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Michael Jordan Video-Calls Former Teacher, Fulfilling Hospice Wish

5/20/2026

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Jordan Calls Teacher

Michael Jordan video-called his former teacher Ms. Etta at a Wilmington, North Carolina hospice on May 12, fulfilling her wish.
LifeCare worker Wendy drove to Ms. Etta’s room after the unknown call.
The hospice posted the laughing, tearful video on Instagram, describing it as a memory her family will carry forever.
Jordan, a 1981 Laney High School graduate who was cut from varsity, donated $1.1 million in 2019, half to the school’s athletic department.

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Jordan Donates

Jordan donated $10 million to Novant Health, funding two new Michael Jordan Family Medical Clinics in Wilmington, each costing $10 million and offering free services to uninsured families.
The Novant Health Michael Jordan Family Medical Clinic opened on Greenfield St. in May 2024 as the third clinic in the city.
In 2025 Jordan gave a record-breaking $10 million to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the charity’s largest individual gift.

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Jordan Calls Teacher

Michael Jordan video-called his former teacher Ms. Etta at a Wilmington, North Carolina hospice on May 12, fulfilling her wish.
LifeCare worker Wendy drove to Ms. Etta’s room after the unknown call.
The hospice posted the laughing, tearful video on Instagram, describing it as a memory her family will carry forever.
Jordan, a 1981 Laney High School graduate who was cut from varsity, donated $1.1 million in 2019, half to the school’s athletic department.

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