Saturday, August 10 was a special day for a group of Garland ISD students who received backpacks from IKandy, the charitable foundation of Ike Diogu. Ike was a basketball standout at Garland High School before he attended college and went on to play for several NBA...
IKandy Foundation gives back-to-school help
Saturday, Aug. 18, IKandy, the charitable foundation of Ike Diogu, hosted a back-to-school event during which a number of Garland children received backpacks filled with school supplies for the new school year. Ike was a basketball standout at Garland High School...
Ikandy distributes school backpacks
IKandy, the charitable foundation of Ike Diogu hosts an annual back-to-school event during which Garland children enjoy lunch and receive free backpacks filled with supplies. During this year’s event, which was held Saturday, Aug. 20, at downtown Garland’s...
IKandy Foundation hosts back-to-school celebration
IKandy, the charitable foundation of professional athlete Ike Diogu, recently hosted a back-to-school event for Garland’s Boys & Girls Clubs. The 212 backpacks were filled with supplies specific to each grade level and most were distributed at the Aug. 20 event....
Ikandy Foundation hosts camp
The basketball court was flooded with elementary school students just beginning to play ball to teens who were shooting hoops with ease. They were here to practice basketball, just as Ike Diogu, Garland resident turned professional basketball player, did when he was a...
Ike Diogu receives award nomination
Garland resident Ike Diogu will be recognized in June as a finalist at the Immigrant Journey Awards event sponsored by the Scheef and Stone Law Firm. In its fifth year, the Immigrant Journey Awards will recognize the most important contributions from the immigrant...
Ikandy Foundation gives back to community
Unbeknownst to many residents of Garland, our city is the American hometown of Ike Diogu, a professional basketball player who touts an impressive resume. Diogu has played for the Golden State Warriors as the ninth pick overall, the Indiana Pacers, the Portland Trail...