{"id":2943,"date":"2023-01-24T11:58:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T11:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/24\/fighting-illini-womens-basketball-hosts-philanthropy-night-university-of-illinois-athletics\/"},"modified":"2023-01-24T11:58:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T11:58:00","slug":"fighting-illini-womens-basketball-hosts-philanthropy-night-university-of-illinois-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/24\/fighting-illini-womens-basketball-hosts-philanthropy-night-university-of-illinois-athletics\/","title":{"rendered":"Fighting Illini Women\u2019s Basketball Hosts Philanthropy Night &#8211; University of Illinois Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"sidearm-story-template-links hide-on-large\" aria-label=\"Story Links\">&#13;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"hide\">Story Links<\/h3>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n                <\/aside>\n<p><strong>CHAMPAIGN, Ill. \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0Illinois women&#8217;s basketball is set to host the program&#8217;s first Philanthropy Night on Thursday as the Illini host Purdue for a 7 p.m. CT game. Since head coach <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/coaches\/shauna-green\/1694\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"1694\" target=\"_blank\">Shauna Green<\/a><\/dfn>&#8216;s arrival in Champaign-Urbana, she&#8217;s made an impact both in the program and community.<\/p>\n<p>Philanthropy Night features opportunities for several local philanthropic organizations to be highlighted inside State Farm Center as the Illini women&#8217;s basketball program continues to pull the best attendance numbers in decades.<\/p>\n<p>Evening events will begin as soon as doors open to the public at 6 p.m. A pre-game information fair will be set up for fans to learn more about participating local organizations.<\/p>\n<p>Halftime will feature a Special Olympics scrimmage as the organization is honored across the evening.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, last year&#8217;s Orange Krush Foundation grant winners will be recognized.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While Orange Krush is one of the nation&#8217;s premier college hoops student sections, it&#8217;s also one of the largest student-run charitable organizations. Each member raises money to support local and national charities in order to join. In its history, the Orange Krush has donated over $2 million to charity.<\/p>\n<p>Illinois Women&#8217;s Basketball&#8217;s complete promotional schedule can be found\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/news\/2022\/10\/19\/womens-basketball-promotions-schedule-announced.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');<\/p>\n<p>fbq('init', '101980176909011');\nfbq('track', \"PageView\");<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/news\/2023\/1\/24\/womens-basketball-fighting-illini-womens-basketball-hosts-philanthropy-night.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Story Links &#13; &#13; &#13; CHAMPAIGN, Ill. \u2013\u00a0Illinois women&#8217;s basketball is set to host the program&#8217;s first Philanthropy Night on Thursday as the Illini host Purdue for a 7 p.m. CT game. 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