If you're a fan of Kentucky basketball, you know that John Calipari is all about charity and helping other's. Since his arrival in Lexington, Cal has raised money for countless organization's including Hoops for Haiti where he hosted a telethon that raised 1 million dollars to help with the relief effort in Haiti after a 7.0 earthquake devastated the entire region. Let us not forget about the telethon that raised roughly 1 million dollars for the victims of Hurricane Sandy that destroyed much of the North East late last year. He also keeps things close to home, much like the way he did when he donated $25,000 to help the folks of West Liberty, Ky after much of the area was destroyed by an EF3 tornado on March 2, 2012.
This time is no different as John Calipari is participating in the Infinity Coaches' Charity Challenge. For the next eight weeks, 48 of the top college basketball coaches will be going head to head in a bracket style competition until a winner is declared. The gets $100,000 donated to his charity of choice. Cal's charity of course will be The Calipari Foundation and if he wins, the money the foundation receives will go towards helping children's hospitals. He has posted a video explaining everthing about the Infinity Coaches' Charity Challenge.
You can visit Cal's website for all the information. You can also help Cal win the challenge by voting on ESPN's website
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