Yelm Community Schools announced it would undergo major cuts for sports programs before Coach K and others tepped in and raised enough money.
On the brink of Yelm Community Schools losing the C-sports programs for both middle and high school, an unlikely hero swooped in to make sure youth sports will continue on in the Pride of the Prairie — legendary Duke men’s basketball head coach, and longtime friend ofKrzyzewski coached for 47 years between his alma mater, Army and Duke University, appearing in 36 NCAA tournaments and making 13 Final Fours.
“All the time through my 47 years of coaching, I got to run camps for tens of thousands of youngsters, the ages of these kids who in in your school district and and I would always tell them you’re a winner if you always try your best,” Krzyzewski said.“You know, I want to be the best teacher that you have in school,” the Hall of Fame coach said. “I want my class to be the one where you learn the most and and don’t look at sport as some frivolous thing. It’s a class.
Krzyzewski has long been involved with charitable projects and ventures, starting with he and his family founding the Emily Krzyzewski Center. He’s been active for years in fundraising and support for organizations including the Duke Children’s Hospital, Children’s Miracle Network and the V Foundation for Cancer Research, crossing paths with John Curley many times while working as an auctioneer.“It’s just like any educational piece, you can’t skip steps.
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