One of my favorite events to work as a volunteer at the Heinz History Center is the annual Sportsmanship Summit sponsored by the WPIAL. Over 600 high school athletes from the WPIAL attend this event. The main speakers at today's Summit were former Penn State coach Tom Bradley and basketball star Swin Cash, she of McKeesport High School, University of Connecticut, WNBA, and US Olympic fame.
One of my duties today, along with fellow docent Marti Donovan, was to meet Ms. Cash when she arrived and escort her to the room where the event was taking place. We did that, and I have to say that she was a most gracious lady, very pleasant to talk with and quite charming. She certainly didn't "big time" us, or the kids that she was there to address. Her message to the student-athletes in attendance was a very good one.
Very cool to meet and chat with a truly elite athlete and first class person.
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