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STARS TOOK TIME TO HELP AN IOWA COMMUNITY THIS WEEK. YEAH, I LOVE THIS. IOWA HAWKEYES WOMEN’S HEAD COACH JEN JENSEN AND FORMER HAWKEYE TURNED WNBA STAR KATE MARTIN MET FANS ON MONDAY WHILE SUPPORTING THE CORALVILLE FOOD PANTRY. THEY INVITED FOLKS TO BRING IN DONATIONS TO HELP ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY, AS MANY ACROSS THE STATE ARE STRUGGLING TO KEEP THEIR SHELVES STOCKED. THE CORALVILLE FOOD PANTRY SERVES SO MANY, AND AT THIS YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, PARTICULAR TIME AND WHERE WE ARE IN OUR COUNTRY. IT IS A GREAT NEED. MY SPOUSE, ACTUALLY JULIE FITZPATRICK, DOES A LOT OF VOLUNTEERING AND IT JUST IS A GREAT, GREAT CAUSE. YOU PROBABLY WON’T SEE COACH JENSEN OR KATE MARTIN THE NEXT TIME YOU STOP BY, BUT FOOD PANTRIES ACROSS IOWA STILL NEED
Iowa WBB Coach Jan Jensen & WNBA’s Kate Martin meet fans, help gather pantry donations
Iowa Women’s Basketball Head Coach Jan Jensen and former Hawkeye turned WNBA star Kate Martin met fans and supported the community at the Coralville Community Food Pantry Monday, KGAN reports.They invited fans to bring donations to the pantry to help address food insecurity, as many pantries across the state are struggling to keep their shelves stocked.The recent cutting of the Local Food Purchasing Assistance program, which helps connect Iowa farmers and their products to local food banks, has only made things worse.Jensen says it’s important to help out those in need, especially during times like this.”The Coralville food pantry serves so many. In this particular time and where we are in our country, it is a great need,” Jensen said. “My spouse, Julie Fitzpatrick, does a lot of volunteering and it just is a great, great cause.” » Subscribe to KCCI’s YouTube page» Download the free KCCI app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play
Iowa Women’s Basketball Head Coach Jan Jensen and former Hawkeye turned WNBA star Kate Martin met fans and supported the community at the Coralville Community Food Pantry Monday, KGAN reports.
They invited fans to bring donations to the pantry to help address food insecurity, as many pantries across the state are struggling to keep their shelves stocked.
The recent cutting of the Local Food Purchasing Assistance program, which helps connect Iowa farmers and their products to local food banks, has only made things worse.
Jensen says it’s important to help out those in need, especially during times like this.
“The Coralville food pantry serves so many. In this particular time and where we are in our country, it is a great need,” Jensen said. “My spouse, Julie Fitzpatrick, does a lot of volunteering and it just is a great, great cause.”
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