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As the Carolina Panthers prepare to kick off their 2023 season, seven players visited locations around the Carolinas to interact with fans and work alongside fellow Carolinians.

The Carolina Panthers, Bank of America, and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools hosted the top 3 improved schools out of 60 involved in Sir Purr's Pawsome Readers Program. Druid Hills Academy, River Oaks Academy, and Villa Heights Elementary participated in a high-energy, exciting field day celebrating their growth in reading skills.

The Carolina Panthers and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Athletics celebrated the conclusion of the second season of the CMS Girls High School Flag Football League with a championship tournament at Bank of America Stadium Saturday May 13. The Chambers Cougars claimed their second straight league championship with a 32-20 victory over the Phillip O. Berry Cardinals.

Watch as Panthers players, coaches and staff worked at a number of projects in the Carolinas to give back on Keep Pounding Day.

Watch the best moments from Monday's event as Damar Hamlin, Nicole Tepper and the AHA's Nancy Brown spoke about the importance of CPR training.

Experience all the highlights from this year's Taste of the Panthers event at the stadium, presented by Wellcare.

Watch highlights from this year's Spelling Bee as students from North and South Carolina competed to advance to the national finals.

Panthers president Kristi Coleman and Raiders president Sandra Douglass Morgan spent time with Panthers staff and community members in a Charlotte Sports Foundation event to speak about their journeys as women in professional sports.

As a part of International Women's Day, learn about and celebrate the impact that women staff of the Panthers had in leading the team's recent trip to Germany.

See highlights of the Read Across America Day pep rally which encouraged students to read 20 minutes a day. The school received a free book fair and each student received a voucher to select three free books of their choosing.

Hear from Steve Smith Sr., Nicole Tepper, Vi Lyles and Dena Diorio on the importance of the connection between the Panthers and the Charlotte community.

See highlights of the "Read 20" literacy pep rally which kicked off Sir Purr's Pawsome Readers program. The partnership effort by the Carolina Panthers, Bank of America and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is designed to improve reading proficiencies of young readers.

Travel to the hometown of Derrick Brown, Carolina's Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee, to find out more about his generosity and the lives he's touched with his college scholarship.

Corbett and Panthers players hosted veterans at Academy Sports + Outdoors as they had a special shopping spree and holiday experience.

As part of My Cause My Cleats, Burns and McCall visited the local rescue clinic and showed the importance of adoption and joys of dog ownership.

Watch this recent feature from WSOC on Nicole Tepper and the Tepper Foundation's work in the larger community to improve the lives of children and families.

Watch some of last night's best moments as joy and cheer were spread to folks of all ages at the Joy to the Carolinas.

Derrick Brown is Carolina's 2022 nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year award, presented by Nationwide, and he spoke with 2014 winner Thomas Davis about what it means.

Hear from leaders at the Panthers, Trane Technologies and Hopewell High School on the importance of STEM learning and growing the partnership between local high schools and the larger business community through the Stadium of the Future STEM Challenge.

On Tuesday, a number of players and staff went to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina and partnered with Harris Teeter to assemble food packages for families for Thanksgiving.

As the Panthers host the Salute to Service game on Thursday, players talk about wearing helmet stickers to honor service members and their sacrifices, presented by USAA.

Watch some of the best moments from Salisbury as Panthers players Austin Corbett and Brady Christensen, along with Sir Purr and the TopCats, visited the military base to meet with military members, sign autograph items and distribute STS flags, presented by USAA.

Watch as 53 veterans and their families shared a special night at Bank of America Stadium with Panthers legends and singer Larry Fleet, presented by Lowe's.

Local middle school students completed in this year's Honeywell Future Shaper Sustainability Challenge as Ikem Ekwonu judged six innovative and sustainable projects to help improve recycling on game day.

Panthers legend Kevin Donnalley helped bring joy to a number of faces as he and Lenovo delivered technology packages to small businesses at the company's Main Street Festival in October.