out so much. We felt the way to do that was to get involved in Coaches vs. Cancer because it's been going on as a program for a number of years now and the Asheville market decided to get involved."
Like McDevitt, Fakhoury and Subway are thrilled to be able to help Western North Carolina in this way.
"It helps our local families, it helps our local patients and it stays local," Fakhoury said.
The efforts towards helping this cause are definitely still ongoing as donations can still be made at checkout at local SUBWAY® restaurants through Feb. 28 with 100 percent of the proceeds going to the local Coaches vs. Cancer program.
The Coaches vs. Cancer program is a collaboration between the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Locally, the North Carolina Basketball Coaches Association has joined the effort to promote healthy living, raise awareness and support for the fight against cancer.
For more information on Coaches vs. Cancer, visit www.cancer.org
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