Keep Pounding Day: Team rallys to help others on day of service
Keep Pounding Day: Team rallys to help others on day of service
Friday marked the 7th Annual Keep Pounding Day, and it was a day of service for the Carolina Panthers.
PAST COVERAGE: Panthers give back on Keep Pounding Day
The Panthers descended across the Carolinas to help others, from building houses for those in need in Charlotte to planting gardens at a juvenile detention center outside of Columbia, South Carolina.
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The day started with Panthers' players and staff washing teachers' cars at Walter Byers School.
In the video at the top of this webpage, Channel 9 sports director Phil Orban explains how the team has been hard at work helping others.
VIDEO: Panthers serve community during fifth annual 'Keep Pounding Day'
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