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2009 Duke-Carolina Student Basketball Marathon

UNC Chapel Hill and Duke collaborate for the fourth basketball marathon. The Marathon is a year-long fundraising event jointly organized by students from Duke University and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This event was created to give students and student organizations from both universities an opportunity to collaborate on an issue which is equally important to both communities- providing opportunities for children with serious medical conditions to enjoy recreational, athletic, and social opportunities.Throughout the year, students from both institutions compete against each other to raise the most money. To date, all proceeds from the marathon have benefited BounceBack Kids. Each year, the marathon culminates with a Duke vs. Carolina co-ed basketball game. The inaugural year the Marathon broke the Guinness World Record, which now stands at 57 hours and 25 minutes! Duke’s team won that game 3699-3444. The Marathon was able to raise over $60,000 for BounceBack Kids.

This year, the Marathon will run from Saturday January 17th to Sunday January 18th. During the basketball marathon weekend, students and faculty, as well as the UNC and Duke communities come together to cheer on their respective team and help raise money for the children of BounceBack Kids. This year’s Marathon will be hosted by Duke University in Wilson Gym. The Marathon officially starts at 4:00 pm on Saturday, but activities begin at 1:30 pm.

For more information or to participate, please go to the Marathon’s website.