Mike Conley donates to CodeCrew
Utah Jazz guard and former Memphis Grizzlies player Mike Conley donated $200,000 to five organizations including one in Memphis.
CodeCrew will receive some of the funds. The organization helps teach students about technology and will partner with STREETS ministries to obtain low cost broadband internet services and laptops for distance learning, should schools take that route in the fall.
Former Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley bowls few frames during his annual Bowl-n-Bash charity event at Billy Hardwick All-Star Lanes on September 14, 2019. Conley donated $200,000 among five nonprofits accross the nation including CodeCrew in Memphis. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
“For many nonprofits, COVID-19 has caused drastic changes in how services and programs are delivered,” Meka Egwuekwe, CodeCrew executive director said in a release. “For CodeCrew and STREETS Ministries, we immediately recognized the digital divide that exists for our students and their families. Students in the Memphis area are not equipped with the necessary tools for distance learning. We are beyond grateful for the generous support of Mike Conley during this global pandemic.”
Conley also donated to Utah Food Bank in Salt Lake City, Community Shelter Board and the Columbus Urban League in Columbus, Ohio, the Indianapolis Public Schools Foundation and New Haven Missionary Baptist Church is West Helena, Arkansas.
“Giving back to others is very important to me,” Conley said in a release. “The COVID-19 crisis has caused me to slow down and appreciate who I am and where I am in life. It reminded me that I am in this position because of the support and sacrifice of others I’ve encountered all along the way. I wanted to be there for the communities that have been fundamental to my personal growth and are now suffering due to the effects of this pandemic.”
Abigail Warren
Abigail Warren is an award-winning reporter and covers Collierville and Germantown for The Daily Memphian. She was raised in the Memphis suburbs, attended Westminster Academy and studied journalism at the University of Memphis. She has been with The Daily Memphian since 2018.
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