{"id":415381,"date":"2024-08-03T18:28:24","date_gmt":"2024-08-03T18:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=415381"},"modified":"2024-08-03T19:06:09","modified_gmt":"2024-08-03T19:06:09","slug":"caitlin-clark-surprises-iowa-school-students-with-visit-donates-supplies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=415381","title":{"rendered":"Caitlin Clark surprises Iowa school students with visit, donates supplies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When 350 Des Moines-area students and families went to North High School (Des Moines, Iowa) on Friday to pick up Nike backpacks full of school supplies donated by the Caitlin Clark Foundation, they didn&#8217;t expect the star WNBA player to meet them in person.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">But there she stood in the gymnasium, waiting to pass out supplies, meet the kids, and shoot some hoops.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Caitlin Clark Foundation President Mary Coffin said the <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/story\/news\/education\/2024\/08\/02\/caitlin-clark-surprises-des-moines-public-schools-school-supply-drive\/74652888007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Des Moines Register<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Clark&#8217;s attendance was kept &#8220;very, very secret&#8221; because the organization wasn&#8217;t sure if she could attend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;We didn&#8217;t want to disappoint anybody,&#8221; Coffin <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">said to<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the outlet. &#8220;But Caitlin was there. She interacted with the kids <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> she shot some basketballs with them. She loves it<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, she<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> loves to be a part of it. It&#8217;s <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">really<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> her passion.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WHO Des Moines reporter Keith Murphy posted a video of Clark meeting a student and taking a selfie:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Caitlin Clark surprises 350 Des Moines Public Schools kids with Nike backpacks full of school supplies.<\/p>\n<p>All made possible by the Caitlin Clark Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>So cool to see kids this excited. <img src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/72x72\/1f64c-1f3fb.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffb\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WHO13news?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WHO13news<\/a>\u2069 \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SoundOFF13?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SoundOFF13<\/a>\u2069 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kQTFlAtomu\">pic.twitter.com\/kQTFlAtomu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Keith Murphy (@MurphyKeith) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MurphyKeith\/status\/1819462998802813262?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to its <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/caitlinclarkfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">website<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, the Caitlin Clark Foundation&#8217;s mission is to improve the lives of youth and their communities through education, nutrition, and sports.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Its initiatives include campaigns for the Coralville Community Food Pantry, donations of winter clothing and sports equipment to the Boys and Girls Club of Central Iowa, and a partnership with <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hy-Vee<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> grocer.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Caitlin Clark surprised Des Moines-area students and families by visiting to help hand out school supply donations from her foundation. 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